Fractal Architect Help

Make Variant Fractals


See also:
Variant Editor Settings
Edit Mode
iPad Split View
Unsaved Fractal Preview

Touch Actions

Single Tap on Thumbnail
Opens Unsaved Preview of the fractal.
Long Press on Thumbnail
Opens Quicklook view filling the entire screen.

Variant Categories PopOver

Use this popover as a shortcut to setup the categories for the next variant batch.

Categories PopOver
Categories PopOver

Normal Mode

Normal Mode
Normal Mode
Edit
Enter Edit Mode.
Menu
Opens the menu.

Toolbar

Image Size Slider
Adjust thumbnail sizes.
Roll Dice
Make a new batch of variant fractals.
Categories PopOver
Pops up the Variant Categories PopOver.
Settings
Adjust the settings.
Help
Open Help.
Paste Source Fractal
Paste new source fractal.
Show Lua Log
To see Lua warnings and errors. Normally the Log is empty, unless there is a problem with the script.

Edit Mode


Edit Mode
Edit Mode
Done
Exit Edit Mode.
Menu
Opens the menu.

Toolbar

Copy
Copy selected fractals to Pasteboard.
Add to Favorites
Add selected fractals to Favorites.
Variants
Open Variants Editor for first selected fractal.
Info
View fractal information for first selected fractal.
Save
Save the selected fractals to the Local Files folder.
Help
Open Help.
Copy to Pasteboard
Copy selected fractals to Pasteboard.
Variants
Open Variants Editor for first selected fractal.
Layered QuickLook
View Quicklook for layered fractal made by treating each selected keyframe as a layer .
Save Selected as Keyframes
Save the selected fractals as one Local file containing one or more Keyframes.
Save Selected as Layers
Save the selected fractals as a Local file as one layered fractal.

iPad Split View

On iPads, the Settings pane and Grid view pane are both visible at the same time.

Swipe from center to left with one finger to hide the Settings pane.

Swipe from the left edge to the right with one finger to unhide the Settings pane.

Both Panes Visible
Both Panes Visible
Left Pane Hidden
Left Pane Hidden