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Atmospheric Apparatus
Helper Objects
Create panel > Helpers > Atmospheric Apparatus (from
drop-down list)
You can create three t yp es of atmospheric
apparatuses or
gizmos (page 3–1043) :abox,a
cylinder, or a sphere. These gizmos limit t he
spread of fog or fire in your scene.
BoxGizmo Helper (page 3–300)
CylGizmo Helper (page 3–302)
SphereGizmo Helper (page 3–303)
See also
Fire Environment Effect (page 3–272)
Fog Environment Effect (page 3–278)
Volume Light Environment Effect (page 3–284)
Add Atmosphere Dia log
Select Atmospheric Apparatus object. > Modify panel >
Atmospheres & Effects rollout > Add button
The Add Atmosphere dialog lets you associate
an atmosphere with the
Atmospheric Apparatus
(page 3–300)
.
Interfa ce
List of atmospheres—Displays the atmospheres
that you can associate with the apparatus.
New or existing group
These radio buttons choose between new or
existing atmospheres.
New—Lists only new atmospheres.
Existing—Lists only atmospheres that have been
already assig ned to other apparatuses in the scene.
Adding an existing atmosphere creates a new
atmosphere whose settings are initially identical to
the previous one.
B oxGizmo Helper
Create panel > Helpers > Atmospheric Apparatus (from
drop-down list) > BoxGizmo
Createmenu>Helpers>Atmospherics>BoxGizmo
BoxGizmo lets you create a box-shaped gizmo
in your scene. Clicking the BoxGizmo button
displays the Box Gizmo Parameters rollout.