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[. . . ] Course Architect 2000 is a 3D development tool that shares features and methods with 3D graphics programs like 3D Studio Max®. When developing a course, your base unit is the hole. Each course has eighteen holes that you configure, load, and design one at a time. When you are working with a course, you're presented with a 2D, top-down view of the layout of your course in one window. [. . . ] Page 75 Course Architect 2000 HOW TO ADD A HORIZON When your hole is initialized, a default horizon is placed along the edge of the playable boundary. In 2D View, a black outline demarcates the position of the horizon. In the game, a fill space is placed between the horizon and the edge of the black boundary on the hole to keep the perspective of the horizon in the distance. Course Architect 2000 comes with several predefined horizons. The tutorial covers how to select a horizon, which is a series of 12 separate images that are linked together to form a 360-degree wrap-around view. If you are trying to orient each hole in a different compass direction, you accomplish the effect by adjusting the horizon, the sun, and the sun's shadow settings. To select a different basic horizon for your course: 1. Click ADVANCED to open the horizon properties. Under the Horizon tab, select a different horizon from the basename dropdown list. To apply the horizon to your course, click APPLY. HOW TO CHANGE THE SKY Skies are not textures that you can position and manipulate. To change the sky, you define the set of general appearance characteristics from which the game can randomly select one to display. In 2D View, you can see that the outline that corresponds to the tee has moved to the new location for the shot path indicator. HOW TO REPOSITION THE PIN To reposition the pin, use the Shot Path tools. To reposition a pin: When you start a hole, four pins are placed on the green. You can reposition these four pins to define pin placements for each hole. In each round of golf in the game, the program randomly selects one of these pins to use. If you can't see the Hole Information pop-up, select it from the Hole tab toolbar. If you cannot see the shot paths in 2D View, they should appear after you select Hole Information button. Use the Magnify tool to zoom in on the green. Keep zooming until you can see the four pins as distinct objects. Click and drag a pin to its desired location. When you're satisfied with its location, release the mouse button to place it. You can repeat the above process for each pin. [. . . ] A depression in a golf course that is filled with sand. When hitting a shot stuck in the sand, a golfer often uses a sand wedge to lift the ball onto a better playing surface. A golf club used primarily to strike a ball stuck in a sand trap. In a round of golf, the scorecard contains Page 193 Pitching wedge Points Putter Rectangle tool Render Flat Render Textures Render Wire Rough Sand trap Sand wedge Scorecard Course Architect 2000 a golfer's officially recorded scores for each hole. [. . . ]