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Atmospheres & Effects rollout
The Atmospheres & Effects rollout, available from
the Modify panel, allows you to add a nd set up
atmospheres directly to the gizmo.
Add—Displays the Add Atmosphere dialog (page
3–300)
from which you can add an atmosphere
to the BoxGizmo.
Delete—Deletes a highlighted atmospheric effect.
Setup—Displays the Environment panel (page
3–268)
, w here you c an edit the highlighted effect.
CylGizmo Helper
Create panel > Helpers > Atmospheric Apparatus (from
drop-down list) > CylGizmo
Create menu > H elpers > Atmospherics > Cylinder Gizmo
CylGizmo lets you create a cylinder-shaped gizmo
in your scene. Clicking the CylGizmo button
displays the Cylinder Gizmo Parameters rollout.
Cylinder g izmo with volume fog
Procedures
To create the CylGizmo:
1.
Drag in a viewp ort to define the initia l r adius,
then release the mouse and drag vertically to set
the initial height.
2. Click to end CylGizmo creation.
To add a new a tmosphere:
1.
Select the apparatus g izmo.
2. In the Modify panel on the Atmospheres &
Effects rollout, click Add. This displays the
Add
Atmosphere dialog (page 3–300)
.
3. Choose an atmosphere from the list.
4. Click OK.
This associates a new atmosphere with the
apparatus.
To a dd a n ex ist ing a tmosphere:
1.
Select the apparatus g izmo.
2. In the Modify panel on the Atmospheres &
Effects rollout, click Add. This displays the
Add
Atmosphere dialog (page 3–300)
.
3. In the dialog, choose Existing.
4. Choose an atmosphere from the list.
5. Click OK.