Metasequoia's 3D coordinate axis is organized as in the diagram on the right. It is a right-handed coordinate system. X is horizontal, Y is vertical, and Z is into and out of the screen. Notice the color coding: X is red, Y is green, and Z is blue.
One document can contain two or more objects. Object panel You can use the object panel to perform "layer"-like operations, where some parts of your document are visible, but inactive, while other parts can be freely edited.
Objects are made up of three parts: vertices, edges, and faces. (Abbreviated V, E, and F.) Only front side of faces are displayed, and back side of faces are not visible. Only triangles and quads are allowed. Polygons with more than four edges are not allowed.
Texture mapping is used to add realism and/or details to your models. UV coordinates are used to control which part of a texture is mapped to a face. Metasequoia contains several commands which allow you to edit the UV coordinates of an object's faces.
Texture maps can be specified using the Material Property Panel. The texture's data can
be edited by using the Paint Panel. In addition, you can edit the texture by drawing directly
on the 3D object in the 3D window, by using the Paint command.
With some commands, such as the "Move" command, you can choose which coordinate system to use to perform the command. You can switch between coordinate systems by pressing the "W" and "S" buttons in the "Edit Option" panel.
You can edit along axes displayed at the base point in world coordinates, and you can edit horizontally or vertically on the screen in screen coordinates. Local coordinate is assigned to each object, and you can edit along the axes in local coordinates by [Move] command and so on after setting the local coordinates by [Local] command.
