Getting Started with Ambience Studio

You can use predefined ambiences and customize their parameters to create your own ambience.

Before you begin: You need the Visual Experience Content Collection (VCC) role to access and author the content that comes with the role.
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Using the Ambience Panel
  1. In the Startup panel, select an ambience type.

    Type Description Example
    HDRI (default) This ambience type is for indoor and outdoor review.

    Sun & Sky Defines a sun and sky background.

    When you select this type, you can edit specific parameters.

    Color/Gradient

    Defines a gradient color and separates the background in two, creating a horizon.

    You can choose a top and bottom sky color, and a top and bottom ground color.

    You can also modify the horizon altitude.

    When you select this type, you can edit specific parameters.



  2. If you select Sun & Sky or Color/Gradient, click Start.
    The selected Sun & Sky ambience is applied in the 3D area
  3. If you select HDRI (default), click Next to display the list of presets.
    There are three types of presets.
    Type Description Example
    Exterior This ambience type is intended for outdoor review and is especially useful for realistic rendering.

    Objects are in an infinite outdoor landscape.

    Interior This ambience type is intended for inner ambience render.

    Objects are in an enclosed space and light sources are blocked by walls or other similar elements in the scene.



    Studio This ambience type is intended for review and lets you use mirror or neon-like effects.

    Tips:
    • Use the slider at the bottom of the wizard to enlarge or reduce the size of the thumbnails.
    • Click Previous to go back to the previous step and choose another ambience type.
  4. Optional: Click a preset, and then click Start.

The selected ambience is applied in the 3D area.

You can then use the ambience panel, customize the parameters for the selected ambience.