Autodesk LIGHTSCAPE, Manual

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Lightscape
3.
Set the Brightness, Contrast, Ambient, and Lu-
minaire Icon Size options as required by using the
sliders, or by entering values directly in the corre-
sponding boxes.
4.
Click OK.
Setting Units Properties
Use the Units properties to determine the default
units to work with in the model. The current length
units are displayed on the status bar.
Length
Use this option to specify the units of length used in
the model. You can choose either millimeters, centi-
meters, meters, kilometers, inches, feet, or miles.
Note: Changing the units does not change the size
of the model. For example, a surface that is 1 meter
long will be 3.28 feet long if feet are the selected
units.
Lighting
Use this option to specify the unit system to use for
lighting. You can choose either International or
American.
Time
Use this option to specify the time units to use for an
animation setup. You can choose seconds, minutes,
or hours.
To set the units properties:
1.
Choose File | Properties.
The Document Properties dialog appears.
2.
Click the Units tab.
3.
Set the Length, Lighting, and Time options by
choosing settings from the corresponding lists.
4.
Click OK.
Setting Color Properties
Use the Colors properties to set the default colors for
various elements of the display.
Background
Use this option to set the color displayed in the back-
ground of the Graphic window.
Wireframe
Use this option to set the color of the lines in Wire-
frame display mode. For more information on
display modes, see “Controlling the Display” on
page 35.
Mesh
Use this option to set the color of the mesh in
Outlined display mode. For more information on
display modes, see “Controlling the Display” on
page 35.