Numerics

0 -> 1 355

2D Glow Noise 253

2D Noise

fog 250
glow 247

3D Placement

environment texture 106
solid texture 187

4.2.2 filter 489-491

4.2.2 Options 490

4.2.2 to Image 490

A

aa_level 560

Abort

Rendering Control 463

Abort render 432

Active

Multi-lister Delete 30

active

Render Stats 421

Active Effects 238

Active Objects

Quick Render 366

ADAPTIVE 400

Adaptive Maximum 400

Adaptive Minimum 400

Adaptive Subdiv 423

Add

Rendering Control 463, 465

Add a Path button 457

Add a Resource button 459

Add button

Camera Editor 345
File 153
Link Editor 234
Render Globals 417

adding

image planes 330

Age 220

Air Density 64

Air_density 120

ALIAS

depth file format 412
image file format 411

Alias file type 477

Alias Prefs

Rendering Control 465

ALIAS_PIX_SEARCHPATH 457

All

Multi-lister Delete 30
Multi-lister List 28

all

Render Stats 421

all button

Link Editor 234

Altitude 123

AltitudeMax 57

AltitudeMin 57

ambient light 268

Ambient Light Options 268

Ambient Parameters 268

Ambient Shade 268

AmbientShade 268

Amplitude

Fractal 161
Mountain 165
Noise 167
sCloud 209
sFractal 210
sMarble 212
Water 180

Amult

environment fog 56
texture 102

anamorphic lens 337

Angle of View 338, 339

Animated

environment turbulence 66
Fractal 161
Noise 167
volume light turbulence 275

animating

cameras 328
image planes 331
parameter settings 40

ANIMATION

Fast Render 386

Animation

Quick Render 370
Render Globals 397

Animation Output Filename Extensions 398

Animation Range From

Render Globals 397

Anti-aliasing Levels 401

Aoffset

environment fog 56
texture 102

Application 471

Apply Mapping 197

aquant 470

Arc 273

area light 269

Area Light Options 269

Area Parameters 269

Aspect Ratio Fit 341

Assign Shader 30

assigning shaders 72

Associated Jobs 462

Atmospheric Settings 120

Attenuate Transp. 410

Auto add Resource 461

auto button 234

Auto Exposure 59

Auto Focus 341

Auto Render Clip 335

AUTOFLY

Fast Render 386

AUTOMATIC 405

Availability 461

AVAILABLE

Current Resource 461
Job Scheduling 458

Available Resources 460

Average Deviation

Quantize 472

Avid Composer Formats 478

Azimuth 119

Azimuth/Elevation

spot light 261

azimuth/elevation

Fast Render 380
B

Back

Ball 113
Cube 117
environment 65

Backdrop 55

Background

environment 55
Quick Render 366, 369

background

Fast Render 381

Background Source

Fast Render 390

Ball Environment Parameters 110

BALL projection 192

Ball texture 108-113

BALL_GLOW

fog 242
glow 240
halo 241

Bartlet filter 407

batch rendering 440-444

BBox Status 405

Beere's law 410

Behavior 305

Bit depth 473

Black elimination 474

Blend 187

blend 560

Blend Factor 549

BLEND filter 152

Blend Offset 266

BLINN 74

Blob 296

Blob Lighting 295

Blob Map 296

Blob Noise 297

Blob Threshold 297

BLOBBY SURFACE 294

Blur

Sky sun 119
texture 102

Blur Effects 407

Blur Quality 298

Blurmult 102

Bluroffset 103

BOTH fields 412

Bottom

Ball 113
Cube 117

BOUNCE 307

Boundary 165

BOX

filter 152
shape 271

Branch Angle 308

Bright. Spread 159

Bulge texture 155

Bulge Texture Parameters 155

Bump 78

Buoyancy 300

By

4.2.2 490
Fast Render 387, 389
Gamma 484
Quantize 471
Render Globals 397

By Extension 399

By Frame

Convert 482
OMFI 477
Resize 488

By/Offset 350

C

Cache 152

Cache Size 407

Calculation Quality 123

Camera 334

Camera Editor 333

Camera Lock 334

CAMERA projection 193

Camera Properties 334

Camera Source 386

Camera Toggles 413

Camera/Window Properties 341

cameras 323-358

animating 328
Camera Editor 333
changing view 327
copying 327
creating 327
displaying icons 327
dollying 327
film back offsetting 328
image planes 325
orthographic 324
overview 324
parameters 334-344
perspective 324
selecting views to render 329
tracking 328
zooming 327

CAMP FIRE 289

CANDLE 290

Ceiling 65

Cell Color 215

Cell Size

Granite 218
Leather 215

Center

QuickRender/Record 364

Center_thresh 209

Center_u 221

Center_v 221

Checker texture 156

Checker Texture Parameters 156

Child Particles 308

chmod 446

Chord Length 147

Chroma Abber. 86

Chroma-Key 351

Chrome texture 114-116

CIGARETTE SMOKE 289

Clean Seams 197

Clear Auto add 465

ClippingNear/Far 342

Clone

Rendering Control 463

Cloth texture 157-159

Cloth Texture Parameters 158

CLOUD 294

cloud effects 206

Cloud Parameters 122

Cloud texture 122

Cloud_bright. 122

Cloud_samples 124

coefficient of friction 65

Col. Lightness

Convert 481

Collision Walls 64

Collisions

particle 307

Color

environment 55
light 227, 243
Multi-lister 27
particle 295
shader 77

Color Balance 101

color blending palette 44

Color Dot 288

Color Editor 41-49

color blending palette 44
color palette 45
current color palette 44
customizing 49
Drop button 45
editing colors 47
Grab button 44
opening 46
overview 42
Pick button 45
range fields 43
selecting colors 47
title bar 42
Undo button 44

