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• The obsolete Restrict Floor Camera to • The Ambient Light settings were moved
Room check box, View Panel Factor set- from the 3D View Defaults dialog to the
tings, and Backdrop panel were removed Rendering Technique Options dialog.
from the 3D View Defaults dialog. See See “Standard Panel” on page 1109.
“3D View Defaults Dialog” on page • Shading Contrast can now be turned off
1046. or on in Vector Views. See “Vector View
• The obsolete Advanced Camera Options Panel” on page 1110.
dialog was removed from the program. • When a light or light source is placed or
• The obsolete Remove Wall Within and copied and pasted, it will always be on
Unless Opening scene clipping options initially. See “Lighting” on page 1090.
were removed from the Camera Specifi- • A light source’s Position Indicator now
cation and Defaults dialogs. displays in all Rendering Techniques
aside from Line Drawing. See “In 3D
3D Rendering and Ray Tracing Views” on page 1093.

• N e w Physically Based Rendering • Automatic labels for Added Lights have
Technique models reflections on non- been removed. See “Displaying Lights”
mirror surfaces like counters and appli- on page 1093.
ances. See “Physically Based” on page
1109. Pictures, Images, and
Walkthroughs
• New Light Sets allow you to control
which lights are used in each camera • Backdrops can now be specified on a per-
view, regardless of their distance from the camera basis as well as for each Render-
camera. See “Light Sets” on page 1094. ing Technique. See “Backdrop Defaults”
• The number of lights that can be on in a on page 1160.
camera view can now be specified. See • Improved the transitions between differ-
“Lighting” on page 1090. ent speeds in walkthroughs. See “Key
• Enhanced Adjust Lights dialog. See Frames” on page 1163.
“Adjust Lights Dialog” on page 1095. • The obsolete .tga image file format is no
longer supported.
• The Open Object edit button is now
available for multiple selected cameras. • Obsolete Line Weight Scale setting
See “Camera Specification Dialog” on removed from the Export Picture dialog.
page 1075. See “Export Picture Dialog” on page
1147.
• Lighting in 3D views is no longer con-
fined to the same room that the camera is Importing and Exporting
located in. See “Lighting” on page 1090.
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• Parallel Light sources are no longer sup- • Added support for AutoCAD 2018 file
ported. See “Lighting” on page 1090. import. See “Importing 2D Drawings” on
page 1174.

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