2010

Use Presenter Rendering Effects
Effects Tab
Like the Materials, Lighting 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 Autodesk Navisworks API (see \API\COM\documentation\shaders.chm). The Autodesk Navisworks API is included
with Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010; it’s an optional feature in the installer, and is installed by default into the
API subfolder in the Autodesk Navisworks installation folder.
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 will
appear. Each editor will be different for each type of background. The Scaled Image editor is shown here:
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