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Computer aided design software.

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Refraction

Software; CAD

In general, the bending of light as it travels through dense transparent material such as glass or water. In rendering, the simulation of refraction, which requires raytracing.

Relationship editor

Software; CAD

A window that provides a single place to work with relationships in Maya. A relationship is a collection or grouping of objects or components for sets, deformer sets, character sets, partitions, ...

Normalisation

Software; CAD

A setting in the Graph Editor that lets you scale down very large key values or scale up very small key values to fit within the -1 to 1 range.

Brush

Software; CAD

A tool used In Maya Artisan and Paint Effects that allows you to apply paint, objects, fur, or other attributes to a canvas or surface.

Path

Software; CAD

In animation, a curve that controls the motion of an object. Also known as curve deformation.

Compositing

Software; CAD

The process of combining two or more images to form a new image. In video, compositing is the process of combining two or more video events to form a new video sequence. Often an alpha channel is ...

Tube

Software; CAD

1. In Paint Effects, the application of paint to form tubes along the stroke path. 2. In dynamics, a render type that displays particles as tubes. Tubes appear only in software-rendered images.

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