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Lens editor
To open the Lens editor, in the Attribute manager, on the Lens page (with a light source selected in
the Object manager), click the Edit button in the Reexes area.
Lens reections, (termed reexes), are caused by the focal image of poor quality lenses. The colored
shape produced is an artefact of the lens surface, the shape resulting from the shape of the lens.
Large apertures produce small reections, small apertures produce larger ones. Use the Lens editor
to change the reexes as desired. The small preview shows the Lens Type, while the large preview
shows the entire lens effect.
Element, Add, Rem
Choose which reex you want to edit.
To add or remove reexes, click the Add or Rem buttons. You can use up to 40 reexes.
Lens Type
Denes the shape of the reexes. Only in the rarest case, if at all, should different reex types be used
in the same scene. For example, apply only circular or only hexagonal types in the same scene. Keep in
mind that your scene is shot through one simulated real-world lens — these lens reections depend
upon that lens system, not on your existing scene lights. Here are some examples: