The Advanced Gradient Controller panel is broken up into three main sections:

Click on a tab to select it

Redraw sample

This button is used to refresh the gradient sample to reflect any changes the user has made to the gradient settins.

Gradient Sample Bar

This shows the current Diffuse gradient values and their Opacity.

The top bar shows all active gradient values and positions from 0 to 100.

The bottom bar shows what percentage of the top bar will be mixed with the object surface and gradients from an other active Surface Tab in AGC. In the example above Use constant has been activated so 100% of the top bar values will be mixed with the object surface for the entire length of the gradient (from 0-100).

End behavior

See Color Tab End behavior description.

Falloff leng

This value works in conjunction with the End behavoir: falloff setting.

From

These input fields allow the user to assign a start point for the gradient along the X, Y and Z axes respectively.

Read object

This allows the user to use the position of an object in Layout to determine the From position. When this option is active the values in the From: input fields are ignored. In addition to interactive placement using Read object will also allow the user to animate the From: values.

To

These input fields allow the user to assign an end point for the gradient along the X, Y and Z axes respectively.

Read object

This allows the user to use the position of an object in Layout to determine the From position. When this option is active the values in the To: input fields are ignored. In addition to interactive placement using Read object will also allow the user to animate the To: values.

Radial shading

This setting offsets the gradient and "ping pongs" the gradient from 0 to 100 and back to 0.

See Color Tab Radial shading for example

Turbulence

This setting allows the user to displace the gradient with fractal noise. The Turbulance value you may be any integer from 0 - 100.

Active

This setting determines whether the slot is active

Value

This input field allows the user to assign a Mirror or Reflectivity value for the current slot. The value may be any integer between 0 and 400.

Position

This input field determines where in the gradient the current color will go. Range 0 to 100. a color at 0 will be positioned on the right end of the gradient sample bar.

Use constant

This setting allows the user to set a single opacity value for the entire gradient.

Active

This setting determines whether the slot is active

Value

This setting determines the opacity of the current slot (if Use constant is not activated)

Position

This setting determines where in the gradient the current Opacity value will go. Range 0 to 100. an Opacity value at 0 will be positioned on the right end of the gradient sample bar.

Clicking on the allows the user to apply an envelope which will change Opacity value of the current slot