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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

• Click the Edit button to open the Ray click the Ray Trace button to begin ray
Trace Options dialog, where you can tracing the active 3D view using the Cur-
make changes to the selected Current rent Configuration and retain any new
Configuration. See “Ray Trace Options” configurations or changes made to exist-
on page 1124. ing configurations.
• Click the Delete button to permanently • I f t h e Ray Trace Defaults dialog was
remove the Current Configuration from accessed via Default Settings , click
the plan. Not available if there is only one OK to close the dialog and save any
configuration in the list.
newly created or renamed configurations.
• I f t h e Ray Trace Current View dialog • Click the Cancel button to close the dia-
was accessed via the Ray Trace tool, log without saving any changes. Any
click the Save and Close button to close renamed or newly created configurations
the dialog without ray tracing the current will not be retained unless you click Next
view. Any new configurations or changes in the warning message box that displays.
that you may have made to existing con-
figurations are retained.
You can add your preferred ray trace
• I f t h e Ray Trace Current View dialog configurations to your template plan.
See “Template Files” on page 97.
was accessed via the Ray Trace tool,

Ray Trace Options

The Ray Trace Options dialog can be When the Ray Trace Options dialog opens,
opened in either of two ways: the Current Configuration specified in the
• In any view, select Edit> Default Set- Ray Trace Current View dialog is active.
See “Ray Trace Configurations” on page
tings and expand the “Camera” cate- 1123.
gory. See Default Settings.
The Ray Trace Options dialog has four
• In a Standard rendered view, select 3D>
panels:
Ray Trace . • General Panel
In either case, you will first need to select the • Lighting Panel
current ray trace configuration in the Ray
Trace Configurations/Ray Trace Current • Advanced Panel
View dialog. See “Ray Trace Current View/ • Image Properties Panel
Ray Trace Defaults Dialog” on page 1123.

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