Callout Globals Setup

A callout can be seen as mini instructions within the instructions. They show how to assemble piece of the model before attaching it as a whole to the main model. You must create a submodel in the LDraw model file to do this.

More on callouts can be found here.

Background/Border

Background

The background color is based on the level of the submodel within the hierarchy of the LDraw model file.

A level 1 submodel has a light yellow background by default. Levels 2 to 4 have other colors. If you use a callout in a callout (nested submodels = submodel in a submodel) these colors are used for the background.

Border

Similar to the PLI a callout can have square or round borders.

Margins are not broadly covered but play around with them to see the result.

Divider

Set the width and color of a Divider. This either a vertical or horizontal line that separates the colums or rows depending on the way the callout is shown, which can be as Rows or Colums.

Contents

Callout

Parts List

Check to show a PLI per step in the callout. Uncheck to integrate the PLI of the submodel in the PLI of the rest of the step or show a single PLI for the whole submodel.

Step Number

Set the font, size and color of the step number in the callout.

Times used

Set the font, size and color of number of times a submodel is used. Only visible if a submodel is used more then once in the same step. If a submodel is only used once, no times used indication is shown.

Assembly

Set the assembly scale, margins of the assembly images and orientation in the steps of the submodel.

Submodel colors

Setup the background colors of the levels of callout.