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4 Use the Level spinner to multiply the overall lighting of the scene.
Shaded viewports update to show global lighting changes.
5 Close the Environment dialog.
3ds Max uses the global lighting parameters when you render the scene.
To change the color of ambient light:
TIP You don't need to adjust ambient light if you are using radiosity on page 5976
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1 Choose Rendering > Environment.
2 Click the color swatch labeled Ambient.
A Color Selector on page 331 appears.
3 Use the color selector to set the ambient color.
Shaded viewports update to show ambient color changes.
3ds Max also uses the new ambient color when you render the scene.
The color of ambient light tints the scene. For most renderings, the color
of ambient light should be black.
4 Close the Environment dialog.
To change the intensity of ambient light:
TIP You don't need to adjust ambient light if you are using radiosity on page 5976
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1 Choose Rendering > Environment.
2 Click the color swatch labeled Ambient Light.
A Color Selector on page 331 appears.
3 Change the Value setting (the V component of the ambient light's HSV
description) to increase or decrease intensity.
Shaded viewports update to show changes in the ambient light intensity.
4 Close the Color Selector.
The intensity of ambient light affects contrast as well as overall
illumination (the higher the intensity of ambient light, the lower the
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