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In rendering, an object that provides illumination to a scene. In the real world, the surfaces of objects are illuminated by light rays emitted from various light sources (for example, light bulbs, ...

linear unit

Software; CAD

The unit of measure for operations that use linear values (for example, moving and scaling). The default unit for measuring linear values is centimeters.

LMB (left mouse button)

Software; CAD

The left mouse button.

local axes

Software; CAD

In animation, a coordinate system aligned to the orientation of a joint. If the position of the joint is changed, its local axes may have to be realigned.

local space

Software; CAD

The coordinate system (origin and axes) from the point of view of an object's parent node in the hierarchy of objects.

macro

Software; CAD

A combination of several Maya commands that have been saved to the shelf, hotkey, or marking menu. Macros are time-saving tools that allow you to take repetitive tasks and combine them into a single ...

IMF (Image File)

Software; CAD

A component used by Maya to handle the reading and writing of various image file formats. IMF is a proprietary component of Autodesk and is used in all versions of Maya. On Mac OS X, the ...