L

Lathe modifier, 433

lathing NURBS surface, 441-442

Lattice modifier, 276

Launch Magnify Window menu command, 512

layer tracks, 825

layers, 24, 189-193

Layers rollout, 988-989

Layout menu, 255

layouts, 785-786

Learn by Example technique, 969

left-handed users, 30

legs, creating, 6-7

Lens effects

Auto Secondary, 1043-1044

Global Lens Effects Parameters, 1035-1037

Glow Element rollout, 1037-1041

Manual Secondary, 1044-1045

overview, 1035

Ray, 1042-1043

Ring, 1042

Star, 1043

Streak, 1043

Lens Effects filters

backgrounds and filters, 1134-1135

flares, 1130-1131

focus, 1131-1132

glow, 1132

highlights, 1133-1134

Lens Effects Globals rollout, 1035, 1037, 1039

Lens settings camera parameter, 636-637

Leopard skin texture, 537

Level of Detail (LOD) utility, 317

libraries, 521-522

licenses, 1193-1194

Light Lister dialog box, 651-652

Light Painting tool, 680

Light Tracer, 672-675

Light Type drop-down list, 655

Lighted color, 550

lighting

advanced, 671-675

Advanced Lighting Override, 684

altering light parameters, 655-660

basics of, 645-648

creating and positioning light objects, 651-653

light types, 648-651

light viewports, 653-655

Lighting Analysis tool, 685

Lightscape materials, 684

local advanced lighting settings, 676-677

local and global advanced lighting settings, 683

radiosity, 677-682

Sunlight and Daylight systems, 660-664

volume lights, 664-669

LightMap DirectX shader, 534

lights. See also lighting

adding to assemblies, 244

animating, 704

mental ray, 1068-1073

Lightscape materials, 542, 684

Limb IK solver, 949

Limit controller, 768

Linear (Area) Light Parameters rollout, 651

linear array, 235-236

Linear controller, 757

Linear Exposure Control, 1019

Link constraint, 747-749

Link Display rollout, 187, 249

linked hierarchy, 241

linked kinematics systems, 936

linked objects, 250-252

Linked XForm modifier, 730-731

linking objects, 247-248

links, displaying in viewport, 249

List controller, 768-769

List Views, 255, 269-270

Listener window, 1142-1146

listing lights, 651-652

Lit Wireframes, 51

Live Area, 57-58

Live Edit section, 1111

Live mode, 918

Load Custom UI menu command, 118

Load File button, 989

Load/Save Presets rollout, 849

local advanced lighting settings, 676-677, 683

Local Control rollout, 406

Local Coordinate System, 202, 203, 414

locals command, 1150

location, 662

Lock icons, 231

Lock UI Layout, 120

Locks rollout, 205

LOD (Level of Detail) utility, 317

Loft object type, 450

Loft objects

Bevel Deformation, 474-475

changing path parameters, 468-469

comparing shapes, 476-477

controlling surface parameters, 468

Deformation window interface, 471-473

deforming, 471

editing Loft paths, 477

Fit Deformation, 475

Get Shape and Get Path buttons, 468

modifying Loft subobjects, 475-476

Scale Deformation, 473

setting skin parameters, 469-470

versus surface tools, 478-479

Teeter Deformation, 473-474

Twist Deformation, 473

lofting NURBS surface, 438-439

log files, 75

Log panel, 1097

Logarithmic Exposure Control, 1019-1021

logging errors, 1095

LookAt constraint, 750

loop events, 1127

loops, 1160-1161

lower interface bar controls, 31-32

lower interface toolbars, 794-795

Lower Limits, 284

Luminaire helper objects, 244-245

Luminance Center, 876

Luminosity color, 506, 1058

LUT (Autodesk Look-up Table) file, 133