color fields 37

Color Key 175

Color Line 288

Color Map 346

Color Outline 288

color palette

Color Editor 45

Color Remap 103

Color Spread 251

Color1

Checker 156
Granite 218
sCloud 208
sRock 213

Color2

Checker 156
Granite 218
sCloud 208
sRock 213

Color3 218

Colormap Options 473

Column 57

command line rendering 440-444

Common Parameters 243

Common Shader Parameters 77

Complement

Convert 481

Components

Link Editor 233

COMPOSER

depth file format 412

Composite Controls 549

Composite Rendering 403

Composite Rendering Options 403

Concentric 274

CONCENTRIC projection 193

Concentric Ring Location 221

Concentric Ripple Parameters 179

Cone End Radius 273

CONE shape 271

CONSTANT

blob lighting 295
fog 56

Contrast

Checker 156
Grid 163
sCloud 208
sMarble 212

Control Location 462

Control Options 462

Control Window 33-40

browse buttons 36
color fields 37
file name fields 36
Map buttons 37
menu fields 37
name fields 36
numeric fields 37
overview 34-38
parameter groups 38
parameters 35
title bar 35
toggle fields 36

control_location_path 446

Convert filter 479-482

Convert Mode 480

Convert Options 480

Convert Solid Tex 26

Convert to Pix 104

Convert to Smear 198

Copy

Multi-lister 25

Copy Parameters 26

copying

cameras 327
lights 20
parameter settings 39
shaders 20

Coverage 143

Coverage Threshold 403

Coverage XY 358

Crease Color 215

Creases

Granite 218
Leather 216

Create defaults 257

Create polygons 318

Create Preview Image 402

creating

cameras 327
environments 54
lights 20, 226
particle emitters 286
shaders 20
warps 315

Cube Environment Parameters 117

Cube texture 117

CUBIC projection 192

Curl 308

CURRENT

Fast Render 386

current color palette 44

Current Frame

Fast Render 384

Current Link 188

Current Links 234

Current Resource 460

Current Window

Modeler Wire 394

Curvature Threshold 423

Curve Threshold 400

CYLINDER shape 271

CYLINDRICAL projection 192

D

DAMP force 239

Decay

light 244
volume light 271

Decay Start 272

default

lighting 257

Define Extensions 456

Delete

Rendering Control 463, 465

Delete button

Camera Editor 345
File 153
Render Globals 417

Delete menu

Multi-lister 29

deleting

image planes 330
lights 21
shaders 21
textures 21

Density

Granite 218
Leather 215
particle 296
shader 88
Sky clouds 122

Density Map 57

Depth

Chrome grid 116
Chrome lights 115

Depth Format 412

Depth Line Scale 550

Depth Maps in Memory 410

Depth Max 555

Depth Min 555

Depth Min Max 547

Depth of Field 340

Depth toggle 414

Depth Type 353

Depth_decay 205

depth_line_scale 560

Depth_mult

Chrome grid 116
Chrome lights 115

Depth_offset

Chrome grid 116
Chrome lights 115

DIE 307

Diffuse 75

Diffusion

particle 305
sMarble 212
sRock 213

Diffusion Rate 306

Digital Properties 342

Direct Render 371-373

Direct Rendering Options 372

Direction

Fast Render 384

Direction Vectors 274

Directional

volume light direction vectors 274
volume light turbulence 275

directional light 267

Directional Light Options 267

Directionality 273

Disk Cache Limit 407

Disp button 138

Displacement 78

Display editor 202

Display Method

particles 288

Display Mode

image planes 346

Display Mode menu 144

displaying

camera icons 327
light icons 228
particles 287
Texture Placement Objects 98
warped surfaces 317

DisplayTgls menu

ObjectToggles
Lights 228
Render Toggles
Particles 286
Warps 317

Distributed render 447

distributed rendering 445-465

aborting a job 450
adding a resource 448
assigning a resource 448
creating a job 447
menus 463-465
monitoring rendering 450
parameters 453-462
removing a resource 449
rendering a job 449
viewing renders 450

Dither

Quantize 472

Do Composite 552

dolly

Fast Render 380

dollying cameras 327

Dot particle display 288

Double Sided 422

Drag Coeff 89

drag coefficient 89

DRAG force 239

Drag Line 144

Draw snap box 202

Drop button

Color Editor 45

Drop_size 180

Dropoff

spot light 260
volume light 273

Dropoff Start 273

Dust_density 120

dynamics 281-309

environment forces 283
force objects 283
forces 282
geometry objects 282
objects 282
particles 282

Dynamics Globals 64

Dynamics Properties 88

E

Eccentricity

shader 77
shader glow 60
shader halo 62

Edge Blend 175

Edge Quality 262

Edge Rolloff Parameters 208

Edge_thresh 209

Edit

Multi-lister 27

Edit menu

Multi-lister 25

editing

colors 47
environments 21
lights 21
shaders 21
textures 21

Editor Update Time 462

Effects

Projection 198
texture 103

Elasticity

environment 65
particle 300
shader 88

Elevation

Ball 111
Sky 119

EMIT 291

Emit Particles

light 243
shader 82

EMIT_XFORMED 291

emitters, particle 286

End

Fast Render 387
Quantize 471
Render Globals 397

End Frame

particles 293

Environment Browse 24

environment textures 105-125

Ball 108-113
Chrome 114-116
Cube 117
parameters 106
positioning 98
Sky 118-124
Sphere 125
types 107-125

environments 53-68

creating 54
editing 21
editor 33
loading 22
parameters 55-68
saving 22
selecting 18
textures 105-125

