User Guide

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3 Adjust the Adaptive Anti-Aliasing control slider to the desired
setting.
Preview your changes
• The preview image automatically displays your adjustments.
Optionally, double-click 3D Preview for a full-screen view of the
adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc key.
The Preview can be disabled by clicking the “X” button in the Preview
pane. It can also be paused by clicking the “||” button in the Preview pane.
Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to resume.
Apply your settings
1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control
Center open.
2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control
Center.
Discard your settings
•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the
settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the
Catalyst™ Control Center.
Clicking
Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in
the current view.
Restore default settings
1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.
Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.
Adaptive Anti-aliasing
Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multi-
sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D objects to improve
edge smoothness and fine detail. This feature renders 3D objects containing
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