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Import Lightscap e Preparation Dialog 619
These p ar ameters are used only when you add the
Lightscape materials. They set the initial values of
the new Lightscape material.
Radiosit y Mapping group
B rightness—Controls the br ightness of the
displayed image on your monitor. The setting
of this control does not affect the actual lighting
levels in the mo del. D efault=50.0.
Co ntrast—Controlsthecontrastbetweenlightand
dark regions in the mo del. Default=50.0.
Ambient Light—Controls the amount of 3ds Max
ambient light that will b e mixed in with the
radiosity calculations. If the value is 0.0, none of
the 3ds Max ambient light is used. If the value is
1.0, the full 3ds Max ambient light is added into
the radiosity calculations. Default=0.0.
Daylight—Determines whether you want natural
daylight to be used in the calculation. Default=on.
Ex ter ior S cene—Usedforexteriordaylight
simulations. Default=off.
Li ghtscape I mport Di al ogs
Import Li ghtsca pe Pr epara tion
Dia log
File menu > Import > Lightscape (*.LS, *.VW, *.LP) >
Choose an LP file. > Impor t Lightscape Preparation dialog
This dialog is displayed w hen import ing the
Lightscape Preparation (LP) file format.
Interfa ce
Entity Grouping group
Use these options to combine the imported
Lightscape geometry in various ways.
Deriv e fr om Lay ers —Imports each surface as an
object, a nd objects on the same layer are placed in
thesame3dsMaxgroup.
Deriv e f rom Ma teria ls—Imports all Lig htscape
geometry assigned the same material as a single
object. The name of the object is the same as the
material name, along with the unique number
appended to the name.
Derive from Material within Layer—All surfaces that
havethesamematerialandareonthesamelayer
are imported in a single group.
Sk ip Layers that are Off—When on, skips layers that
are off in Lig htscape. When off, imports objects
on Lightscape layers that are off. The objects are
imported as hidden objects. Default=off.
Repl ace curr ent scene—When on, the imported
model replaces the current 3ds Max scene. When
off, the imported Lightscape objects are added to
the current scene. Default=off.