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Editing Layer Events ............................................. 355
Edit Alpha Compositor ........................................... 355
Edit Cross Fade Compositor ................................... 355
Edit Pseudo Alpha Compositor .......... .................... 356
Edit Simple Additive Compositor....... ................ .... 356
Edit Simple Wipe Compositor ................................ 357
Adding Image Filter Events.................................. 357
Add Contrast Filter.................................... .............. 357
Add Fade Filter ........................................................ 358
Add Image Alpha Filter ......... .................................. 358
Add Lens Effects Filter............................................. 358
Add Negative Filter............. .............................. ....... 359
Add Pseudo Alpha Filter ......................................... 360
Add Simple Wipe Filter .......................... ................. 360
Add Starfield Filter .................................................. 361
Adding Image Layer Events................................. 363
Add Alpha Compositor............. .............................. 363
Add Cross Fade Compositor......................... .......... 363
Add Pseudo Alpha Compositor .............................. 363
Add Simple Additive Compositor........................... 364
Add Simple Wipe Compositor...................... .......... 364
Lens Effects Filters................................................ 365
Animating Lens Effects Properties.......................... 365
Flare Filter ............................................................. 366
Lens Effects Flare Filter ........................................... 366
Flare Preferences...................................................... 369
Flare G low Parameters ............................................ 371
Flare Ring Parameters ............................................. 371
Automatic Secondary Flare Parameters.................. 372
Manual Secondary Flare Parameters ...................... 373
Flare Ray Parameters............................................... 373
Flare St ar Parameters............................................... 374
Flare Streak Parameters........................................... 375
Flare Inferno Parameters......................................... 376
Focus Filter............................................................ 377
Lens Effects Focus Filter.......................................... 377
Glow Filter............................................................. 380
Lens Effects Glow Filter........................................... 380
Glow Properties................................................ ....... 381
Glow Preferences ..................................................... 383
Glow Inferno ........................................................... 384
Highlight Filter ...................................................... 385
Lens Effects Highl ight Filter.................................... 385
Highlight Properties................................................ 387
Highlight Geometry ................................................ 389
Highlight Preferences...................... ........................ 391
Lens Effects Gradients .......................................... 392
Lens Effects Gradients............................................. 392
Gradient Options .................................................... 394
Types of Gradients................................................... 395
Gradient Colors....................................................... 396
20 Managing Scenes and Projects............. ..397
Managing Scenes and Projects ................................ 397
File-Handling Commands .................................... 398
File-Handling Commands ...................................... 398
New.......................................................................... 399
Reset ...................... .................................................. 399
Open ........................................................................ 400
Open from Vault...................................................... 401
Open Recent ............................................................ 402
Save ..................... ........................................... .......... 402
Save As........................................... .......................... 403
Save Copy As ........................................................... 404
Save Selected.............. .............................. ................ 404
Ex ternal References (XR efs) to Objects and
Scenes................................................................. 405
Referencing Objects, Materials, and Scenes............ 405
XRef Objects................. ........................................... 406
XRef Objects Dialog ................................................ 408
XRef Files List Right-Click Menu............................ 413
XRef Entities List R ight-Click Menu....................... 415
Merge XRef File Dialog ........................................... 416
XRef Merge Dialog .................................................. 416
XRef Scene................. .............................................. 416
XRef Scenes Dialog.................................................. 420
XRef Object Rollout ............................ .................... 423
Proxy Object Rollout............................................... 423
Missing XRef Paths Dialog...................................... 424
Using File Link with AutoCAD and
Architectural Desktop Files ............................... 425
File Link Basics...................................................... 425
Working with Drawing Files ................................... 425
File Link Basics........................................................ 426
File Link Tips...... ........................................... .......... 428
Interpreting Layer Data from AutoCAD ,
Architectural Desktop, or Revit ........................... 430
Scale Synchronization ............................................. 431
File Link Manager ................................................. 431
File Link Manager Uti lity ........................................ 431
File Link Settings Di alog ......................................... 435
Basic File Link Settings............................................ 436
Advanced File Link Settings.................................... 438
Spline Rendering File Link Settings.................. ...... 441
New Settings Preset Dialog ..................................... 443
Rename Settings Preset Dialog ........ ....................... 443
Preset Editing .......................................................... 444