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rollout appears only in the Modify panel; it doesn’t
appear at creation time.
Adding an atmosphere or effect asso ciates that
atmosphere or effect w ith the light object. This
rollout is a shortcut to either the Environment panel
(page 3–272) or the Effects panel (page 3–219) on
the Env ironment And Effects dialog.
Pr ocedur es
To ad d a ne w at mo sph er e or r en der i n g ef fe ct:
1.
In the Atmospheres & Effects rollout, click
Add. This displays the Add Atmosphere or Effect
dialog (page 2–1351).
2. In the dialog , choose Atmosphere, Effect, or
All. Choose New.
3. Choose an atmosphere or effect in t he list, then
click OK.
This ass o ciates a new atmosphere or rendering
effect with t he light.
To add a n ex isti ng a tmosphere or render ing effect:
1.
In the Atmospheres & Effects rollout, click
Add. This displays the Add Atmosphere or Effect
dialog (page 2–1351).
2. In the dialog, choose Existing.
3. Choose an atmosphere or effect in t he list, then
click OK.
This creates a duplicate atmosphere or
rendering effect for the light. Its settings are
initially identical to the atmosphere or effect
you chose. You can adjust them using Setup.
To delete an atmosphere or rendering effect:
• In the Atmospheres & Effects rollout, choose
thenameofanatmosphereoreffectinthelist,
then click Delete.
To set up the par ameter s for an a tmosphere or
render ing effect:
• In the Atmospheres & Effect s rollout, choose
thenameofanatmosphereoreffectinthelist,
then click Setup.
If you chose an atmosphere, clicking Setup
displays the Environment panel (page 3–272).If
you chose an effect, clicking S etup displays the
Effects panel (page 3–219).
Interfa ce
These controls are displayed for all light types.
Add—Displays the Add Atmosphere or Effect dialog
(page 2–1351),whichletsyouaddanatmosphere
or a rendering effect to the light.
Delete—Deletes the atmosphere or effect you have
selected in the list.
List of atmospheres and effects—Displays the
names of all atmospheres or effects you have
assigned to this light.
Setup—Lets you set up the atmosphere or
rendering effect you have selected in the list. If
the item is an atmosphere, clicking Setup displays
the Environment panel (page 3–272).Iftheitemis
an effect, clicking Setup displays the Effects panel
(page 3–219).