Distance Cueing

Contains controls to simulate the atmosphere's effect on how objects are seen as their distance increases in views for which Distance Cueing is on. Distance Cueing is set for a view in the Rendering View Attributes dialog box (Settings menu > Rendering > View Attributes).

Near Distance

Sets the distance at which fading begins — specified as a proportion of the distance from the front to the back clipping plane. For example, if set to 0.25, there is no fading in the nearest one-fourth of the view's volume.

The front and back clipping planes are set with the Set Display Depth or when setting up or adjusting the view camera with Camera > Set Up, Camera > Move Camera, or Camera > Move Target.

Near Density

Sets the fog intensity at the Near Distance.

Far Density

Sets the fog intensity at the back of the view.

Fog Color…

Opens the Modify Fog Color dialog box, which is used to select a fog color. A fog color can be used to create a realistic atmospheric haze. The controls in the dialog box are analogous to those in the Modify Color dialog box.