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Parameters rollout
Radius—Sets the r adius of the teapot
Segments—Sets the number of divisions for the
teapot or its individual parts.
Smooth—Blends faces of the teapot, creating a
smooth appearance in rendered views.
Teapot Parts group
Turn check boxes on or off for teapot parts. By
default, all are on, producing a complete teapot.
Genera te M a pping Coords—Generates coordinates
for applying mapped materials to the teapot.
Default=on.
Real-World Ma p Size—Controls the scaling
method used for texture mapped materials that
are applied to the object. The scaling values are
cont rolled by the Use Real-World Scale settings
found in the applied material’s
Coordinates rollout
(page 2–1434)
. Default=off.
Plane Primitive
Create panel > Geometry button > Standard Primitives
> Object Type rollout > Plane butto n
Create menu > Standard Primitives > Plan e
The Plane object is a special t ype of flat polygon
mesh that can be enlarged by any amount at render
time. You can specify factors to mag nify the size
or number of segments, or both. U se the Plane
object for creating a large-scale ground plane that
doesn’t get in the way when working in a v iew por t.
You can apply any type of modifier to the plane
object, such as
Displace (page 1–608) to simulate
ahillyterrain.
Example of plane
Procedure
To create a plane:
1.
OntheCreatemenuchooseStandard
Primitives > Plane.
2. In any viewport, drag to create the Plane.
Interf ace
Creation Meth od rollout
Rectangle—Creates the plane primitive from
one corner to the diagonally opposite corner,