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• Reflection Only: The object becomes invisible, but appears in reflective surfaces around
it.
Reflections and Groups
In addition to choosing reflections settings for individual objects, you can adjust settings
for an entire group. Reflections settings for a group override the settings of individual
layers in the group. For example, if an object in a group is not set to receive reflections,
turning that setting on for the whole group forces the individual object to receive them.
Turning off the setting for the group allows the objects’ settings to act as expected.
Cast Reflections settings work differently. If the group is set to cast reflections, individual
objects’ reflections can still be turned off (or set to Reflections Only). However, if the group
is set to not cast reflections at all, individual objects never cast a reflection, regardless of
their setting.
Disabling Reflections
Rendering reflections can significantly impact playback performance, so you might want
to temporarily disable reflections to improve playback speed while working on other
aspects of your project.
To disable rendering of reflections
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From the Render pop-up menu in the status bar, choose Reflections (or press
Option-Control-R).
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