Using the Ambience Panels

You can use the Library and Product Ambiences panels to select an HDR map from a list of presets, or from your own collections.

Before you begin: You can use this functionality for ambiences provided in the Visual Experience Content Collection (VCC) role.
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About Ambiences
  1. From the Rendering Scene Design section of the action bar, click Manage Ambience .
    Three panels open:
    • The Library panel on the left lets you select an ambience and insert it into a product. It displays all the ambiences and 3D shapes delivered as presets. You can also have access to your own collections.
    • The Product Ambiences panel on the left displays all the ambiences (whether legacy or not) that have been inserted into the product. You can also select an ambience from this panel.
    • The ambience editor panel on the right lets you tune ambiences and edit ambience references.
    Important: If you dock the panels then run the command again:
    • When the panels are pinned ( or is displayed on top), the Manage Ambience command directly opens the panels.
    • When the panels are not pinned ( is displayed on top), the Manage Ambience command displays and on the left and right sides of your session window. Move your mouse over these arrows to expand the docking area and display the panels.
  2. In the list on top of the Library panel, click Maps 360.

    This displays all the HDRIs delivered as presets.

    Note: Use the slider at the bottom to enlarge or reduce the size of the thumbnails displayed in the panel.

  3. Click Add Collection, and then navigate to the user collection to be used.
    A new User Collection area is displayed in the panel. Repeat this step as many times as required to add other collections.
    Tips: Click on the right of the expandable area, and then select:
    • Rename to rename a user collection. Enter the new name in the Rename box, and then press Enter.
    • Remove to remove a user collection.
  4. To define an item as favorite, right-click its thumbnail, and then click Add to favorites.
    The selected thumbnail is displayed in the Favorites area and you can then double-click it to update the scene and the ambience panel.
    Note: Favorites and User Collections areas are specific to the current category. This means that you can have different collections and different favorites for both categories.
  5. In the list on top of the Library panel, click Backplates to create a legacy ambience from a backplate.

    For more information, see Create a Legacy Ambience from a Backplate.

  6. In the list on top of the Library panel, click 3D Shapes to insert a predefined 3D shape, and simulate the changes made to the current ambience.
  7. Click an item in the list.
    The selected object is inserted in the current ambience.

  8. To display an ambience in the 3D area, drag its image from the Product Ambiences or the Library panel to the work area, or double-click it.


  9. To change the current ambience, repeat the previous step.


  10. You can perform the following mouse and keyboard interactions:

    • Hold Ctrl + middle-click + drag.
    • Hold Ctrl + Page Up (auto-repeat when pressing and holding down the keys) to zoom in.
    • Hold Ctrl + Page Down (auto-repeat when pressing and holding down the keys) to zoom out.

    You can also middle-click to change the position of the inserted object.