See displaying
Shutter Efficiency option, 606
Simple Wireframe Points option, 338
Simply LightWave Web site, 695
single-frame rendering, 603
single-point polygons, 536, 537
Size tool
character modeling and, 409??“410,
422??“423, 425, 428
gadget modeling and, 376, 399
still-life modeling and, 316, 321
Size Variation setting, 558, 562
sizing/resizing
area lights, 170, 171
Graph Editor, 244
Node Editor, 451??“452
particles, 558, 562
Preset Shelf, 125
shadow maps, 155
Surface Editor panel, 114
Skelegon Tree panel, 531
Skelegons, 526??“534
creating, 527??“532
deleting, 531
explained, 526??“527
Numeric panel, 530
renaming, 531??“532
saving, 527, 532
splitting, 532
tips about, 532??“533
using in Layout, 533??“534
video tutorials, 534
weight maps, 532, 533
Skelegons category, 29
Sketch tool, 285
slash (/) key, 35
slices, 558
Sliders tool, 77
smoke
simulating with particles, 539??“545
surfacing particles for, 554??“560
smoke effector, 550
Smoothing option, 102, 118, 459
Smoothing Smooth Threshold option, 102
snapping keyframes, 55
Soft Filter option, 199
soft-body dynamics, 588??“592
SoftFX dynamics panel, 566, 590??“591
Solid Drill tool, 282, 400??“401, 404
Specular shaders, 468, 495
Specularity channel, 494
Specularity setting, 102, 116??“117, 468,
472, 495
Sphere setting, 571, 573
Spherical field of view, 598
Spherical Map mode, 457, 469
SpinQuad Forums, 696
Spline Control tool, 78
Spline Draw tool
still-life modeling and, 347??“348
text creation and, 285, 294
splines, 25, 261??“263
Bezier splines, 262??“263
controlling in Graph Editor, 261
drawing in Modeler, 294
Hermite splines, 262??“263
TCB splines, 261??“262
splines method, 406
Split Skelegon option, 532
spotlights, 142
Spreadsheet plug-in, 646
sprites, 554, 557??“558, 561, 562
Star Wars films, 650
Start By Collision option, 575, 585
Statistics panel, 39
bone weights and, 521
character modeling and, 411??“412
gadget modeling and, 390??“391
glass window modeling and, 579
Stencil option, 400, 401
stepped transitions, 263??“264
stereoscopic rendering, 202
Stick setting, 574
still images, and 3D objects, 651??“655
still-life modeling, 307??“360
cloth, 354??“360
fruit, 308??“347
bananas, 308330
grapes, 336??“347
oranges, 330??“336
fruit bowl, 347??“353
filling, 350??“353
modeling, 347??“350
Stop By Collision option, 575
STP refraction list, 686??“689
Stretch Direction setting, 558, 562
Stretch tool
character modeling and, 423??“424, 436
still-life modeling and, 325, 337
studio lighting, 151??“162
enhancing, 161??“162
simulating, 151??“160
styles,Modeler viewport, 5??“6
Subdivide category, 22
subdivision modes, 324
SubD-Type options, 38, 324
Subpatch Divisions setting, 429, 441
Subpatch mode, 38
toggling off/on, 324, 420
subpatches, 406??“407
subsurface scattering, 472??“480
Subsurface Scattering shaders, 473
Subtract option
Bone Weights panel, 520
Boolean CSG tool, 398
Surface Baking Camera, 217??“218, 600??“601
Surface button, 41, 290
Surface Editor, 66??“67, 89??“127
accessing, 91??“92
Basic tab, 101??“102
commands, 97??“99
Edit By drop-down menu, 96
Environment tab, 103??“104, 118
Filter By drop-down menu, 96
Node Editor and, 127, 128, 447, 448, 660
overview of, 89??“91
Pattern field, 97
Preset Shelf, 99??“100, 124??“125, 126??“127
previews, 106, 115
resizing, 114
Smoothing option, 459
Surface Name list, 93??“95
VIPER tool, 104??“111
Surface Editor button, 290
Surface Name list, 93??“95
surface normal, 281
Surface Preset panel, 99??“100
surfaces, 89
color settings, 115
copying/pasting, 123
glass, 116??“120
lights and, 141, 171??“175
metallic, 120??“124, 174??“175
naming/renaming, 114, 131, 132
Node Editor and, 127??“140
organizing, 93??“95
particle, 554??“560
prebuilt, 99??“100
Preset Shelf and, 99??“100, 124??“125
reflections applied to, 111??“116
saving, 126??“127
selecting existing, 95??“97, 124
setting up, 100??“104
Surface Editor and, 89??“127
text, 290??“291
working with, 97??“99
Symmetry mode, 36
Symmetry tool
caution on using, 415
character modeling and, 414??“415, 422,
426??“427
Synchronize Image To Frame option, 652
T
T button, 42, 67
Tab key, 323, 324
tabs
Layout, 72??“85
Items tab, 72??“74
Modeler Tools tab, 84??“85
Modify tab, 74??“78
Render tab, 80??“82
Setup tab, 78??“79
Utilities tab, 80
View tab, 82??“83
Modeler, 16??“33
Construct tab, 22??“24
Create tab, 17??“19
Detail tab, 24??“26
Map tab, 26??“28
Modify tab, 20??“21
Setup tab, 28??“30
Utilities tab, 30??“31
View tab, 31??“33
TCB splines, 261??“262
technical reference, 681??“692
color temperatures of light, 690
film output resolutions, 691
reflection properties, 685??“686
still-life modeling 720
Vibration setting 721
refraction properties, 686??“689
RGB color values, 682??“685
video output resolutions, 692
technical support website, 697
television monitors, 186
Template Drill panel, 282, 283
tension, 237
text and logo animation, 273??“306
backdrop images, 275??“285
building elements over, 279??“285
hiding/displaying, 285
setting up, 275??“279
duplicating objects, 293??“297
importing EPS files, 298??“299
Layout setup for, 299??“301
lighting for, 301, 302??“305
setting pivot points, 297??“298
text development, 285??“293
creating text, 285??“289
surfacing/beveling text, 289??“293
Text tool, 287??“288
Text tool category, 18
Texture category, 28
Texture Editor, 107??“110
Texture mode, 42
Textured Shaded Solid option, 169, 662
textures
lights and, 141, 171??“175
procedural, 108, 646
See also nodes; surfaces
Thomas, Frank, 693
Thorton, Ron, 368
three-point lighting, 154, 160, 163
Threshold Value setting, 520
Time Sweep setting, 597
Timeline, 47??“48
title-safe area, 186
Toggles category, 84
toolbars, hiding, 112
tools
activating, 418
deactivating, 418
deformation, 497
Layout, 29??“30
Modeler, 84??“85
vertex map, 41??“43
See also specific tools
Tools category, 76??“78
Top viewport, 5
Toroid option, 450??“451
Torque values, 572, 586, 588
Torus panel, 451
Transform category
Layout, 74
Modeler, 20??“21
transitions, stepped, 263??“264
Translate category
Layout, 74
Modeler, 20
Translucency control, 102
Transparency control, 102, 117
troubleshooting
DVD problems, 697
ScreamerNet, 646??“648
common problems, 647??“648
plug-in problems/limitations, 646??“647
Tunnel operation, 282, 283
Tuong-Phong, Bui, 118
Turbulence2D node, 453??“454
Turbulence option, 559
tutorials
project files for, 699
video, on DVD, 697
Web-based, 695
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