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Lesson 22 of 23

See your panel in light

Hold the window up to a summer garden, a blue sky or a night street, in the came and finish you will use.

5 steps2 minChecked against the Studio on 17 October 2026
The Preview tab: the Sunwheel window in front of a summer garden, the light, the finish and the border came along the bottom.
1 of 5 Open the Preview Click Preview.

Glass looks nothing like its swatch until light comes through it. The Preview shows the finished panel in a real place, with its leads, solder and frame.

  1. 1

    Open the Preview

    Click Preview. The panel is shown in its window, lit from behind.

  2. 2

    Choose the light

    Under Light, choose where the window hangs: from a summer garden or a blue sky to the night, with the lamps on inside.

  3. 3

    Finish and border

    Finish sets the metal: black patina, copper or natural lead. Border sets the came round the outside.

  4. 4

    Look closer

    Drag to turn the panel and see the light change across it, and zoom in to the glass. Front view puts it straight again.

  5. 5

    Save a picture

    Save a picture keeps the view as an image, for a client or for yourself.

Try it

Now do it, with the Studio's own engine

The Line tool drawing leads across a blank panel in VETRATA Studio.

  1. Glaze three pieces
  2. Hold it up to the light
Next · Lesson 23Share a presentationMake a PDF or a set of pictures of the panel in its colourways, to send to a client.Mark done and continue SVG, DXF and pieces for a CNC or laser