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Ray Lens Effect 231
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Ray Elem ent rollout, Parameters p anel
Name—Displaysthenameoftheeffect.WithLens
Effects you can have many different effects under
one instance of Lens Effects. To keep them in
order, it is often necessary to name them to make
sure that when you change parameters you are
changing the parameters to the correct effect.
On—Applies the effect to the rendered image when
activated. D e fault = on.
Size—Determinesthesizeoftheeffect.
Intensity—Controls the overall brightness and
opacity of the individual effect. Higher values
produce a bright, more opaque effect, and lower
values produces a dim, transparent effect.
Num—Specifies the overall number of rays that
appear in the lens flare. Rays are randomly spaced
around the radius.
Angle—Specifies the angle for the rays. You
can enter both positive and negative values s o,
whenanimated,theraysrotateinaclockwiseor
counterclockwise direction.
Sharp—Specifies the overall sharpness of the rays.
Higher numbers produce crisp, clean, and clear
rays. Lower numbers produce more of a secondary
glow look. Range=0 to 10.
Glow B ehind—Gives the effect the ability to be
displayed behind objects in your 3ds Max scene.
Occlusion—Deter mines how much t he L ens
Effects Scene Occlusion parameters will affect the
particular effect. T he value entered de termines
what percentage of occlusion set in the L ens Effects
Globals panel will be applied.
Sq ueeze—Determines whether the effect will
be squeezed. When ac tivated, the effect will be
squeezed accord ing to Lens Effects Globals under
the Parameters panel in the Squeeze spinner.
UseSourceColor—Mixes the source color of the
lightorobjectyouareapplyingtheeffecttoand
the color or mapping set in the Radial Color or
Circular Color parameters. A value of 0 uses only
the va lues set in the Radial Color and Circular
Color parameters while a value of 100 uses only the
light or objects source color. Any value between 0
and100willrenderamixbetweenthesourcecolor
and the effect’s color parameters.
Radial Color group
The Radial Color settings affect the inner and
outer colors of the effect. You can set the color
swatches to set the inner and outer colors of the
Lens Effect. You can also use bitmaps such as
Gradient or Cellular to determine the radial color.