EVEN fields 412

EVEN FIRST 412

Exclusive Link 244

Exit

Rendering Options 436

EXPONENTIAL

fog 242
glow 240
halo 241

Extension padding 399

Extension Size 456

Extension size

Quantize 471

Extract 481

Eye

Fast Render 383

Eye Offset 343

Eyespace 111

F

Far Clip

Fast Render 383

Fast

Quick Render 369

Fast Render 374-390

batch mode 376
control window 376
Playback Control 385
saving FR files 375
Stage Editor 390
Turntable Control 384
View Options 382
window 379

fastrender 376

FBD device 364

FIDO image file format 411

Field Size 355

Fields

image plane 354
Render Globals 412

FILE

Fast Render 377

File

image plane mask 351

File Extension

OMFI 478

File menu

Edit SDL 437
Export
SDL 437
Fast Render 380
Multi-lister 23

File texture 151-154

converting solid texture to 184

File Texture Parameters 151

Filename

particle 292

Fill Color

Render Globals 417
shader 87

Filled 346

Filler Color 218

Filler_color

Grid 162
sMarble 211
sWood 219

Film Aspect 337

Film Back 336, 337

Film Back Properties 335

Film Grain 63

Film Offset 336

Filter

environment 63
File 152

filters 469-491

4.2.2 489-491
Convert 479-482
Gamma 483-485
OMFI 475-478
Quantize 470-474
Resize 486-488

Fit

QuickRender/Record 364
Texture Placement 144

flame effects 207

Flare Color 251

Flat Shading 367, 369

Flip 125

Flipbook

Rendering Control 465

Floor 65

Floor Parameters

Chrome 115
Sky 121

Floor_color 116

Floor_samples 124

Floor_texture 121

Floyd/Steinberg dither 472

Focal Distance 341

Focal Length 338, 339

Focus 251

Fog

environment 55
light 241

Fog Color

environment 56
light 249

Fog Depth 56

Fog Illumination 249

Fog samples 263

Fog Type 56

Fold Angle Max 554

Fold Angle Min 554

Fold Angle Min Max 545

Force 239

Force Intens. 244

Forces

Multi-lister List 28

forces 282

environment forces 283
force objects 283

Format 411

fov 560

Fractal texture 160-161

Fractal Texture Parameters 160

Frame

Fast Render 386
image plane 349

Frame By

Render Globals 397

Frame End

Render Globals 397

Frame exten. 152

Frame Options

Quantize 471

Frame Start

Render Globals 397

Frame Type

image plane image 348
image plane mask 352

Frames per second 418

Frames Total/Done 454

Frames/Rev

Fast Render 384

Freeze Transform 142

Freq. Hue 173

Freq. Sat 173

Freq. Val 173

Frequency

Water ripples 180
Water waves 179

Friction

particle 300
shader 89

From 222

4.2.2 490
Gamma 484

From Frame

Convert 482
OMFI 477
Resize 488

FROM SELECTED DAGS 202

Front

Ball 113
Cube 117
environment 65

F-Stop 340

FULL 405

Full Render

Quick Render 369

Full Shaded 288

G

Gamma Correction 413

Gamma filter 483-485

Gamma Options 484

Gap Color 158

GAS 292

GAUSS filter 152

Generation

particle 302

Geometry

Fast Render 377

Geometry Source 409

Geometry Visible 390

GLOBAL

Render Globals 397, 398

Global Depth 547

Global Fold Angle 545

Global Quality Level 398

Global Quality Parameters 399

Global Quick Rendering Parameters 368

Global Rendering Parameters 396-418

global_thickness 561

Glow

light 240, 246
shader 60, 82

Glow Color

light 246
shader 60

glow effects 208

Glow Intens. 82

Glow Intensity 298

Glow Pass 370

Glow Type 58

Glows

Multi-lister List 29

Go

Rendering Options 436

Grab button

Color Editor 44

Grain Parameters 220

Grain_color 220

Grain_contrast 220

Grain_size 213

Grain_spacing 221

Granite texture 217-218

Granite Texture Parameters 217

Granularity

environment turbulence 68
volume light turbulence 276

GRAVITY force 240

Gravity, environment 64

Grid buttons 138

Grid Cache 404

Grid Placement 116

Grid texture 162-163

Grid Texture Parameters 162

Grid_color 116

Group_velocity 181

Gry. Lightness

Convert 481
H

HAIR 292

Hair Leng. Max 300

Hair Leng. Min 300

Hair Leng.Map 301

Hair Segments 301

Hair Stiffness 301

Halo

light 241, 248
shader 61

Halo Color

light 248
shader 61

Halo Type 59

Halo_bright. 119

Halo_Size 123

HARRY image file format 411

Has_floor 121

Hexagon 252

Hidden Line Parms 398

hidden line rendering 428

Hidden Line Rendering Parameters

Render Globals 417
shader 87

HiddenLine

Rendering Control 465

Hide Source 82

High Res. 145

Hit Method 307

Horizon_color 116

Horizontal 252

Host

Render 434

Host Name 461

Hostname

Render 434

HSV Color Key 175

HSV Color Noise 172

Hue

Convert 481

Hue Range

image plane 352
Stencil 176
I

Ignore Film Gate 413

ILLUMINATED 295

Image

Ball 110
File 151
image plane 348
image plane mask 351
Stencil 174

Image Compression

OMFI 477

Image Creation 435

Image File 348

Image File Output

Fast Render 388
Render Globals 411

Image File Resize Parameters 487

Image Grid 464

Image Placement 353

Image Plane Parameters 346

Image Planes 345

image planes

adding 330
animating 331
deleting 330
masking 332
overview 325
parameters 346
positioning 332
sizing 332

