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Gradient Map 1461
Gradient-map p ed material tiled and with noise
Pr ocedur es
To create a Gr a dient map:
1.
Clickamapbuttontoassignamap.
2. Choose Gradient in the Material/Map Browser,
and then click OK.
To change a gradient color:
1.
In the Gradient Parameters rollout, click a
color swatch to display the
ColorSelector(page
1–157)
.
2. Adjust the color.
3. Click one of the other color swatches.
4. Adjust the color.
To choose the ki nd of gr ad ient:
• Choose either Linear or Radial.
Alineargradientshadesfromonecolorto
another along a line. A radial gradient has one
color on the inside and another on the outside,
shading in a circular pattern.
To us e a ma p for a color i n the gra dient:
• In the Gradient Parameters rollout, click a map
buttontoassignamaptoacolor.
To adjust the position of the second color:
• Change the Color 2 Position value.
Atthedefaultvalueof0.5,thesecondcoloris
between the first and third colors. For a linear
gradient, the second color’s position ranges
from the bottom at 0.0 to the top at 1.0. For
a radia l gradient, the second color’s posit ion
rangesfromtheinsideat0.0totheoutsideat
1.0.
Interfa ce
Color #1-3—Sets the three colors that the gradient
interpolates between. D isplays the
Color Selector
(page 1–157)
. You can drag and drop the colors
from one swatch to another.
Maps—Displays a map (page 3–1062) instead of
the color. Maps are blended into the gradient in
the same way that the gradient colors are blended.
You can add nested procedural gradients in each
w indow to make 5-, 7-, 9-color g r adients, or more.
The check boxes enable or disable their associated
maps.
Co lor 2 Po sition—Controls the center point of the
middle color. The position ranges from 0 to 1.
When it is 0, color 2 replaces color 3. When it is 1,
color 2 replaces color 1.
Gra dient Type—Linear interpolates the color based
on the vertical position ( V coordinate) while
radial interpolates based on the distance from the
center of the map (center is: U=0.5,V=0.5). With