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# LightingMap: BakeElement

    LightingMap - superclass: BakeElement; super-superclass:MAXWrapper - classID: #(65542, 0)

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This BakeElement allows a light map of incoming illumination to be baked with or without shadows. This is a color map, as opposed to the shadow map which is monochrome. It can be used in conjunction with a shadow map: (low-res no-shadow light map)*(shadow map)

Constructor

    LightingMap ...

Properties

    <LightingMap>.autoSzOn Boolean default: false -- boolean; Auto_Size_On

Enable/Disable AutoSize.

    <LightingMap>.bitmap Bitmap default: undefined -- bitmap

Get the bake element’s bitmap. This property cannot be set through MAXScript.

    <LightingMap>.directOn Boolean default: true -- boolean; Direct_Light_On

Enable/Disable baking of direct lighting.

    <LightingMap>.elementName String default: "LightingMap" -- string

Get/Set the bake element’s name.

    <LightingMap>.enabled Boolean default: true -- boolean

Enable/Disable the bake element.

    <LightingMap>.fileName Filenamedefault: "" -- string;

Get/Set the element’s output file name.

    <LightingMap>.filenameUnique Boolean default: false -- boolean; Filename_Unique

Enable/Disable unique file name generation.

    <LightingMap>.fileType Filenamedefault: "" -- string;

Get/Set the bake element’s output file type.

    <LightingMap>.filterOn Boolean default: true -- boolean; FilteringOn

Enable/Disable filtering.

    <LightingMap>.indirectOn Boolean default: true -- boolean; Indirect_Light_On

Enable/Disable baking of indirect lighting.

    <LightingMap>.outputSzX Integer default: 256 -- integer; output_width

Get/Set the output width.

    <LightingMap>.outputSzY Integer default:256 -- integer; output_height

Get/Set the output height.

    <LightingMap>.shadowsOn Boolean default: true -- boolean; Shadows

Enable/Disable baking of shadows.

    <LightingMap>.targetMapSlotName String default: ""

Get/Set the name of the map slot where element output will be applied

#### See Also

- Interface: BakeElementProperties

- Interface: INodeBakeProperties

- Bake Elements