BevelAndEmbossSetting
The BevelAndEmbossSetting element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 16 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
BevelAndEmbossSetting appears in 272 of the 305 documents surveyed (89.2%), most often in Resources/Preferences. Paged reads 13 of its 16 attributes and writes 13.
Where it appears
Resources/Preferences· 271 documentsSpreads· 3 documents
Inside: TransparencySetting, ContentTransparencySetting, FillTransparencySetting, StrokeTransparencySetting
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude | number (degrees) | 100% | read · written | frameBevelAltitude |
| Angle | number (degrees) | 100% | read · written | frameBevelAngle |
| Applied | bool | 100% | read · written | frameBevel |
| Depth | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameBevelDepth |
| Direction | Up ·272Down or a named value | 100% | read · written | frameBevelDirection |
| Size | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | frameBevelSize |
| Soften | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | frameBevelSoften |
| Style | OuterBevelInnerBevelEmbossPillowEmboss or a named value | 100% | read · written | frameBevelStyle |
| Technique | SmoothContour ·271ChiselHardChiselSoft or a named value | 100% | read · written | frameBevelTechnique |
| HighlightBlendMode | Screen ·271 | 100% | not read | |
| HighlightColor | color | 100% | read · written | frameBevelHighlightColor |
| HighlightOpacity | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameBevelHighlightOpacity |
| ShadowBlendMode | Multiply ·271 | 100% | not read | |
| ShadowColor | color | 100% | read · written | frameBevelShadowColor |
| ShadowOpacity | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameBevelShadowOpacity |
| UseGlobalLight | false ·271 | 100% | not read |
Values are listed only where real documents use a small, closed set; the number after each is how many documents use it. “Seen in” is the share of documents containing BevelAndEmbossSetting that set the attribute.
Explained in
Counts come from a survey of 305 IDML documents (2026-10-11); only aggregate facts are published. Paged’s support is read from its importer and exporter source, and the typed properties from the engine catalog.
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