====ARDI Effects Documentation Index====

===What Are Effects===

While //scripts// allow you to create a set of events that play once, //effects// allow you to change the way your assets behave at all times.

As well as simply describing a basic effect - for example, that an asset spins - you can link individual properties of that effect to the attributes of your assets. So your rate of spin can be controlled by how fast the real object is spinning.

You can look up effect functions either by [[ardieffects:indexbyfunction|function]] or [[ardieffects:indexbyname|alphabetically]].

===Applying Effects===

You can add and modify effects from the **Effects, Options and Scripts** section under the details of your asset. 

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Click on **Effects Applied Inside This Environment**.

Each effect is added in its own line of XML. Some ARDI web site functions may add new effects automatically, or copy effects between assets. 

Note that you can apply an effect to a **type** as well as an individual asset, to deploy a new effect to several assets quickly and easily.