Index A accuracy, balancing with efficiency, 6­7 Add Atmosphere Effect dialog, 172 alpha channel, of PNG files, 157 ambient occlusion adding contrast back into a scene, 86 with Arch & Design and ProMaterials, 44­45, 46f for contrast, 86­87 described, 9, 85­86 effects of, 44 map, quality of, 135 in mental ray, 13, 15f scene rendered with, 47f scene rendered without, 45, 47f Ambient Occlusion option, for ProMaterials, 221, 221f Ambient Occlusion shader element, 133 Ambient/Reflective Occlusion shader, 134, 135f Anderson, Zap, 212 animated maps, 150, 152­159. See also maps Assign Float Controller dialog, 169, 170f Assign Renderer rollout, 153, 154f Atmospheric Apparatus, 172, 175 atmospheric effects, 128, 171­175 Autodesk Architectural (Revit), presets, 216­217, 217f Autodesk Revit. See Revit B background copying from switcher background location, 203, 203f selecting image file for, 198f background image allowing to show through, 203 creating, 197 using for sky, 71­74 base.mi file, editing, 146 Beam effect, 142 Beam (lume) Parameters rollout, 168, 169f