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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

• Specify the Resolution of the ray trace 4 Specify a Time to Ray Trace, which
image, in either Pixels/Inch or Pixels/ determines how long a ray trace runs
mm. and thus its final quality. See “Progressive
• Check Limit Dimensions to Powers of Ray Tracing” on page 1122.
Two to restrict the Width and Height to • Select No Limit to run the ray tracer until
values that are powers of two. When this you select File> Stop Ray Trace .
is checked and an ineligible value is
entered, it will adjust up or down to the • Select a Time to ray trace from the drop-
nearest power of two. This option recom- down list. The ray tracer will complete as
mended when Generate as 360° Pan- many passes as possible during this time.
orama is checked, above. • Specify a Number of Passes. The ray
• Check Retain Aspect Ratio to maintain tracer will run as long as needed to com-
the width to height ratio of the original plete this number of passes.
image and prevent the ray trace from You can stop any ray trace at any time by
being stretched or distorted. This option
cannot be unchecked when Generate as selecting File> Stop Ray Trace .
360° Panorama is checked, above.

Lighting Panel
The settings on the LIGHTING panel control that isn’t associated with a particular light
the appearance of light in a ray trace scene source. See “Lighting” on page 1090.

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