--- title: Carbon Settings Panel description: The Carbon Settings Panel allows dynamic controls for multiple performance and visual settings. To access the panel, navigate to the Carbon menu and select "Carbon Settings." --- [Skip to content](https://support.carbonforunreal.com/knowledgebase/carbon-settings-panel#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://support.carbonforunreal.com/knowledgebase/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![carbon\_logo\_hs](https://support.carbonforunreal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/carbon_logo_hs.png?width=320&height=147&name=carbon_logo_hs.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://support.carbonforunreal.com/knowledgebase/kb-tickets/new) - [Go to carbonforunreal.com](https://carbonforunreal.com/) [Go to carbonforunreal.com](https://carbonforunreal.com/) Need Help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Will affect gobo sharpness and update speed. | | --- | --- | | **Enable Multi Instance Footprint** | Enables the casting of light from multi-instance fixtures. **Can cause a big performance hit.** | --- #### Shadow Control the quality of a light's shadow. **Enable All Shadows** | **Enable All Shadows** | Enable or disable shadows globally on all fixtures | | --- | --- | **Shadow Resolution** **Note:** Overriding the global Shadow Resolution does not work with ray-traced shadows. | **Single Instance Shadow Resolution** | Overrides the shadow resolution of all single instance fixtures | | --- | --- | | **Multi Instance Shadow Resolution** | Overrides the shadow resolution of all multi instance fixtures | --- #### Beams Modify beam appearance. | **Beam Density** | Adjusts the amount of fog and smoke effects visible in beams | | --- | --- | | **Hotspot Mitigation** | Controls the balance between visual smoothness and light intensity | --- #### Beam Quality | **Single Instance Lights** | Adjusts the perceived quality of the ray march for single instance fixtures with no complex gobos | | --- | --- | | **Single Instance Lights Resolution** | Changes the overall resolution of the beam for single instance fixtures (Low, Medium, High) | | **Aerial Gobos** | Adjusts the perceived quality of the ray march for single instance fixtures that have complex gobos | | **Aerial Gobos Resolution** | Changes the overall resolution of the beam for complex gobo fixtures (Low, Medium, High) | | **Multi Instance Lights** | Adjusts the perceived quality of the ray march for fixtures with multiple instances | | **Multi Instance Lights Resolution** | Changes the overall resolution of the beam for multi instance fixtures (Low, Medium, High) |   **Note:** Changing the beam resolution requires a restart of play mode   --- #### Zoom Attenuation | **Single Instance Zoom Attenuation** | Adjusts the maximum light beam length as zoom angle increases for single instance fixtures | | --- | --- | | **Multi Instance Zoom Attenuation** | Adjusts the maximum light beam length as zoom angle increases for multi instance fixtures | --- #### Smoke Texture Enables a complex smoke effect in light beams that creates a cloudy, hazy look. | **Smoke Scale** | Adjusts the size of the smoke effect across the beams | | --- | --- | | **Smoke Uniformity** | Adjusts the uniformity/transparency of the smoke effect (The lower the value, the more 'hazy' the beam appears) | | **Smoke Speed** | Controls the speed of the smoke effect on all three axis | **Pro Tip:** Although the Smoke Uniformity Slider goes between 0-1, you can input a negative value. 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