Edit Scene PropertyManager - Basic

The Edit Scene PropertyManager - Basic tab lets you edit the floor, background, and environment image of a scene.

To display this tab:

In the DisplayManager, click View Scene, Lights, and Cameras. Right-click Scene and select Edit Scene. Click the Basic tab.

Background

Use a background image with a scene so that what is visible behind the model is different from the reflections cast by the environment. For example, you might want a plain color behind the model while using the reflections from the courtyard scene.

Background Type

None	Sets background to white.
Color	Sets the background to a single color.
Gradient	Sets the background to a range of colors defined by Top gradient color and Bottom gradient color.
Image	Sets the background to an image you select.
Use environment	Removes the background, making the environment visible.

Background Color

Available when Background Type is set to Color. Sets the background to a single color.

Top gradient color and Bottom gradient color

Available when Background Type is set to Gradient. Sets the background to a range of colors defined by the colors you select.

Browse

Available when Background Type is set to Image.

Keep background

Available when Background Type is Color, Gradient, or Image. Retains the background when you replace the scene.

Environment

Select any image to be spherically mapped as an environment for the scene.

Browse

Sets the environment to a spherically mapped version of the image you select.

Floor

	Floor reflections	Shows a reflection of the model on the floor. Available when Floor shadows is selected.
	Floor shadows	Shows shadows cast by the model on the floor.
	Flatten floor	Flattens the floor of a spherical environment in scenes to improve the look of models that naturally rest on the ground or flat floors, particularly when performing view manipulations such as rotate or zoom. Available when you select Use environment. Set the Environment size to determine the size of the HDRI scene sphere that surrounds the model. Set the Horizon Height to specify at what lattitude on the HDRI scene sphere the floor starts to flatten.
	Align floor with	Aligns the floor with a plane. Select one of XY, YZ, XZ, Bottom View Plane, or Selected Plane. When you change the alignment, the view orientation changes, keeping the floor under the model.
	Select planar face to position floor	Available when Align floor with is set to Selected Plane.
	Flip floor direction	Shifts the virtual ceiling 180 degrees around the floor. Use to right a model that appears upside down in a scene.
	Floor offset	Sets the height of the model above or below the floor.
	Flip offset direction	Swaps the position of the floor and the model.

When you adjust Floor offset, the manipulator in the graphics area moves accordingly.

To drag the offset, hover over an end of the manipulator. When the cursor changes to , drag the manipulator.
To flip the offset direction, right-click and end of the manipulator and click Flip Direction.