Image Space 354

Image to 4.2.2 490

Image to OMFI 476

Image toggle 414

Image XY Ratio Lock

Camera Editor 358
Render Globals 414

Incandescence

particle 295
shader 77

Inclination 111

Input

Fast Render 377
Quantize 473

Input Image

Gamma 484
OMFI 477
Resize 487

Input Image Type

Resize 487

Input Images

4.2.2 490
Convert 481

Input Paths 456

Intensity

environment turbulence 66
light 243
light fog 249
light glow 247
light halo 248
light lens flare 251
master lighting 63
Ramp 171
shader glow 60
shader halo 61
texture 101
volume light turbulence 275

INTERACTIVE

Fast Render 377

InterObj Tolerance 554

Interpolation 170

Invert 103

Invert Mask 351

Invis. Obj. Cast Shadows 410

Invoking User Login 454

J

Jitter

Render Globals 402

Job Maint menu 463

Job Name 453

Job Options 454

Job Scheduling 457

Job Scheduling Chart 458

Job Status 453

Jobs 453

jot text editor 439

JPEG id 478

K

Keep Non Glowed Image 410

Keep Uncomposited 551

Key Color 352

Key Masking 175

Keyframe frame type 348

L

Label Mapping 148

label mapping 128

label masking 130

chroma key 131
file 130

LAMBERT 74

Layer Shaders 31

Layer_size 220

LAYERED fog 56

Layered Fog Parameters 57

layering shaders 72

Layout

OMFI 478

Leading Lines 478

Leather texture 214-216

Leather Texture Parameters 215

Left

Ball 113
Cube 117
environment 65

Length 252

lens

anamorphic 337

Lens Flare

light 243, 250
shader halo 62

LENS FLARE halo 241

Lens Properties 338

Level_max

Fractal 161
Mountain 166
solid texture 186

Level_min

Fractal 161
solid texture 186

Lifespan Max 304

Lifespan Min 304

Light 238

Light Browse 23

Light Color 64

light options 227

Light Placement 115

Light Radius 244

Light Type 238

Light Type Parameters 244

Light_color 114

Lighting menu 381

Lights 28

Multi-lister Delete 30
Multi-lister List 28

lights 225-277

ambient 268
area 269
copying 20
creating 20, 226
default 257
deleting 21
directional 267
displaying icons 228
editing 21
editor 33
icons 228
linear 277
Link Editor 233-235
linking 229-232
loading 22
options 227
parameters 237-254
point 258
saving 22
selecting 18
spot 259-266
Toggle Light Options 228
types 255-277
unlinking 232
volume 270-276

LIGHTSOURCE 74

Line Color 417, 553

Line Composite Files 552

Line Creation Controls 544

line files 560

Line Illumination 553

Line Only 144

Line particle display 288

line render 556

Line Thickness 553

Line_color 162

LINEAR

fog 241
glow 240
halo 241

linear light 277

Linear Light Options 277

Linear Parameters 277

Linear Wave Parameters 177

Lines Between Objs 549

Link button 235

Link Editor 233-235

Components 233
Current Links 234
opening 233
Picklist 234

Link Lights 32

Link with Obj. 188

Linked Lights

Multi-lister List 29

linking lights 229-232

List menu 28

List Mode menu 421

List Objects 32

loading

environments 22
lights 22
shaders 22
textures 22

Location

Render 434

Lock Source Window 366

LOCKED 461

Look At

camera 335

Lookat

Texture Placement 144

LOOP

Fast Render 388

Luminance

Convert 480
M

MAGNET force 239

Magnet snap to B-box 202

Make global 201

Map buttons 37

mapping

textures 100

Mask

image plane 350
Stencil 174

Mask File 351

Mask toggle 414

Mask Type 351

masking

image planes 332
labels 130
Stencil 130

Mass

particle 300

Master Lighting Control 63

Matte Filename 456

Matte Transp. 81

Max

Fast Render 387

Max Angle

Fast Render 383

Max Frames 461

Max Shadows Levels 403

Max Size 251

Max/Min Fog Parameters 58

MAX_MIN fog 56

Maximize

Convert 481

Maximum

Render Globals 401

Maximum Reflections 402

Maximum Refractions 403

Maximum Subdiv 423

MB Shading Samples 424

MB Texture Samples 424

Memory Options 404

Min

Fast Render 387

Min Depth 265

Min Distance 58

Min Line Size 550

Min Size 251

Min Width

Fast Render 389

Min, Hair Leng. 300

MIN/MAX

Render Globals 397

min_line_size 560

Minimize

Convert 481

Minimum

Render Globals 401

Minimum Subdiv 423

Mirror 147

Miscellaneous 409

Mix Ratio 218

Mix_ratio 213

Mode

4.2.2 490
Modeler Wire 394
OMFI 476

model lighting 381

model shading 381

Model View menu 145

MODELER 409

Modeler Wire Render 393-394

Modified F/S dither 472

Modify Extensions 399

Motion Blur

Camera Editor 344
Render Globals 408

Motion Blurred 424

Motion Type 292

Mountain texture 164-166

Mountain Texture Parameters 165

Move

Texture Placement 140

Multi-lister 9-32

changing display 17
menus 23-32
opening 16
overview 10-15
swatches 11
title bar 10

