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You can animate the Subdivide channel in the Channel Editor; however, expect a longer rendering time
when the Subdivide value changes over several keyframes.
Creating a Specular Highlight on a Model
Change the specular colour by entering values in the Specular red, green, and blue channel fields or using
the colour picker. For example, if the specular colour is red and the light source is white, the specular highlight
is also red. If the specular colour is yellow and the light source is red, the highlight is orange.
To use a specular highlight with a 3D model:
1 Add and position a light source in the scene.
2 In the scene, select the 3D model to which you want to add the highlight.
3 In the Action Setup menu, enable Shading.
4 In the Geometry menu, set a value in the Shine field.
A high Shine value produces a dimmer highlight while a low Shine value produces an intense highlight.
When the Shine field is set to zero, the 3D model does not have a highlight. The following example
shows the same 3D model using two different Shine values.
Shine is set to 20. The specular highlight is dimmer.
Shine is set to 1. The specular highlight is intense.
Action 3D Text
You can create and manipulate 3D text strings in your Action scenes. With 3D text, you specify typical text
properties such as font, font size, kerning, and italics. Since 3D text strings created in Action are also 3D
geometries, you can extrude text, offset your text from a path, and apply other geometry settings.
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