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Yo u c a n s e l e c t a b i t m a p f i l e o r

procedural

map (page 3–1091)

that affects where specular

highlights appear. A map assigned to glossiness

determines which areas of the whole surface

are m ore glossy and which areas are less g lossy,

depending on the intensity of colors in the map.

Black pixels in the map produce full glossiness.

White pixels remove glossiness completely, and

intermediate values reduce the size of the highlight.

Mapping the glossiness component is different

from mapping specular color. Mapping glossiness

alters the

location

of highlights, while specular

mapping alters the

color

of highlights.

Glossiness mapping usually works best when

you assign t he same map to b oth Glossiness and

Specular Level. (In the Maps rollout, you can

do this by dragg ing from one map button to the

other.)

(Glossiness was known as Shininess prior to

3ds Max 3.)

Procedure

To map the gloss iness value:

Click the Map button for the Glossiness value.

The

Material/Map Browser (page 2–1291)

displayed.

2. Choose from the list of map types, and then

click OK.

TheMaterialEditorisnowatthemaplevel,and

displays controls for the map parameters.

3. Use the map controls to set up the map.

Self-I llumination Mapping

Material Editor > Standard material > Maps rollout >

Self-Illu m ination button

Mapping self-illumination

Yo u c a n s e l e c t a b i t m a p f i l e o r

procedural map

(page 3–1091)

to map the

self-illumination (page

3–1103)

value. This makes portions of an object

appear to glow. White areas of the map render as

fully self illuminating. Black areas render with no

self-illumination. Gray areas render as p artia l ly

self illuminating, depending on the grayscale

value.

Self-illumination means that the glowing area is

notaffectedbylightsinthescene(itsambient

color component goes away), and does not receive

shadows.