SCE Gradient

This topic includes:

▪	Introduction

▪

Overview

▪	Layer Settings

▪	Effect Settings

▪	Restoring The Default Settings

▪	Context Menu

Introduction

SCE Gradient is all about creating various color gradients.

[In MADRIX 2, SCE Gradient was named SCE Color Ramp.]

Overview

		Default Settings
		Customized Example

Layer Settings

▪	Various buttons and controls have universal functions. They are available for each MADRIX Effect / Layer. Learn more »Effect Areas [Left/Right] Learn more »Layers

Effect Settings

This MADRIX Effect uses the following, individual controls:

▪	Color - Defines the color via a Color Gradient and various options. Learn more »Using Colors And Intensity

▪	Angle - Allows you to change the angle in which the effect is displayed [in °]. Is only available for Mode Radial. The default value is 0. Valid values range from 0 to 359.

▪	Cross Width - Is only available for Cross Mode [»Using Directions]. Defines the size of crossing colors [in %]. The default value is 50. Valid values range from 0.01 to 100.

	Cross Mode Axes - Is only available for Cross Mode. Allows you to choose to which axis Cross Mode applies [Axes 1 And 2, Axis 1, or Axis 2]. The default mode is Axes 1 And 2.
	Direction/Mode - Allows you to choose the direction, including Cross Mode. This includes all directions for 2D and 3D mode. This heavily influences the visual outcome of the effect. The default Direction is Bottom. Learn more »Using Directions
	Look-At Type - Allows you to choose from which side you want to look at the effect. This is mainly relevant for 3D. The default value is Front. Learn more »Using Directions

Restoring The Default Settings

Restore Default Layer Settings - Restores the default settings of the Layer.
- All Layer Settings and Effect Settings will be restored to their default values.
- This does not include the MADRIX Effect selection, the Effect Parameter Chaser [which will be paused], or the Layer Macro [which will be stopped].

Context Menu

A context menu allows you to quickly make changes to the colors.

▪	Right Mouse Click - Click with your right mouse button on the color gradient to call up the context menu.

▪	Open... - Loads a previously saved Color Table file from an external file [of the file type *.mctx].

▪	Save... - Saves the current colors as a Color Table file [of the file type *.mctx].

▪	Copy - Copies the current colors into the clipboard as a duplicate.

▪	Paste - Applies all colors from the clipboard to the currently focused color control [Colors, M2L Colors].

▪	Defaults - Restores all default gradient colors.