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The Exclude/Include dialog treats a group as an
object. You can exclude or include all objects in a
group by selecting the group’s name in the Scene
Objects list. If a group is nested within another
group, it isn’t visible in the Scene Objects list. To
exclude a nested g roup or individual objects w ithin
the group, you have to ungroup them before you
use t his dialog.
Search fieldTheeditboxbelowtheSceneObjects
list searches for objects by name. You can enter
names that use wi ldcards.
Displ ay S ubtr ee—Indents the Scene Objects list
according to the object hierarchy.
Case Sensitive—Uses case sensitivity when
searching object names.
Selection Sets—Displays a list of
named select ion
sets (page 1–85)
.Choosingaselectionsetfrom
this list selects those objects in the Scene Objects
list.
Cle arClears all entries from the Exclude/Include
list on the right.
Shadow Parameters
Create panel > Lights > Create a l ight. > Shadow
Parameters ro llout
Sunlight casts the shadow of the bridge.
The Shadow Par ameters rollout is displayed for all
light types except Skylight and IES Sky, and for
all shadow types. It lets you can set shadow colors
and other general shadow propert ies.
Thisrolloutalsoletsthelightcastshadowsin
atmospheres.
See also
Advanced Ray-Traced Parameters Rollout (page
2–1200)
Area Shadows Rollout (page 2–1202)
mental ray Shadow Map Rollout (page 2–1205)
Optimizations Rollout (page 2–1206)
Ray-Traced Shadow Parameters Rollout (page
2–1207)
Shadow Map Parameters Rollout (page 2–1208)