User`s guide

Applying Additional Shapes
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Material Parameters (Materials Tab)
Parameter Description
Color Sets the color of the material. Select one of the
following to pick a color:
• Click the color chip to access the system color
picker.
• Use the eyedropper to pick a color from the
screen.
• Enter RGB values into numerical fields and
press Enter.
Ambient Color Sets the color of the ambient light on the surface.
This parameter essentially controls the underlying
color of the surface.
Ambient Intensity Adjusts the amount of ambient light on the material.
• Increase this value to evenly lighten the surface.
• Decrease this value to evenly darken the surface.
Diffuse Color Sets the color of the diffuse light applied to the
material.
Diffuse Intensity Diffuse light applied to the surface. Diffuse light
simulates the affect of lighting a matte surface from
a point source creating a lit region in which no point
is more intensely lit than any other.
Adjusts the diffuse light on the material. Decrease
this value to reduce the diffuse light applied to the
surface.
Specular Color Sets the color of the specular light applied to the
material.
Specular Intensity Sets the specular light applied to the material.
• Increase the value increases the intensity.
• Decrease the value reduces the specular light
applied to the surface.
Specular light simulates the effect of lighting a
glossy surface from a point source, creating a small
spot of intense light whose size can vary.