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Layer List 715
Object Subdivision Properties group
Use Global Subdivision S ettings—When on, the
object’s meshing settings correspond to the global
subdivision settings on the Radiosity Control
Panel. When off, you can change the meshing
settings for each object. Default=on.
•
Subdivide—When on, a radiosity mesh is
created for the objects regardless of the
global meshing state. The subdivision that is
performed is determined by the Use Adaptive
Subdivision switch. When off, the settings
in the Mesh Settings group are unavailable.
Default=on.
•
UseAdaptiveSubdivision—Turns adaptive
subdivision on and off. Default=on.
Note: The Mesh Settings group parameters
Contrast Threshold, Min Mesh Size, and Initial
Mesh Size are available only when Use Adaptive
Subdivision is turned on.
Mesh Settings g roup
Ma x M esh S ize—The size of the largest faces
after adaptive subdiv ision. Default=36” for
imperial units and 100cm for metric units.
WhenUseAdaptiveSubdivisionisturnedoff,Max
Mesh Size sets the size of the radiosity mesh in
world units.
MinMeshSize—Faces are not divided smaller
than the minimum mesh size. Default=3” for
imperial units and 10cm for metric units.
Contrast Threshold—Faces that have vertex
illuminations that differ by more than the Contrast
Threshold settings are subdivided. Default=75.0.
Initial Mesh Size—When improving the face
shape, faces that are smaller t han the Initial
Mesh Size are not subdivided. The threshold for
deciding whether a face is poorly shaped also gets
larger as the face size is closer to the Initial Mesh
Size. Default=12” for imperial units and 30cm for
metric units.
Layer List
Layers toolbar > Layer List
The Layer List, available from the Layers toolbar
(page 3–735)
, displays layer names and their
properties. You can control the properties of layers
byclickingthepropertyicons. Youcanmakea
layer current by simply selecting it from the list.
ThecontrolsavailableintheLayerListareasubset
of the controls available in the Layer Manager.
For more information, see
Layer Manager (page
3–706)
.
Tip: The Layer List is most useful in conjunction
with the other tools available on the
Layers toolbar
(page 3–735)
.
See also
Using Layers to Organize a Scene (page 3–704)
Procedures
To make a layer curr ent:
1.
Click Layers toolbar > Layer List to display the
list.
2. Selectthelayeryouwanttomakecurrentfrom
the list.
It is now the current layer.
To change the lay er of a s elected object:
1.
Click Layers toolbar > Layer List to display the
list.
2. Select the desired destination layer to make it
current.