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Templates Rollout 1377
Templates Rollout
Material Editor > Architectural material > Templates
rollout
The Templates rollout g ives you a list of material
typestochoosefrom.Atemplateissimplyaset
of preset para meters for the Physical Qua lities
rollout, which approximates the kind of material
you want to create, and gives you a star ting point.
Once you choose a template, you can adjust its
settings and add
maps (page 2–1426) to enhance
realism and improve the material’s appearance.
The templates do not affect the Diffuse Color on
the Physical Qualities rollout, only the numeric
settings.
Inter face
Template drop-down list—Chooses the kind of
material you are designing. Each template provides
preset values for the various material p arameters.
These are the material templates provided with
3ds Max. The purpose of most templates is clear,
so the table doesn’t comment on all of them.
Template
Comments
Ceramic Tile - Glazed
Fabric
Glass - Clear
Glass - Translucent
Ideal Diffuse A neutral white material
Masonry
A good base for a diffuse
map
Metal Shiny and reflective
Metal - Brushed Less shiny
Metal - Flat Even less shiny
Template
Comm en ts
Metal - Polished Highly shiny
Mirror
Completely shiny
Paint Flat Another neutral white
material
Paint Gloss Also white, but shiny
Paint Semi-Gloss Also white, only slightly
shiny
Paper
Paper - Translucent
Plastic
Stone
A good b ase for a diffuse
map
Stone Polished Has a bit of shininess; also a
good base for a diffuse map
User Defined Neutral; a good base for a
diffuse map
User-Defined Metal Somewhat shiny; also a
good base for a diffuse map
Water
Completely clear and shiny
Wood Unfinished Neutral; a good base for a
map
Wood Varnished
Physical Qualities Rollout
Material Editor > Architectural material > Physical
Qualities rollout
When you create a new Architectura l material
(page 2–1376)
or edit an exist ing one, the sett ings
on the Physical Qualities rollout are the ones you
are most likely to need to adjust.
Procedure
To match a materia l’s luminance to a light:
Wa rn in g: Only photometric lights give correc t
luminance. Also, the mental ray renderer disregards the
Emit Energy setting.