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Suggested settings for particular environmental simulations. |
Getting the right effect
The following lighting, background, fog and clouds environmental settings can be used to give different environmental effects. Some of these are shown in the table below:
Displayed Effect |
Property |
Setting |
Value |
Foggy Morning |
Lighting |
Ambient |
40% |
Direct |
60% |
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Azimuth |
-80 |
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Latitude |
36 |
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Fog |
Color |
white |
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Min |
10 |
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Max |
300 |
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Sky |
Single Color |
white |
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Texture |
none |
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Summer Haze |
Lighting |
Ambient |
60% |
Direct |
40% |
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Azimuth |
0 |
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Latitude |
36 |
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Fog |
Color |
white |
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Min |
1000 |
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Max |
10000 |
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Sky |
Single Color |
soft blue |
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Texture |
cldsmap |
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Desert Sun |
Lighting |
Ambient |
75% |
Direct |
50% |
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Azimuth |
-10 |
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Latitude |
20 |
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Fog |
Color |
off |
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Min |
- |
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Max |
- |
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Sky |
Single Color |
sky blue |
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Texture |
none |
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Dusk |
Lighting |
Ambient |
20% |
Direct |
60% |
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Azimuth |
80 |
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Latitude |
36 |
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Fog |
Color |
pink-mauve |
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Min |
500 |
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Max |
5000 |
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Sky |
Single Color |
pink-mauve |
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Texture |
sunset |
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Starry Night |
Lighting |
Ambient |
20% |
Direct |
20% |
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Azimuth |
70 |
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Latitude |
36 |
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Fog |
Color |
midnight blue |
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Min |
1000 |
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Max |
10000 |
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Sky |
Single Color |
midnight blue |
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Texture |
starrynight |
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Gloomy Night |
Lighting |
Ambient |
20% |
Direct |
off |
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Azimuth |
- |
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Latitude |
- |
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Fog |
Color |
black |
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Min |
20 |
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Max |
300 |
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Sky |
Single Color |
black |
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Texture |
none |
Changing the Environmental Effects
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Select the 3D window,
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Double-click an empty space in the3Dwindow
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In the Environmental Settings dialog, using the above table as a guideline, define the Ambient Light, Directional Light, Background Color, Fog and Clouds settings.
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Click Apply and then check the resultant effect in the 3D window.
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Click OK to save the current settings.
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