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Adding Lighting
About luminous surfaces
There are three types of luminous surfaces in Atmosphere Builder:
The sky is the default luminous surface in a world. If you're building an enclosed
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structure, the sky becomes a visible light source when you create openings, such as doors
and windows. The default color of the sky is light blue; however, you can change the color
of the sky to any RGB value. (See "Applying colors" on page 46.)
A visible luminous surface is a texture or RGB value that emits light and is visible in the
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world. For example, you can create a lamp that emits light.
A hidden luminous object is an object that emits light but is not visible in the world.
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Hidden luminous objects give you more control over lighting in a world.
Creating visible luminous surfaces
A visible luminous surface can be a solid color or have a surface texture. Luminous
surfaces (both colored and textured) remain visible when the lighting in a world is cleared.
(See "Resetting lighting" on page 59.)
To create a visible luminous surface:
In Browser view, select the edit texture tool
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Click the surface you want to make luminous.
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In the Object Inspector palette, select Luminous.
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Creating hidden luminous objects
A hidden luminous object is an object that emits light but is not visible in the world. When
placing hidden luminous object, think of yourself as a lighting designer. In the real world,
lighting designers use recessed lighting to provide light without drawing attention to the
light fixture itself. Hidden luminous objects give you similar control over the lighting in a
Atmosphere world.
For purposes of designing a world, you can choose to show hidden luminous objects in
Browser view. This allows you to see exactly where the light sources are. However, hidden
luminous objects are always invisible when viewing a world on the Web in the Atmosphere
Browser. In addition, users never collide with hidden objects when navigating in a world.
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