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Important: The controls in the Replicator HUD are dynamic—they appear depending on
what is selected from the Shape pop-up menu and the Arrangement pop-up menu (which
is itself dynamic, invoking additional parameters). The Opacity, Blend Mode, and Shape
parameters always appear in the Replicator HUD. For a discussion of all replicator
parameters, see Advanced Replicator Controls.
Opacity: Defines the opacity of the replicator pattern as a whole. If a replicator contains
multiple cells, this setting affects the opacity of all pattern elements.
For information on controlling the opacity of the elements in a replicator with more than
one source, see Using Multiple Source Layers for the Replicator.
Blend Mode: A pop-up menu that defines the blend mode of the replicator. Changing
this setting affects the pattern as a whole according to the layers composited beneath it
in the Layers list—it does not affect the interaction of elements stacked on one another
in the replicator. To affect the blending of elements in a pattern, you can enable Additive
Blend in the Replicator Inspector.
Note: For more information on blend modes, see Blend Modes.
Shape: A pop-up menu that defines the shape of the replicator. Shape options include
Line, Rectangle, Circle, Burst, Spiral, Wave, Geometry, Image, Box, and Sphere.
Note: The Box and Sphere options are available when the 3D checkbox is selected in the
Replicator Inspector.
Replicator Shape set to Rectangle
(default)
Replicator Shape set to Circle
(Arrangement set to Outline)
Replicator Shape set to Spiral
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