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Enviro light
The Enviro Light node provides Global Illumination lighting to a scene, with separate control over the strength and color of the effect as applied to surfaces and atmosphere. Use of the Enviro Light allows for much more realistic lighting and shadows in your scene. The Enviro Light is a part of every default scene and its use is recommended for best results. However use of Global Illumination also increases render time and can cause issues in consistency between frames of an animation. Quality settings for Global Illumination are controlled in the Render node.
 Enable checkbox
When checked, the Enviro Light node is enabled and will contribute to lighting effects in the scene.
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 Animate Strength On Surfaces button
Click to access animation functions for this setting.
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 Edit menu
Access Edit menu functions: Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete.
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 Colour On Surfaces numerical entry field
Enter precise numerical values for the Luminance value of the Colour On Surfaces setting. Normal values range 0-1, with 1 being brightest. Note that the Set Colour button to the right allows you to control hue and saturation as well and is a more easy visual way to set a specific color.
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 Animate Enviro Light Mode button
Click to access animation functions for this setting. Note that animating this setting is not advised.
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 Animate Strength In Atmosphere button
Click to access animation functions for this setting.
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 Strength On Surfaces numerical entry field
Enter precise numerical values for the Strength On Surfaces setting. This setting controls the strength of the Enviro Light effect specifically on surfaces, including terrain and objects. Default value is 1, higher values are multiples of the default.
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 Colour In Atmosphere numerical entry field
Enter precise numerical values for the Luminance value of the Colour In Atmosphere setting. Normal values range 0-1, with 1 being brightest. Note that the Set Colour button to the right allows you to control hue and saturation as well and is a more easy visual way to set a specific color.
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 Node Name
Set the name of the node here. Nodes must have unique names.
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 Strength In Atmosphere numerical entry field
Enter precise numerical values for the Strength In Atmosphere setting. This setting controls the strength of the Enviro Light specifically in the atmosphere, including clouds. Default value is 1, higher values are multiples of the default.
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 Enviro Light Mode drop down
Click to access a list of available modes for the Enviro Light. Global Illumination is the default and provides the most realistic lighting in normal sitautions. Ambient Occlusion is an alternative method.
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 Set Colour button
Click to bring up a color palette where you can visually select a color for the Enviro Light effect in the atmosphere.
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 Stay Open button
Click to set this node parameter window to stay open for this session. When enabled this button will be visibly depressed. Click again to disable.
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 Set Colour button
Click to bring up a color palette where you can visually select a color for the Enviro Light effect on surfaces.
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 Internal Network View button
Open the internal network of this node, if any.
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