Render Environment Dialog Box

Quick Reference

See Also

Control the Rendering Environment

Defines the cues for distance between objects and the current viewing direction.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Render tab

Render panel

EnvironmentNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

Menu: View

Render

Render EnvironmentNot available in menus in the current workspace

Toolbar: Render

Command entry: renderenvironment

Summary

Fog and depth cueing are atmospheric effects that cause objects to appear to fade as they increase in distance from the camera. Fog uses a white color while depth cueing uses black.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Fog and Depth Cue

Enable Fog: Turns fog on and off without affecting the other settings in the dialog box.
Color: Specifies the color of the fog.
Fog Background: Applies fog to the background as well as to the geometry.
Near Distance: Specifies the distance from the camera where the fog begins.

It is specified as a percentage of the distance to the far clipping plane. The Near Distance setting cannot be greater than the Far Distance setting.
Far Distance: Specifies the distance from the camera where the fog ends.

It is specified as a percentage of the distance to the far clipping plane. The Far Distance setting cannot be less than the Near Distance setting.
Near Fog Percentage: Specifies the opacity of the fog at the near distance.
Far Fog Percentage: Specifies the opacity of the fog at the far distance.