Castle Anatomy

A castle raised stone by stone, every part named.

Setting

The work

Halt work in winter

Masons laid no stone from December to February: frost spoils fresh lime mortar, so the wall tops were thatched over until spring.

Snow in winter months Camera follows the work while playing

Centuries later as built

Labels

Show labels

Label parts hidden behind walls

Label size 1.00

Working parts

Wartime: under siege (hoardings, siege engines, attackers and defenders) Banners when finished

Life

Workers, household and garrison Oxen, horses and birds Chimney and kiln smoke Torches and lit windows at night

Cutaway

Slice the castle open

Slice position 0

Cut faces are drawn as solid section so you can see wall thickness, floors, stairs, murder holes and the winch rooms.

Drawing

Shadows

Time of day

Let the day pass

View

Slow auto-orbit

Render quality

Keys

`Space`	Play or pause the building work
`,` `.`	Previous / next stage
`Home` `End`	Bare site / finished castle
`B`	Raise or lower the drawbridge
`P`	Drop or raise the portcullis
`L`	Labels on or off
`C`	Cycle the cutaway
`I`	Cycle colour / ink / wash
`G`	Glossary
`Q` + `Shift`	Start or stop the quiz
`N`	Night / day
`R` + `Shift`	Ruin / as built
`1` `2` `3`	Orbit / fly / walk
`F`	Frame the castle
`W A S D`	Pan (orbit) or move (fly, walk); arrows turn
`Q` `E`	Zoom out / in (orbit), down / up (fly)
`O`	Auto-orbit
`H`	Hide the panels
`Esc`	Close the card or glossary

Mouse: drag to orbit, right-drag or shift-drag to pan, wheel to zoom, double-click to centre on a point, click any part to name it. Touch: one finger orbits, two fingers pinch and pan.