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Combustion Map 1459
Oper ator —
Switches control to Combustion, where
you c an select an op erator. The results of the
operator appear as the image in the Combustion
map. The operator does not have to be the last
operator in the pipe.
While C ombustion is active, you can also adjust
the operator. The Combustion map updates to
show the results.
Unwra p S elected—Take s t h e cu r r e nt U V W
mapping coordinates of the currently selected 3D
object(orthecurrentFacesub-objectselection),
and displays them in Combustion. This can help
you coordinate the map and the mesh as you
paint. The Unwrap display is only an overlay. It is
displayedinCombustionbutisnotapartofthe
composite or the map.
UV List—Changesthemappingcoordinatesystem
(the direction in which the map is projected) from
UV to VW or UW. UV projects onto the surface
of geometry like a slide projector. VW and WU
projectthemapatrightanglestothegeometry.
WithaCombustionmap,UVisalmostalwaysthe
most useful choice.
UV —Specifies which mapping channel to unwrap
and paint. Range=1 to 99.
Track Time—Links the Timeline in Combustion to
the time slider in 3ds Max. When Track Time is
enabled, you can use the time slider in 3ds Max to
navigatebetweenframesinCombustion.
Note: This control is not bidirectional; changing
the frame in Combustion does
not change the
frame in 3ds Max.
Pai nt—When enabled, displays a paint cursor in
3ds Max view ports. You can then paint directly
onthe3Dgeometry.Draggingthecursorinthe
viewport over the geometry in 3ds Max creates
paint strokes inside Combustion.
Co nstrain To UV—When enabled, constrains paint
strokestoremainwithintheedgesoftheUV
mapping coordinates. When paint strokes are
unconstrained on an object such as a box, they
can jump to the other side of the map w hen you
cross a map’s edge. This can give erratic results. To
prevent this, enable Constrain To UV.
Ingeneral,usetheConstrainToUVoptionwhen
you paint on boxes and other objects with planar
maps. Disable this option when you want to paint
onsphericalmapsoranywhereelsethemapping
has a singu larit y (where the edges of the map
conv erge to a single point).
Selected Faces—Constrains the Combustion image
to only the faces selected. This g ives additional
control or masking based on faces rather than UV
mapping.
Project Info group
These readouts display the format of the
Combustion Paint or composite operator. They
areactivewhenaCombustionworkspaceisloaded
or Edit mode is active.
Width—Sets horizontal resolution of the frame in
pixels.
Height—Sets vertical resolution of the frame in
pixels.
Fr am e s —Sets number of fr ames in the Combustion
workspace.
Rate—Sets playback speed in fr ames per second.
Custom Resolution group
With these controls, you can customize the
resolution of the Combustion map.
Enable—Enables the Width and Height con trols.
Width a nd Height—Width changes the horizontal
resolution of the map. Height changes the vertical
resolution of the map.