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Radiosity Meshing Parameters Ro llout 67
Meshing (shown in light red) subd ivides flat surfaces in the
scene.
Left: No mesh. The solution looks very flat.
Middle: Coarse mesh, every 24 inches. The lighting
improves.
Right: Fine mesh, every 4 inches. The lighting reveals more
subtle effects.
Note: A t ight meshing is not necessary w hen you
use the regathering feature on the
Rendering
Par ameters rollout (page 3–70)
.
Interfa ce
Note: You can override the subdivision sett ings
in this group from the
Advanced Lighting panel
(page 1–118)
of the Object Properties dialog. This
allows you to have a different mesh resolution on
some objects. For example, you m i ght want to
have a finer mesh on an important wall surface
that you know will have a lot of detail. To display
the Object Properties dialog, ri ght-click a selected
object and choose Properties from the quad menu.
Global Subdivision Settings group
Enabled—Turns on the radio sit y mesh for the
entire scene. Turn off the mesh when you want to
perform quick tests.
•
UseAdaptiveSubdivision—This switch
turns adaptive subdivision on and off.
Default=on.
Note: The Mesh Sett ings group parameters
Minimum Mesh Size, Contrast Threshold, and
Initial Meshing Size are available only when Use
Adaptive Subdivision is on.