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Both Standard on page 5298 and Raytrace on page 5394 materials provide a
Faceted toggle.
NOTE This feature was known as “constant shading” in versions of 3ds Max prior
to v5 .
FFD
FFD stands for free-form deformation. It is used in computer animation for effects
like dancing cars and gas tanks. You can use it as well for modeling rounded
shapes such as chairs and sculpture.
An
FFD modifier on page 1383 surrounds the selected geometry with a lattice
box or cylinder. By adjusting the control points of the lattice, you deform the
enclosed geometry.
NOTE You can use Physique on page 4522 to control an FFD space warp. Physique
actually deforms the space warp's control points, which in turn deform the model.
FGM File
An FGM file (.fgm) is a final gather map file. It is used by the
mental ray
renderer
on page 6039 to save the results of a final gathering pass. Generating
and saving an FGM file can speed up subsequent renderings.
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