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Use Presenter Rendering Effects
Effects Tab
Like the Materials, Lighting, and Rendering tabs, the Effects tab is divided into two panes, with the archives on
the left and the palette on the right. This tab is where you set up different background and foreground effects.
You can only have one background and one foreground effect at a time in the palette.
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 2011; 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 change the background of the image when rendered and include plain colors, graduated
colors, procedural clouds, and image files (tiled or scaled).
Most backgrounds can be rendered interactively in OpenGL so you have a good preview of how the background
will be fully rendered.
Double-click an effect in the palette to open the Background Editor. Each editor will be different for each type
of background. The Scaled Image editor is shown here:
NOTE If the Presenter profile in the Options Editor (see “Presenter Page” on page 472 for more information) is set to
Advanced, the dialog box will include the full list of parameters and allow you to change the type of background.
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