To the left of the Texture Color setting in the Texture Editor window is a small
square display. This area shows your procedural pattern. The base background
color for the procedural is black.When combined with a dark texture color, this
makes a hard-to-see swatch. To remedy this, right-click on the swatch and set a
new background color. In addition, you can left-click on the Display window and
drag the preview around. Doing this helps you see more of the procedural pattern.
Figure 3.21 shows a close-up.Mac users with single-button mice, remember
to Cmd-click for right-mouse button commands.
Figure 3.21 You can change the base background color for your procedural texture display
by right-clicking in the Display window.
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VIPER will quickly become one of your best friends when you??™re working with LightWave
Layout because it saves you time. Not only that, many of you may not be mathematical
wizards and do not care to calculate every value within the surface settings. Using VIPER
can answer many of your questions when it comes to surfacing because you can instantly
see the results from changed values.
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