Using Lens Flare Presets

You can save and load lens flare presets, offering you the flexibility to create a collection of your own lens flares with the objects and settings you want.

Note: You can save and reload lens flare presets containing animation channel expressions. Note that only animation channel expressions found inside the setup will reload properly. Keep in mind that node names need to be unique for expressions to resolve properly. If you load the same Lens Flare setup twice, you'll have an expression resolving clash.

To load a lens flare preset:

Double-click the Lens Flare node in the Action Schematic to access its menu.
From the Basics menu, click Load in the Lens Flare section to open the Load Preset file browser.

By default the browser points to opt/Autodesk/shared/action/lensflare.
Select a preset, navigate to a path of your choosing, or select a different Visibility setting to access different presets.

The Lens Flare object, as well as any other nodes included in the preset are attached to the light, replacing the current lens flare.

To save a lens flare preset:

Set up a Lens Flare object with any settings and attached texture components that you want.
From the Lens Flare's Basics menu, click Save in the Lens Flare section to open the Save Preset file browser.
In the Save Preset file browser, name and select a location for your saved preset. Be careful not to overwrite an existing preset, unless you want to.

The lens flare preset is saved with all nodes that are connected under the Lens Flare node, including Border FX nodes, and texture components (even a Diffuse Map or Matchbox node, if used to re-texture a component).

Note: The Autodesk Lens Flare presets are also available through the Action Presets node available in the All Nodes bin.

Using Lens Flare Presets

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