Autodesk 495B1-05A111-1301 - 3ds Max Design 2010, User Manual

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NOTE The Bilinear Ramp tool's Fill, Lower Right, Lower Left, Upper Right, Upper
Left, and Center X and Center Y parameters are animatable by setting keyframes
or using expressions—see
Setting Keys Manually on page 676 and Validating and
Applying the Expression String on page 729.
Checkerboard Tool
The Checkerboard tool lets you create images with a variety of properties and
in several formats. The Checkerboard tool is comprised of three sets of color
channel value fields and X and Y Period fields. One set of values is for
generating the fill color, and two sets are for generating X and Y colors residing
in the region of definition (ROD). The fill color is defined as those pixels
residing outside the ROD. Two other controls let you adjust the size and look
of the checkerboard in the X and Y directions.
To create an image using the Checkerboard tool:
1 Drag the Checkerboard tool from the Tools tab to the dependency graph
in the Schematic view and attach it to the Output node.
The Checkerboard tool UI appears.
2 Apply image properties—see Setting Image Generation Properties and
Formats on page 420.
3 Adjust the Fill, Color values, and Period values by dragging inside the
value fields.
NOTE You may also type values directly into the value fields and press Enter .
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