Multipliers

Gamma 484
N

Name

camera 334
image plane 346

name

Render Stats 421

Near Clip

Fast Render 383

New Light 25

New Shader 25

No Transp. in Depth 409

Noise 171

Noise aspect 298

Noise Freq 298

Noise Freq.

light glow 253
Ramp 172
shader glow 62

Noise Hue 172

Noise Parameters

Projection 194
sCloud 209
sMarble 212
sWood 221

Noise Sat 172

Noise texture 167

Noise Texture Parameters 167

Noise Val 172

none button

Link Editor 234

Non-excl Lights 29

NORMAL 290

Normalize

particle 304

Normalize Seams 197

nothing

Render Stats 421

Nth ROOT 406

Num Children 308

Num Circles 251

Num Processors

Direct Render 373
Render 434
Rendering Control 461

numlines 561

Numwaves 178

O

Obj button 139

OBJECT 202

Object Rendering Parameters 422-425

Object Warping 319

objects

dynamic 282

Objects palette

Lights 256
Point 227
Warp 315

ODD fields 412

ODD FIRST 412

Offset

camera window 342
image plane 349
Texture Placement 144

Offset XY 358

OMFI filter 475-478

OMFI Options 476

OMFI Sliders 478

OMFI to Image 476

On Turntable

Fast Render 390

ONCE

Fast Render 388

Opacity

light fog 250
light glow 248
shader glow 61

opacity 560

Opacity Depth 81

opening

Camera Editor 333
Color Editor 46
Link Editor 233

Opposite 422

optimization 495-503

Options menu

Fast Render 382
Quick Render 366

Origin (X) 385

Origin (Y) 385

Origin (Z) 385

Origin XY 356

orthographic camera 324

OSCILLATE

Fast Render 388

Other Options 474

Outline

image plane 346
particle 288

Output

Fast Render 377
Quantize 473

Output Controls 550

Output Format

Convert 482

Output Image 369

Output Image Size

Resize 487

Output Mattes 455

Output Paths 455

Output to Pix

Fast Render 388

Output Type

Convert 481

Overlay 103

Oversample 549

P

Parallel Offset 343

parameters

animating settings 40
camera 334-344
Control Window 35
copying settings 39
distributed rendering 453-462
environment 55-68
environment texture 106
groups 38
image plane 346
light 237-254
particle 289-309
rendering 395-425
rendering control 453-462
shader 74-89
solid texture 186-188
surface texture 146-148
texture 101-104
warp 319-320

