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Ambient Occlusion

Ambient occlusion is available in all scenes when you use RealView graphics.

Ambient occlusion is a global lighting method that adds realism to models by controlling the attenuation of ambient light due to occluded areas. See SolidWorks Help: Ambient Occlusion.

To use ambient occlusion:
  1. Click View Settings Tool_View_Settings_Headsup_View.gif (Heads-up View toolbar) or View > Display, then click RealView Graphics.
  2. Click View Settings Tool_View_Settings_Headsup_View.gif (Heads-up View toolbar) or View > Display, then click Ambient Occlusion.
RealView Graphics is only available with graphics cards that support RealView Graphics display.
Parent topic: Display


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