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A polygon with notches or concave areas along its perimeter (as opposed to convex polygon). A five-pointed star is an example of a concave polygon.
To determine if a polygon is concave, apply the rubber band test. If an imaginary rubber band placed around the outside of a polygon would not touch all sides, then the polygon is concave. Concave polygons must be triangulated (formed into various triangles) before they can be rendered.
Industry:Software
In rendering, a window that provides node network information in a side-by-side layout where you can view two connected nodes in a node network.
This editor is useful for fine-tuning a shading network. Use it to make non-default connections, to traverse nodes to view their inputs or outputs, or to make connections going in either direction of the network. Also known as parameter wiring.
Industry:Software
In animation, an object whose attributes are restricted in some way by constraints.
Industry:Software
In animation, a restriction of the position, orientation, or scale of an object.
Industry:Software
In modeling, saved information about how an object was created. For example, the original curves or surfaces used to create a surface. By default, a surface with construction history is displayed in dark pink. Also known as modeling relation.
Industry:Software
In modeling, a plane used as an aid when creating objects not necessarily aligned to the XYZ orientation. When you make a construction plane live, all new curves and objects are snapped to that plane.
Industry:Software
A special node that encapsulates a set of internal nodes and lets you publish select attributes of those internal nodes.
Industry:Software
An XML file that stores a container's published attribute names and lets you create a common user interface for assets.
Industry:Software
The creation of simple contour lines during non-photorealistic rendering, using standard shading and lighting workflow. To control contour rendering, define the color and width of lines in the Shading Group and Render Settings windows.
Industry:Software
In painting, curves that are associated with strokes. You can set stroke tubes to follow or be attracted to control curves, for example if you want to simulate lightning.
Industry:Software