Parent Color 296

PARTIAL 405

Particle Emission 289

Particle Properties 299

Particle Rendering Parameters 418

Particles

Multi-lister List 29
Quick Render 369

particles 282, 285-309

creating particle emitters 286
displaying 287
parameters 289-309
previewing 286

Particles/Sec 302

PAUSE 458

Pause Job 457

Penumbra 260

PER OBJECT

Render Globals 398

Per Object Images 153

PER TEXTURE 407

Persistence

environment turbulence 66
Quick Render 370
volume light turbulence 275

Persp Gain

Fast Render 383

perspective camera 324

Perspective Depth Controls 550

Perspective Gain 335

Phase_velocity 181

PHONG 74

Photo Effects 63

Pick button

Color Editor 45
Texture Placement 138

Pick Objects 32

pick selected rows

Render Stats 422

Picked

Multi-lister List 29

Picklist

Link Editor 234

Picture 145

Pix File Backdrop 55

Pix Filename 456

Pix Filename Extension

Fast Render 389

Pix Sequence 222

Pixel Aspect Ratio 415

PIXEL_RES 319

PLANAR projection 192

Plane Size XY 357, 358

Plane Tran XY 357

planes

image planes 325

playback

Fast Render 382

Playback Controls

Fast Render 386

Plug-in Manager

loading PowerToon 532

point light 258

Point Light Options 258

Point Parameters 258

Polyset Surface (U,V) Definition 195

POP RRFR button 379

Position

camera 335
Ramp 171

positioning

environment textures 98
image planes 332
solid textures 98
surface textures 132

Positive Key 175

Post Adjacent 408

Post Center 408

Post Diagonal 408

Post Filter 407

Power 123

Powercast

Rendering Control 465

powercaster 440

powercasting 429

PowerToon 529-562

Editor 543
shader parameters 553
workflow 533

PowerToon Editor 543

PowerToon Shader Edge Parameters 553

PowerToon Shader Thresholds 554

Powertrace

Rendering Control 465

powertracer 440

powertracing 429

Predefined Film Backs 336

Predefined Image Resolutions 389

Predefined Resolutions 416

Presets 289

Preview Control Panel 386

preview rendering 361-394

previewing

particles 286

Priority 454

Processors

Direct Render 373
Render 434

Project to UV - Apply Mapping 197

Projection 192

Projection Geometry 112

Projection Options 201

Projection texture 191-203

Projection Texture Parameters 192

projection tools 201

Q

Q Value 478

Qk Render 145

QUADRATIC filter 152

Quality

Quick Render 368
shader glow 59

Quality Type 398

Quantization Options 472

Quantize filter 470-474

Quantize Options 470

QUARTIC filter 152

Quick Render 362-370

Multi-lister 31
recording to video 364
spot light view 262
using 363
window 365

Quick Render Options 368

QuickRender/Record 364

quit

Fast Render 380
R

Radial 274

Radial Effects 62

Radial Glow Effects 252

Radial Noise

light fog 249
light glow 247
shader glow 61
shader halo 62

RAINBOW glow 240

Ramp 170

Ramp Color 171

Ramp texture 168-173

Ramp Texture Parameters 169

Ramp Type 170

Randomization 309

Randomness

Cloth 158
Granite 218
Leather 215
sWood 220

range fields 43

Ratio

Fractal 161
Projection 195
sCloud 209
sFractal 210
sMarble 212
sWood 221

Ray Tracer Soft Shadows 245

Raycast

Rendering Control 465

raycasting 428

Raytrace

Rendering Control 465

Raytrace Effects 85

Raytrace Parameters 83

raytracer 440

raytracing 428

Raytracing Maximum Limits 402

Raytracing Memory Options 404

Read button 349

Real_floor 116

ReallyReallyFastRender window 379

Record

Quick Render 370

Recursion Depth

Mountain 166
solid texture 186

Reduced Samples 402

reducing

surface texture distortion 128

Refl. Backgnd 76

Reflect 112

Reflect Limit 83

Reflect Only 424

Reflect_bound. 182

Reflection 76

reflection

Fast Render 381

reflection mapping 73

Reflectivity 76

Refrac Jitter 86

Refrac Samples 87

Refract Index 83

Refract Limit 84

Regular frame type 348

Remove a Path button 457

Remove a Resource button 459

Remove button

Link Editor 234

Render 427-444

Quick Render 368
Render Globals 396
Sketch Render 392

Render Control 366

Render Globals 396

Quick Render 366

Render menu

Direct Render 371
Distributed render 447
Fast render 374
Filters 469
for Rendering Control window 465
Globals 396
Modeler Wire 393
PowerToon choices 529
PowerToon Editor 543
PowerToon Export SDL 532
PowerToon Render 532
Quick Render 362
Render 430
Sketch Render 391

Render Model Wire Options 394

Render Parameters 293

Render Stats 419-422

Render Type 294

renderer 440

Renderer Type

Direct Render 373
Render 433

rendering 361-465

batch 440-444
command line 440-444
control 445-465
Direct Render 371-373
distributed 445-465
Fast Render 374-390
line 556
Modeler Wire 393-394
optimization 495-503
parameters 395-425
PowerToon 556
preview 361-394
Quick Render 362-370
Render 427-444
SDL files 437-439
Sketch Render 391-392
stand-alone 440-444
troubleshooting 505-526

Rendering Control window 447, 452

menus 463-??

Rendering Control windows

menus ??-465

Rendering Log 458

Rendering Options 433

Repeat

Fast Render 388
Texture Placement 144

Reset

Rendering Control 463
Rendering Options 436
Texture Placement 144

reset

Fast Render 380

Resize filter 486-488

Resize menu 365

Resolution

spot light shadow 262

resource 460

Resource List 459

Resource Maint menu 465

Resource Name 461

Resource Scheduling Chart 461

retrieve

Fast Render 380

Rgb

image plane 346

RGB Mult 347

RGB Offset 347

Rgbmult 101

Rgboffset 101

Right

Ball 113
Cube 117
environment 65

RIM HALO halo 241

Ripple Center 180

Ripple Reflections 182

Ripple Wavelets 181

Ripple_time 180

RLA image file format 411

rndctl 447

Rock 165

Rock_color 165

ROCKET THRUST 290

Rotate

surface texture 146
Texture Placement 141, 144

Rotation

light glow 252
shader glow 62

Rotation Axis

Fast Render 384

Roughness

environment turbulence 67
volume light turbulence 276

Roughness of Features 165

RRFR

Playback Control 385
Stage Editor 390
Turntable Control 384
View Options 382
window 379

RUNUP 291

S

Sample Size 320

Sat Range

image plane 352
Stencil 176

Sat, Freq. 173

Sat, Noise 172

Saturation

Convert 480

Save

Multi-lister 24
Rendering Options 436

Save as

Multi-lister 24

Save Geometry

Quick Render 367

Save OUT Files 456

Save to Image 366

saving

environments 22
Fast Render files 375
lights 22
shaders 22
textures 22

Scale

Texture Placement 141

Scaling Factor 340

sCloud texture 206-209

sCloud Texture Parameters 208

Screen 354

SDL

exporting for PowerToon 532

SDL FILE 409

Sdl Filename 454

SDL files 437-439

editing 438
exporting 437

Select all button

Link Editor 234

select all rows

Render Stats 422

Select menu 422

Select none button

Link Editor 234

selecting

colors 47
environments 18
lights 18
shaders 18
textures 18

SELECTION LIST 202

Self Shadow Correction 263

SELF_SHADOWING 295

Sequence 55

Set Pivot 142

SET TOP LEVEL 406

Set Vertex 142

sFractal texture 210

sFractal Texture Parameters 210

SGI image file format 411

Shaded Wire 145

Shader Browse 23

Shader Monitor 367

Shader Name 74

ShaderGlow 58

Shaders

Multi-lister Delete 30
Multi-lister List 28

shaders 71-89

assigning 72
copying 20
creating 20
deleting 21
editing 21
editor 33
layering 72
loading 22
parameters 74-89
reflection mapping 73
saving 22
selecting 18

