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Element 3D v1.6 Help Home

What's New

Getting Started

Updates

Element 3D v1.6 Element 3D v1.5

Installation and Compatibility

Installing Element 3D Specifications & Requirements Installing VCP model packs Updating Element from a previous version

Importing 3D Objects into Element

Importing 3D Objects Supported 3D Formats Exporting 3D Objects for Element 3D Exporting 3D Objects from C4D Object Transform and Anchor Point Settings Importing Pre-Fractured Geometry 3D Object Troubleshooting Baked Animation Sequences Exporting Animated 3D Sequences

Texturing & Materials

Building Materials in Element 3D Material Texture Slots Environment Textures (reflection map) Texture Channel Pop-up Material Presets Supported Image Formats Surface & UV Mapping Animated Video Textures Normal Bump Map Creation Minimizing Texture Artifacts Pro Shaders Advanced Material Options Opacity Maps Auto Map Size Limit

Animating 3D Objects

3D Object Groups Particle Replicator Particle Look Baked Animation Options Multi-Object Mode Adjusting the Anchor Point Group Utilities & Null Objects World Transform Animation Engine

Extruding 3D Text & Mask Shapes

Extruding Text Tessellation Options Bevel Options Use Layer as UV Bevel Presets

User Interface (Scene Setup)

Panel Descriptions, Preview, Browser, etc. Adjusting UI Panels Saving Presets Preferences Hotkeys Selecting Atom particle vs Replicator Array Changing the Environment map

Compositing Element 3D

Using Depth Compositing World Position Matte Using a Mask with an Element Layer Custom Layer Maps Using Matte Shadow plane Element 3D with 3D Camera Trackers Element 3D & Lens Flare Obscuration Custom Environment maps

Camera & Lighting

Camera Setup Lighting Controls

Render Settings

Environment Lighting Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) Fog Motion Blur Depth of Field Glow Camera Cutoff Tips for Large Resolution Comps Render Order & Opacity Maps Optimizing Render Settings & Performance

Sharing & Transferring Projects

Transferring Element 3D Projects and Assets Relinking missing files

Troubleshooting

Licensing Problems Model Browser Empty Plug-In Not Opening Render Problems Installer Errors Unable To Find Solution?

FAQ

Home > Render Settings > Glow

Glow

Example Renders are from the Element 3D model pack, Metropolitan.

Enable Glow

Turns on the glow.

Glow From

Determine whether the glow originates from an Illumination map defined in the Scene Setup with the Illumination option, or on all bright parts of the model with the Luminance option.

Glow Intensity

How much glow.

Glow Radius

How much the glow spreads.

Glow Aspect Ratio

Higher value will create a more horizontal glow, lower value will be more vertical.

Glow Threshold

Controls the intensity threshold. Numbers close to 1 will have less glow.

Glow Threshold Softness

Amount the glow bleeds through the threshold.

Glow Tint

Lets you pick a color that will affect the glow color.

Tint Mode

Choose between Tint and Multiply to get different looks.

Glow Saturation

Control the intensity of the color of the glow.

Glow Gamma

Boosts the gamma of the glow making it brighter.

Glow Quality

You can change the quality of the glow from High to Low if you need the performance to be improved temporarily.

Glow Alpha Boost

Increases glow area source making it brighter.

Chromatic Diffraction

This creates a "chromatic aberration" like glow around your object.

Intensity
How much Chromatic Diffraction

Spread
How much it expands out.

Soften
Determines how soft or sharp the Chromatic Diffraction is.

Highlights

Creates an additional glow which can be used to create a tight inner hotspot.

Highlight Intensity
How much additional Highlight glow.

Highlight Radius
How far the Highlight glow spreads.

Highlight Threshold
Controls the Highlight intensity threshold. Numbers close to 1 will have less glow.

Highlight Threshold Softness
Amount the Highlight glow bleeds through the threshold.