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--- wiki:tutorial:bake [2023/06/15 15:39] – staff
+++ wiki:tutorial:bake [2024/09/02 13:15] (current) – [Hardware settings] staff
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 Actif3D uses path tracing algorithm for rendering (calculating) the lightmap.
-In editor scene, go to **Bake** tab to do lightmap baking.
+In editor screen, go to **Bake** tab to do lightmap baking.
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 (nbsp)(nbsp)**Distance** - Controls how far rays are cast to determine if a point is occluded.
-Example:
+//Example://
   * 1 - appropriate for most architectural scenes
-Intensity - The strength of the ambient occlusion. The higher the strength, the more shadowing between objects is visible.
-Examples:
+(nbsp)(nbsp)**Intensity** - The strength of the ambient occlusion. The higher the strength, the more shadowing between objects is visible.
+//Examples://
   * 0.1 - gives slight shadowing between objects
   * 0.5 - gives sufficient shadowing between objects
+----
+==== Hardware settings ====
+{{:wiki:bake-device.jpg}}
+This section allows you select the device used for the baking process: CPU or GPU or [[:wiki:inferix-gpu|Inferix GPU]]. High-end GPUs with CUDA or RTX supporting bake faster than CPUs.
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 ==== Post-processing settings ====
+{{:wiki:bake-post-process.jpg}}
 The post-processing settings affect how lightmaps are post-processed. After changing any of these settings, you can use the Post-process button to apply the changes to previously baked lightmaps without baking them again.
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 === Enable filters ===
-Enables post-processing filters that reduce noise and fix artifacts in the baked lightmap.
+Enables post-processing filters that reduce noise and fix unwanted pixels in the baked lightmap.
-  * AI denoiser: Enable AI denoiser, this may allow reducing denoising time
+  * **AI denoiser**: Enable AI denoiser, this may allow reducing denoising time
-  * Flood dark limit
+  * **Black pixel fixing limit**: The threshold for the post-processing filter that masks black pixels leaking from occluded faces in the scene (for example, from underneath a picture hanging on a wall). Such black pixels are the result of limited lightmap resolution. The //Black pixel fixing limit// is a decimal from 0 to 10. You should increase it if such black pixels are visible after baking.
-The threshold for the post-processing filter that masks black pixels leaking from occluded faces in the scene (for example, from underneath a picture hanging on a wall). Such black pixels are the result of limited lightmap resolution. The Flood dark limit should be increased if such artifacts are visible after baking.
-Examples:
+//Examples://
+  * 1 - sufficient for most scenes with low or medium brightness
+  * 4 - sufficient for most scenes with high brightness
-.02 - sufficient for most scenes with low or medium brightness
-.08 - sufficient for most scenes with high brightness
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-Device settings
+==== Baking actions ====
-Type
-Allows selection of the device used for the baking process: CPU or CUDA-enabled graphics card. High-end CUDA devices bake faster than CPUs.
+The Bake tab has following actions:
+**Bake** button
-Executing jobs
-Bake button
 Bakes the lightmap and applies post-processing filters.
+**Preview** button
-Preview button
 Generates a static render from the current camera position that shows how the scene is illuminated.
+**Post-process** button
-Post-process button
 Reapplies post-processing filters without baking again. Allows the scene to be seen with all filters disabled, or is useful when tweaking the Flood dark limit setting.
+**Executing jobs / Finished jobs**
+{{:wiki:bake-running-job.jpg}}
-Job list
 The job list shows baking and post-processing jobs which are queued, in progress, or already finished.
 If no job has been run since the application was started, the list is not shown.
+You can stop a running job by click to the "close" ⊗ button at the right side of the "running" sign.