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    Render Elements

    RenderElements can be used to save different elements of the final rendering to separate bitmaps for later compositing.

    The management of Render Elements is performed via the RenderElementMgr Interface.

    The following RenderElements are exposed to MAXScript:

    alphaRenderElement : MAXObject

    atmosphereRenderElement : MAXObject

    BackgroundRenderElement: MAXObject

    Beauty : RenderElement

    BlendRenderElement : MAXObject

    diffuseRenderElement : MAXObject

    emissionRenderElement : MAXObject

    Illuminance_Render_Element: RenderElement

    Ink : RenderElement

    Lighting : RenderElement

    Lighting_Analysis_Data

    Lumination_Render_Element : RenderElement

    Luminance_Render_Element: RenderElement

    Material_ID : RenderElement

    MatteRenderElement : RenderElement

    Object_ID : RenderElement

    PaintRenderElement : RenderElement

    reflectionRenderElement : MAXObject

    refractionRenderElement : MAXObject

    Self_Illumination : MAXObject

    ShadowRenderElement : MAXObject

    specularRenderElement : MAXObject

    ZRenderElement : MAXObject

    Parent page: Render Elements

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    • Interface: RenderElementMgr

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