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Chapter 32. Rendering Effects
In this section you will learn how to apply, remove, and manage background and foreground effects.
Effects Tab
Like the Materials, Lights and Rendering tabs, the effects tab is divided into two panes for archives and
palette. This tab is where you set up different background and foreground effects.
To set up an effect for the render, you simply drag a style from the archive to the palette. You can only
have one of each type of effect at once in the palette: that is, one background and one foreground style.
Note:
A complete reference manual for all types of foregrounds, backgrounds and rendering styles is
included with the NavisWorks API (see \COM\documentation\shaders.chm). The NavisWorks API
is included with NavisWorks and can accessed via the NavisWorks installer menu.
Background Effects
Background effects affect the background of the image when rendered and include plain colors,
graduated colors, procedural clouds and image files (tiled or scaled).
To set up a background for your render, simply drag your chosen background onto the palette on the right
hand side of the tab. Most backgrounds can be rendered interactively in OpenGL so you have a good
preview of how the background will be fully rendered.
To edit your chosen background effect, simply double-click the effect in the palette. The Background
Editor dialog will appear. Each editor will be different for each type of background. The Scaled Image
editor is shown here:
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