Shading Frequency 370

Shading Map 79

Shading menu 30

Shading Model 74

Shading Parameters 75

Shadow Casting 262

Shadow Color 245

Shadow Limit 85

Shadow Parameters 245

Shadow Pass 369

Shadow Samples 246

Shadows

light 238
Render Stats 423

Shape 271

Shear_u 125

Shear_v 125

Shinyness 76

Show Particles 418

Show Penumbra 261

Show render 431

Show Spread 261

SHOWROOM 405

Shutter Angle 408

Simulation substeps 418

Size

particle 299
Sky sun 119

Size - X, Y 488

Size From Globals 365

Size From Window 365

Size XY 356

sizing

image planes 332

Skeletons 409

Sketch Render 391-392

Sketch Rendering Options 392

Sky Environment Parameters 118

Sky Parameters 114

Sky texture 118-124

Sky_bright. 120

Sky_color 114

Sky_radius

Ball 113
Sky 121

Sky_samples 124

Sky_thickness 121

sMarble texture 211-212

sMarble Texture Parameters 211

Smear 141

Smear Map 104

SMOKE 289

Smooth Shading 424

Smoothness 179

Snap button 138

Snap to camera 202

Snow 165

Snow Levels 166

Snow texture 204-205

Snow Texture Parameters 204

Snow_alt. 166

Snow_color

Mountain 165
Snow 204

Snow_dropoff 166

Snow_max_slope 166

Soft Shadows 245

Soft_edges 208

SOLID 292

Solid Noise Frequencies

Projection 195
solid texture 186

solid textures 183-222

converting to File texture 184
Granite 217-218
Leather 214-216
parameters 186-188
positioning 98
Projection 191-203
sCloud 206-209
sFractal 210
sMarble 211-212
Snow 204-205
sRock 213
sWood 219-221
types 189-222
Volume 222

Sort By menu 421

Source Texture 194

Source texture 125

Space Resolution

environment turbulence 67
volume light turbulence 276

Spec. Rolloff 77

Special Effects 78

SPECTRAL glow 240

Specular

light 271
shader 75

Speed

particle 303

Speed Decay 304

Speed Range 303

Sphere Environment Parameters 125

SPHERE shape 271

Sphere texture 125

SPHERICAL projection 192

SPLIT 307

Split Time 308

Split Vel. Min 307

SPLIT_SKIM 307

spot light 259-266

Spot Light Options 259

Spot Parameters 260

Spot View 261

Spotlight Depth Maps 410

Spottyness

Granite 218
Leather 215

Spread

environment turbulence 66
light fog 249
light glow 247
light halo 248
shader glow 60
shader halo 62
spot light 260
volume light turbulence 275

Spread_rate 181

Spread_start 181

Squeeze Ratio 337

sRock texture 213

sRock Texture Parameters 213

stage edit

Fast Render 382

Stage Editor

Fast Render 390

Stage Names

Fast Render 390

Stages

Fast Render 377

Stagger

Projection 195
surface texture 147

stand-alone renderers 440-444

Standard Sizes

Resize 488

Star Level

light glow 247
shader glow 61
shader halo 62

Star Points

light glow 253
shader glow 63

Start

Fast Render 387, 389
Quantize 471

START button

Fast Render 385

Start Extension 399

Start Frame

particles 293

Start/End 350

Start/End/By 454

STEAM 289

Stencil texture 174-176

Stencil Texture Parameters 174

Stereo View 343

STOP button

Fast Render 385

Store TIFF 474

Sub_frequency 179

Subdivide Recursion 404

Subdivision

Quick Render 369

Subdivision Type

Render Globals 400

Sun Parameters 119

Sun_bright. 119

Sunset_bright. 122

supertexture 153

Surf Shading 297

surf texture 381

Surface Placement 146

surface textures 127-182

2D mapping 134
3D mapping 132
Bulge 155
Checker 156
chroma key masking 131
Cloth 157-159
File 151-154
file masking 130
Fractal 160-161
Grid 162-163
label mapping 128
label masking 130
Mountain 164-166
Noise 167
parameters 146-148
positioning 132
Ramp 168-173
reducing distortion 128
Stencil 174-176
Texture Placement 137-145
types 149-182
using 128-136
Water 177-182

Surface Width 86

Surface_color 204

surfaces

assigning shaders 72
layering shaders 72

sWood texture 219-221

sWood Texture Parameters 219

T

tasks button 464

Test Render 435

Test Resolution 435

Texturable Values 95

Texture Browse 23

Texture Caching 406

Texture Caching Memory Options 406

Texture Map 28

Texture menu 381

Texture Node

environment texture 106
solid texture 187

Texture Placement Objects 96-99

Texture Placement window 137-145

Disp button 138
Display Mode menu 144
Grid buttons 138
Model View menu 145
Obj button 139
Pick buttons 138
Snap button 138
TVert button 139
vertex flipping hot keys 143
Vertex menu 140-143
Xform menu 143

Texture Procedures window 94-95

Texture Space Editor 137

Textures

Quick Render 370
Render Globals 409

textures 93-222

deleting 21
editing 21
editor 33
environment 105-125
loading 22
mapping 100
parameters 101-104
saving 22
selecting 18
solid 183-222
super 153
surface 127-182

tgl grid 382

tgl groups 421

Tgl Persistence 366

Tgl Shader Clred 32

Thick Lines

Modeler Wire 394

THICK_CLOUD 294

Thickness 205

Thickness Scale 549

thickness_scale 560

thickthin_max 561

thickthin_min 561

THIN GAS 294

Thin Lines

Modeler Wire 394

Threshold

Fractal 161
Granite 218
image plane mask 353
Leather 215
light 253
Noise 167
Render Globals 401
sFractal 210
shader glow 59
Sky clouds 122
Snow 205
Stencil 176

