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Chapter 11

Working with Generators

Color 1: Picks the first color in the checkerboard. Use the disclosure triangle to display
Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha sliders for more precise color selection.

Color 2: Picks the second color in the checkerboard. Use the disclosure triangle to
display Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha sliders for more precise color selection.

Size: Sets the size of the squares in the checkerboard. Values range from 0 to 800.

Contrast: Sets the sharpness of the division between squares. Values range from 0 to 1.

Clouds

The Clouds generator creates an animated cloud pattern. You can modify or animate
the color, scale, speed, and strength of the cloud layers.

Parameters in the Inspector

Horizontal Scale: Gives the appearance of zooming in or out of the simulation by
horizontally scaling the generator. Larger numbers indicate a higher level of zoom. The
default slider values range from 8 to 64.

Vertical Scale: Gives the appearance of zooming in or out of the simulation by
vertically scaling the generator. Larger numbers indicate a higher level of zoom. The
default slider values range from 8 to 64.

Speed: Sets the speed of movement of the clouds. Values range from 0 to 2.

Gradient: Sets the color gradient used for the clouds. For information on using
gradients, see “

Using the Gradient Editor

” on page 596.

Method: Sets the algorithm used to generate the clouds. Values can be set to Normal
(default) or Turbulent.

Offset: Sets the coordinates of the center of the clouds. Coordinates are calculated
from the center of your object, which is the coordinate origin.

Turbulent Clouds

Normal Clouds