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Adjusting Ray Trace Properties and Effects

Adjusting Ray Trace Properties and Effects

A number of attributes of a ray trace image
can be adjusted while the view is being
generated or after it is complete.
If Save Image to File is checked in the Ray
Trace Options dialog, the program will
automatically save to the specified image file
if changes are made to it using either the
Adjust Image Properties o r Adjust • C h e c k Enable Bloom to enable the set-
tings below. Bloom, or light bloom, can
Effects tools and the ray trace view occur around areas of intense illumina-
window is closed. See “General Panel” on tion and looks as though the light is
page 1125. ‘bleeding’ beyond the edges of the light
source.
Adjust Image Properties
• Specify the Radius, which is the width of
Select File> Adjust Image the bloom area beyond a light source.
Properties to open the Image The higher the Radius setting, the longer
Properties dialog. The settings in this dialog the bloom calculation will take.
are the same as those in the Ray Trace • Specify the Weight, which is the inten-
Options dialog, where their initial values are sity or strength of the bloom effect.
set. See “Image Properties Panel” on page
1129. • C l i c k OK to close the dialog and apply
your changes to the view. Depending on
Adjust Effects your settings, this could take some time.
A progress indicator will display at the
Select File> Adjust Effects to open bottom of the window. You can press the
the Adjust Effects dialog. Esc key to cancel the bloom operation at
any time.

Ray Tracing Tips

Ray Tracing gives you the ability to produce Ray Trace Configurations
high quality, photo-realistic images of your
model; however, it is also a resource A Ray Trace Configuration is a group of Ray
intensive process that can be quite time- Trace Options settings saved in the current
consuming. For best results, there are a plan. You can create your own custom
number of variables to consider. configurations for a variety of purposes. See
“Ray Trace Options” on page 1124.

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