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1318 Chapter 16: Material Editor, Materials, and Maps
Particle MBlur. Also, the appearance of the
Falloff map in viewports give only a vague
indication of how it will appear when rendered.
Show Map In Viewport is unavailable if the
active map type cannot display in viewports.
Displayingmappedmaterialsinaviewportcan
slow performance. If you don’t need to v iew the
texture, turn off its viewport display.
To tur n of f intera ctive textur e display :
1.
Go to the map level.
If you are at the material level, click the
appropriate map button to go to the map level.
2. Turn off
Show Map in Viewport (page
2–1289)
.
Theobjectisshadedbutthemapnolonger
appears.
To turn a map off:
• In the Maps rollout, tu rn off the map’s check
box.
The check box is to the left of the map’s name.
To turn a map on:
• In the Maps rollout, tur n on the map’s check
box.
The check box is to the left of the map’s name.
To change a map’s strength:
• In the Maps rollout, adjust the map’s Amount
spinner.
Thematerial’ssampleslotreflectsthechange.
Note: Adjusting a map’s output (in the map’s
Output rollout) can also change the map’s
strength.
To move directly to an ancestor:
1.
Below the Material Editor toolbar , click the
arrow to the right of the map’s
name field (page
2–1292)
.
A drop-down list of ancestors is displayed.
2. Click a name in the Ancestor list.
With this list, you can sk ip intermediate levels
in the tree.
The Ancestor drop-down list shows
only part of the tree. It does not show side
branches and siblings. To view these, use the
Material/Map Navigator (page 2–1291)
or the
Go Forward To Sibling (page 2–1291)
and
Go To Parent (page 2–1290)
buttons on the
Material Editor toolbar.
To change a map type:
1.
Atthelevelofamap,clickthebuttonlabeled
Type below the Material Editor toolbar.
Amodal
Material/Map Browser (page 2–1256)
is displayed. If you were at a map, it lists only
maps (if you were at a material when you
clicked Type, the Browser lists only materials).
2. Chooseamaptypefromthelist,andthenclick
OK.
If you change a map type and the new map
type can have component maps, a Replace Map
dialog is displayed. This dialog gives you a
choice be tween discarding the or iginal map or
usingitasacomponentmap.
Ifthenewmaptypedoesnothavecomponents,
it simply replaces the original map type.
To crea te a standa lone ma p tr ee:
1.
Activate a sample slot.
2. Click
Get Material (page 2–1283)
.
3. In the
Material/Map Browser (page 2–1256)
,
make sure Browse From is set to New.