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Atmospheric Apparatus
Helper Objects
Create panel > Helpers > Atmospheric Apparatus (from
drop-down list)
You can create three ty p es of atmospheric
apparatuses or g izmos (page 3–949):abox,a
cylinder, or a sphere. These gi zmos limit the
spread of fog or fire in your scene.
BoxGizmo Helper (page 3–304)
CylGizmo Helper (page 3–306)
SphereGizmo Helper (page 3–307)
See also
Fire Environment Effect (page 3–276)
Fog Environment Effect (page 3–282)
Volume Light Environment Effect (page 3–288)
Add Atmosphere Dia log
Select Atmospheric Apparatus objec t. > Modify panel >
Atmospheres & Effects rollout > Add button
The Add At mosphere dialog lets you asso ciate an
atmosphere with the Atmospheric Apparatus (page
3–304).
Interfa ce
List of atmospheres—Displays the atmospheres
that you can associate with the apparatus.
New or existing group
These radio buttons choose between new or
existing atmospheres.
New—Lists only new atmospheres.
Existing—Lists only atmospheres th at have been
already assigned to other apparatuses in the scene.
Adding an existing atmosphere creates a new
atmosphere whose settings are initially identical to
the prev ious one.
B oxGizmo Helper
Create panel > Helpers > Atmospheric Apparatus (from
drop-down list) > BoxGizmo
Createmenu>Helpers>Atmospherics>BoxGizmo
BoxGizmo lets you create a box-shaped gizmo
in your scene. C licking the BoxGizmo button
displays the Box Gizmo Parameters rollout.