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General panel (page 3–592)
General parameters for exporting your 3ds Max
scene.
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Lights panel (page 3–594)
Controls the way in which light objects will
be converted to Lightscape luminaires. (Most
controls apply to exporting standard lights.)
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Animation panel (page 3–596)
Lets you export multiple Lightscape Preparation
files for multiple frames in your scene.
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Daylight panel (page 3–597)
Sets the Lightscape daylight parameters. You
can set the parameters directly, or match the
daylight parameters to a light that is modeling
the sun in your scene.
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Windows panel (page 3–598)
Selects materials to identify windows and
openings in the Lightscape Preparation file.
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Views p anel (page 3–599)
Allows additional Lightscape View (VW) files
to be output for cameras in your scene.
Lightscape Preparation File
General Panel
This panel sets the general parameters for
exportingthe3dsMaxscenetoaLightscape
Preparation (LP) file.
Interfa ce
Master Units—Specifies the units used by the
scene, so Lightscape can use them as well. To see
which units the scene is currently using, choose
Customize > Units S etup. If Master Units doesn’t
match the units spec ifie d in the Units Setup dialog,
Lightscape might give unrealistic results.
If your scene uses generic units, you wi l l have to
convert to real-world units for Lightscape to u se.
Inthiscase,youmightalsohavetoadjusttheScale
Factor . The Model Size display can help you do so.