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Fix Ambient Utility 513
and Autodesk V IZ. As a result, files might render
differently than expected.
The Fix Ambient utility looks for standard
materials in the current scene whose ambient
and diffuse colors are different, presenting you
with the option to copy the diffuse color to the
ambient color channel. This will ensure that your
renderings are consistent with earlier versions of
products.
Inter face
Find All— Theutilitysearchestheentirescenefor
materials with diff erent ambient and diffuse colors.
Fin d Sel e cte d — The utility searches the current
selection for materials with different ambient and
diffuse colors.
Help— Opens the help file to this topic.
Different A m b ient and Diffuse Materials
This dialog appears after click ing Find All or Find
Selected.
Status Message— This area displays a message
indicatingwhetheryourscene(orselection)has
materials with different ambient and diffuse values.
Material List— Lists all of the materials with
different ambient and diff use values.
Fix Se l e ct e d — Locks the ambient and diffuse
channel for the materials selected in the dialog.
Cance l— Closes the dialog without making any
changes.