VertexBakeSettings

The settings in the <VertexBakeSettings> group configure the sampling rate used when rendering data for vertex targets.

The following block lists the settings available in this group, with their default values. Descriptions of the settings are below.

<VertexBakeSettings>
    <VertexBakeSamplingOptions>
        <Type>TriangleSubdiv</Type>
        <SubDivStepSize>0</SubDivStepSize>
        <MinSamples>2</MinSamples>
        <MaxSamples>8</MaxSamples>
    </VertexBakeSamplingOptions>
</VertexBakeSettings>

VertexBakeSamplingOptions > Type

Enables and disables super-sampling for vertices. Accepts the following values:

TriangleSubdiv: Configures Beast to subdivide each triangle in order to create multiple sampling points. After the lighting is calculated for all sampling points, the final lighting data for each vertex is created by combining the samples generated for the triangles that include that vertex. The other settings in the <VertexBakeSamplingOptions> are used to configure the way the triangles are subdivided.
PerVertex: Disables super-sampling for vertex targets. Lighting values for each vertex are determined by a single sample at the vertex position. In this case, the other settings in the <VertexBakeSamplingOptions> are ignored.

VertexBakeSamplingOptions > SubDivStepSize

Determines the size of the step used to subdivide triangles when adaptive sampling is enabled, in world units. Smaller values produce more samples for each triangle.

Use 0 to determine the number of samples automatically according to the <ManSamples> and <MaxSamples> values.

VertexBakeSamplingOptions > MinSamples

Determines the minimum number of samples that can be created for any triangle. Read only when <Type> is set to TriangleSubDiv and <SubDivStepSize> is set to 0.

VertexBakeSamplingOptions > MaxSamples

Determines the maximum number of samples that can be created for any triangle. Read only when <Type> is set to TriangleSubDiv and <SubDivStepSize> is set to 0.