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1400 Chapter 16: Material Editor, Materials, and Maps
Double-Sided Material
Material Editor > Type button > Material/Map Browser
>Double-Sided
On the right, a d o ub le-sided m aterial creates a pattern for
theinsideofthetrashcan.
The Double-Sided material lets you assign two
different materials to the front and back faces of
an object.
Note: If even one sub-material has its shading set to
Wire (see
Shader Basic Parameters Rollout (page
2–1310)
), t he
entire material
displays and renders
as a wire material.
Pr ocedur es
To crea te a doubl e-sided mater i al:
1.
Activate a sample slot in the Material Editor.
2. Click the Type button.
3. In the Material/Map Browser , choose
Double-Sided and then click OK.
A
Replace Map dialog (page 2–1300)
is
displayed. This dialog asks whether you want
to discard the original m aterial in the slot, or
retain it as a sub-material.
The Double-Sided material controls let you
choose the two materials, and the translucency
of the material o v erall.
To choose the ou ter ma ter ial :
• Click the button labeled Facing Material.
The parameters for the sub-material are
displayed. By default, a sub-material is a
Standard material with Blinn shading.
To choose the in ner ma ter ial:
1.
Go back to the parent material (parameters for
the Double-Sided material).
2. On the Double-Sided Basic Parameters rollout,
click the button labeled Back Material.
The parameters for the sub-material are
displayed. By default, a sub-material is a
Standard material with Blinn shading.
To mak e the material translucent:
• Set Translucency to a value greater than 0.
The Translucency control affects the blending
of the two materials. When Translucency is
0, there is no blend. When Translucency is
100.0 percent, the outer material is visible on
inner faces and the inner material is visible
on outer faces. A t intermediate values, the
specified percentage of the inner material
"bleeds through" and is visible on outer faces.
Interfa ce
Transl ucency—Sets the amount that one material
showsthroughtheother. Thisisapercentage
that can r ange from 0.0 to 100.0. At 100 percent,
theoutermaterialisvisibleoninnerfacesand
the inner material is visible on outer faces. At
intermediate values, the specified percentage of