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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_vis_mat_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_vis_mat_p.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_vis_mat_d.html');return(false);">Dialog Options</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">This dialog specifies a texture's transparency properties.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Type</p>
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                        <p class="para_th">Type</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">None</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Applies no transparency.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Eroded</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Operates as a stencil that creates the illusion of erosion on a surface. You can modify the amount of the surface that is eroded, the size of each chunk of erosion, and the fuzziness of the edges.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Wrapped Grid</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Provides a transparent grid pattern in texture space. The grid appears opaque with the holes being transparent. This is an interesting effect when you want to see through an outer surface towards interior parts.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Wrapped Image</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Use this option to map the color of a saved image file into transparency, and place that transparency on a surface.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Wrapped Stencil</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Allows you to create complex logos and lettering stencils using TIFF, BMP, Targa, Postscript raster or LWI image files. The system uses the image to create a stencil in which some parts are completely transparent. The stencil can be used to serve as a mask in front of colored or complex objects.</p>
                        <p class="para_td">All black pixels in the mask image result in a transparent surface, and all white pixels are completely visible. Gray values between black and white result in partially transparent surfaces and can be used for anti-aliasing. The masking technique requires two images, a stencil mask image in black and white, and a color image for the output color.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Glow</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Creates a glow effect similar to atmospheric scattering around a light source. Center and Edge density control the density of the glow at the center and the edge of the object. Zero Angle controls the angle, measured from the center of the glow, at which the glow fades. Edge Falloff controls how quickly the glow fades as it nears the edge. Noise Level controls the randomness of the light scattering.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Scale</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the size of the image or pattern applied to the object. Enter a value or use the arrows. The up arrow doubles the scale; the down arrow cuts it in half. Enabled for Eroded, Glow, and Wrapped Grid types.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Width</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the width of a cell in the grid. Enabled for Wrapped Grid type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Height</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the height of a cell in the grid. Enabled for Wrapped Grid type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the width of the lines separating the grid cells. Enabled for Wrapped Grid type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Coverage</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies how much of the geometry is effected. Enabled for Eroded type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Fuzz</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the distinctiveness of the eroded edges. Enabled for Eroded type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Center Density</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the density of the color in the center of the glow. Enabled for Glow type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Edge Density</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the density of the color at the edges of the glow. Enabled for Glow type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Zero Angle</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the angle, measured from the center of the glow, at which the glow fades away. Enabled for Glow type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Edge Falloff</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies how quickly the glow fades at the edges. Enabled for Glow type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Noise Level</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the consistency of the glow. A larger Noise Level produces a blotchy appearance depending on the Scale setting. A Scale value of 1.0 or less produces larger blotches. Enabled for Glow type only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the surface's level of transparency. Enabled for Wrapped Grid and Eroded types.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Displays a file selection dialog allowing you to select an image to apply to the surface. Enabled for Wrapped Image and Wrapped Stencil.</p>
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