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and Autodesk VIZ. As a result, files might render
differently than expected.
The Fix Ambient utility looks for standard
materials in the current scene whose ambient
and diffuse colors are different, presenting you
with the option to copy the diffuse color to the
ambient color channel. This will ensure that your
renderings are consistent with earlier versions of
products.
Inter face
Find All— Theutilitysearchestheentirescenefor
materials with different ambient and diffuse colors.
Fin d S e l e ct ed — The utility searches the cur rent
selection for materials with different ambient and
diffuse colors.
Help— Opens the help file to this topic.
Different Ambient and Diffuse Materials
This dialog appears after clicking Find All or Find
Selected.
Status Message— This area displays a message
indicatingwhetheryourscene(orselection)has
materials w ith different ambient and diffuse values.
Material List— Lists all of the materials with
different ambient and diffuse values.
Fix Se l e ct ed— Locks the ambient and diffuse
channel for the materials selected in the dialog.
Can cel— Closes the dialog without making any
changes.