Layer Properties tool window

The Layer Properties tool window edits the active layer in the active fractal document. The active 

layer is set in the Layers tab of the 

Fractal Properties

 tool window. The title bar shows the layer 

currently being edited.

To open the Layer Properties tool window if it is hidden, click Tool Windows on the Window menu, 

and then click Layer Properties.

The Layer Properties tool window contains five tabs:

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The Location tab specifies the coordinates of the layer. The coordinates define which portion 

of the fractal is visible. The coordinates are shown in two different forms: as the center 

coordinate with magnification, and as the coordinates of the corners of the layer. Although it 

is possible to enter coordinates directly here, you will usually use the 

zooming, panning and 

rotating capabilities

 of the fractal window instead. The Copy and Paste buttons are useful for 

copying locations from one layer or fractal to another. The Reset button resets the location 

to the default for the currently selected fractal formula.

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The Mapping tab contains a list of geometric 

transformations

 that are applied to the layer. 

These are used to transform the shape of a fractal. 

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The Formula tab specifies the 

fractal formula

 (fractal type) that is used by the layer. The 

fractal formula defines the shape of the fractal.

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The Inside and Outside tabs specify how the data from the fractal calculations is 

interpreted to obtain the final coloring of the layer. By selecting different 

coloring algorithms

here and adjusting the parameters, many different images can be created with the same 

fractal formula. See also 

Inside and outside

.

To understand how the controls on the tabs work together, it helps to remember that in a way, the 

calculation "flows" through the tabs from left to right, starting with the location, and ending with the 

coloring algorithms.

For more information on a specific control, click the help button in the title bar of the tool window, 

and then click the control, or move the mouse over the control while the 

Fractal Mode

 tool window is 

open.

See Also

Keyboard shortcuts for the Layer Properties tool window

Tool windows

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