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Please read Editor UI before reading this toturial.
 
Here are some video tutorials. (Very thanks to GoldenActorHelp)
 
Sometimes, we can learn from others.
 

Basic

How to create a shape?

Select the corresponding shape button in Object Creating Command Panel, then put mouse in world field and drag, when you think the size of the shape is ok, release mouse. The new created shape will be selected automatically. You can press SPACE or click the "Setting ..." command in Object Editing Command Panel to open the shape setting dialog and modify the shape propertities.

How to create a hinge joint?

Select the hinge joint button in Object Creating Command Panel, the click on the position you want to put the hinge on. The new created hinge joint will be selected automatically. You can press SPACE or click the "Setting ..." command in Object Editing Command Panel to open the hinge setting dialog and modify the hinge propertities.

How to create a slider joint?

Select the slider joint button in Object Creating Command Panel, the press mouse on the position you want to put the first anchor point on and drag, release mosue on the postion you want to put the second anchor point on. The second anchor point of the new created slider joint will be selected automatically. You can press SPACE or click the "Setting ..." command in Object Editing Command Panel to open the slider setting dialog and modify the slider propertities

How to create a distance joint?

Select the distance joint button in Object Creating Command Panel, the press mouse on the position you want to put the first anchor point on and drag, release mosue on the postion you want to put the second anchor point on.

How to cancel a creating session?

Move mouse out of the editor window.

How to combine some shapes into a single body?

Select these shapes and click the Glue command in Object Editing Command Panel.

How to select objects?

To select a single object, mouse click on the object. To select multiple objects, you can drag a rectangle to region select them. You can also hold CTRL when performing click selecting and region selecting to add or remove selected objects.

How to move the selected objects?

Press mouse on one of the selected objects, then drag.

How to rotate the selected objects?

Hold SHIFT and press mouse on one of the selected objects, then drag.

How to scale the selected objects?

Hold CTRL and press mouse on one of the selected objects, then drag.

How to select one shape in the glued shapes?

Hold CTRL and click select it.

How to play the puzzles created by others in Color Infection Editor?

In the playing mode, you can press L to open the Play Code Loading dialog.
 

Advanced

How to make a shape spin?

Currently (version 1.0), shape spinning is implemented by the help of a hinge. you can attach a hinge to the shape, then enable the Enable Motor property of the hinge joint, then set the Motor Speed property of the hinge joint.

How to prevent high speed shape objects passing through each other in game playing?

Set the high speed shapes as bullet in shape setting dialog. But please note: only set a shape as bullet when it is necessary. Because bullet shapes will make some joints unstable and consume more CPU power.