TIFF image file format 411

TIFF16 image file format 411

Time

Fractal 161
Noise 167

Time Random 304

Time Resolution

environment turbulence 67
volume light turbulence 276

TIME SLIDER

Render Globals 397

TimeCode/Frame 364

To 222

4.2.2 490
Gamma 484

To Frame

Convert 482
OMFI 477
Resize 488

Toggle Lights Options 228

Toggle Particle Options 287

Toggle Textures Options 99

Toggle Type

light 228
particles 288
texture 99

Toggle U 145

Toggle V 145

Top

Ball 113
Cube 117

TORCH 290

Torus Radius 273

TORUS shape 271

Total_bright. 118

Track

spot light 261

track

Fast Render 380

tracking cameras 328

Trailing Lines 478

TRANSFORMED 291

Transl. Depth 80

Translate

Texture Placement 143

Translucence

particle 296
shader 79

Transp. Depth 86

Transp. Shade 86

Transp_range 209

Transparency

particle 295
shader 78

Transparency % 410

TRIANGLE_RES 319

TRIPLANAR projection 192

troubleshooting 505-526

TUBE 294

tumble

Fast Render 380

Tumble Center

Fast Render 383

Turbo Assist 367, 370

Turbulence Table

environment 67
volume light 275

Turbulence(noise)

environment 66
volume light 274

turntable

Fast Render 382
RRFR Turntable Control 384

TVert button 139

Twist

camera 335

twist

Fast Render 380

Two Tone

Convert 481

type

Render Stats 421
U

U Bend 304

U Division

Render Globals 400

U Patch Lines

Render Globals 417
shader 88

U Thread Width 158

U ThreadColor 158

U Wave 158

U_origin 181

Ucoverage 148

Umax 182

Umin 182

Undo

Multi-lister 28
Texture Placement 143

Undo button

Color Editor 44

UNIFORM 400

Uniform scale 202

Uniform Subdiv 423

Uniform U 424

Uniform V 424

Unlink button 235

Unlink Lights 32

Unused Shaders

Multi-lister Delete 30

Uoffset

light glow 254
surface texture 147

Up

camera 335
Fast Render 383
spot light 261

UPDATE button

Fast Render 378

update button

Image Grid 464
Link Editor 235

Update Time mm

ss 462

Urepeat 146

Uscale 254

Use Back Color 81

Use Depth Map 263

Use Extension 151

Use File 290

Use Fill Color

Render Globals 417
shader 87

use max/min button

Fast Render 387

Use Refl. Map 87

USE SCHEDULE

Current Resource 461
Job Scheduling 458

Use Shadow Map 246

use start/end button

Fast Render 387

use_global_depth_scale 560

use_global_thickness 561

use_old_shadow_map_algorithm 265

User Defined Output Paths 455

User Edit Rate 477

User Focal Length 339

User F-Stop 340

Utranslate 148

Uwave 171

Uwidth

Bulge 155
Grid 163

Uwrap 148

V

V Bend 304

V Divisions

Render Globals 400

V Patch Lines

Render Globals 417
shader 88

V Thread Width 158

V ThreadColor 158

V Wave 158

V_origin 181

Val Range

image plane 353
Stencil 176

Val, Freq. 173

Val, Noise 172

Value Noise 172

Variability

environment turbulence 67
volume light turbulence 276

Vcoverage 148

Vein_color

sMarble 211
sWood 219

Vein_spread 220

Vein_width 212

Verbose 474

vertex flipping hot keys

Texture Placement 143

Vertex menu 140-143

Vertical 252

Video Mode 477

View

Fast Render 383

view options

Fast Render 381

Views menu

Fast Render 380

Vmax 182

Vmin 182

Voffset

light glow 254
surface texture 147

volume light 270-276

Volume Light Options 270

Volume Parameters 222, 271

Volume texture 222

voxel 193, 404

Voxel Resolution 405

Vrepeat 146

Vscale 254

VTR device 364

Vtranslate 148

Vwave 171

Vwidth

Bulge 155
Grid 163

Vwrap 148

W

Wall Friction 65

Warp Intens. 319

Warp Objects 319

Warp Steps 320

warp tools 315

Warps

Multi-lister List 29

warps 311-320

converting surface to polygons 318
creating 315
displaying warped surfaces 317
parameters 319-320

Water texture 177-182

Water Texture Parameters 177

Wave Frequencies 178

Wave_Amplitude 178

Wave_time 178

Wave_velocity 178

Width

Chrome grid 116
Chrome lights 115

Width Spread 159

Width_mult

Chrome grid 116
Chrome lights 115

Width_offset

Chrome grid 116
Chrome lights 115

Wind Direction 179

WIND force 240

Wind_u 179

Wind_v 179

Window Source

Fast Render 390

Windows menu

Edit
Cameras 333
Light links 233
Multi-lister 10

Wireframe 145

World 355

World Point

Fast Render 383

Worldspace 147

Wrap 187

Wrap Horiz 358

Wrap menu

Texture Placement window
Wrap menu 145

Wrap Vert 358

Write SDL per frame 435

Wrl Active 465

X

X Resolution

Fast Render 388
Render Globals 414

Xamplitude

Projection 195
sWood 221

Xform menu 143

Xripples

Projection 195
solid texture 186
Y

Y Resolution

Fast Render 388
Render Globals 414

Yamplitude

Projection 195
sWood 221

Yaw/Pitch

spot light 261

yaw/pitch

Fast Render 380

Yripples

Projection 195
solid texture 186
Z

Zenith_color 114

Zoom

Fast Render 383

zooming cameras 327

Zripples

Projection 195
solid texture 186




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