Release 4.0

Parameters - solid

Name: solid

Type: bool

Read/Write: Write

Context: Transformation, Coloring Formulas

Description:

This boolean parameter defaults to false. You can set it to true in order to specify that the current pixel should be colored using the Solid Color and the Solid Opacity.

If you set it to true in a transformation formula, then the iteration does not take place, because ChaosPro already knows the resulting pixel color and opacity (solid color and opacity as defined in the transformation tab).

If an iteration formula or a coloring formula set this parameter to true, then the iteration at first continues normally. At the end of the iteration ChaosPro knows whether the pixel is inside or outside. And depending on the region the solid color and opacity from either the inside tab or the outside tab is taken to color the pixel.

Normally the solid parameter is used to indicate that the current pixel and/or the color of the current pixel cannot be calculated and thus should be painted using a special color. But various formulas use the solid color and opacity for other purposes like clipping (opacity of "solid area" is set to 0) or other visual effects.