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1500 Chapter 16: Material Editor, Materials, and Maps
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Adjust the color.
To use a map a s a component:
1.
In the Mix Parameters rollout, click a map
button next to one of the two color swatches.
The Material/Map Browser is displayed.
2. Select a map ty pe.
To ex change t he two component colors :
• In the Mix Parameters rollout, click Swap.
To control the mix amount:
• In the Mix Parameters rollout, adjust the Mix
Amount value.
MixAmountisthepercentageofColor#2used
in the mix.
You can also cont rol the mix amount by using
amap.
To control the mix a mount using a ma p:
1.
In the Mix Parameters rollout, click the map
button next to Mix Amount.
The Browser appears so you can
2. Select a map ty pe.
The intensity of pixels in this mixing map
controls the mix. When the intensity is close
to 0, one of the component colors or maps is
visible; when it is close to full intensity, the
other component is visible.
Tip: Using a Noise map for the mixing map can
give good effects that have a natural appearance.
In the Mix Parameters rollout, Mix Amount
is inactive while a map is assigned to this
parameter. If Use Curve is off, the mixing map
is used as is. If Use Curve is on, you can shift
the effect of t he m ixing map’s gradient ramp,
offsetting it one way or the other and revealing
more or less of the mix components.
To control the mi x a mount using the mi x cur ve:
1.
In the Mixing Curve group, turn on Use Curve.
2. Change the shape of the cur ve by adjusting the
Tra ns it ion Zone va lues.
Interfa ce
Swap—Exchanges the two colors or maps.
Color # 1, Color # 2—Displays the Color Selector
(page 1–157)
to select the two colors to be mixed.
Maps—Select or create the bitmaps or procedural
maps to be mixed instead of each color.
The check boxes enable or disable their associated
maps.
Black areas of the map reveal color #1, and white
areas of the map reveal color #2. Gray values reveal
intermediate mixes.
Mix Amount—Determines the proport ion of the
mix. 0 means only Color 1 is visible on the surface,
1 means only Color 2 is visible. You can also use
amapinsteadofthemixamount.Thetwocolors
will mix in greater or lesser degree according to
the intensity of the map.