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Double-Sided Material 1591
Double-Sided Material
Material Editor > Type button > M aterial/Map Browser
>Double-Sided
On the right, a double-sided material creates a pattern for the
inside of the trash can.
The Double-Sided materia l let s you assign two
different m aterials 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
2–1466)), t he entire material displays and renders
as a wire material.
Pr ocedur es
To crea te a double-sided mater ia l:
1.
Activate a sample slot in the Material Editor .
2. Click the Ty pe button.
3. In the Material/Map Browser , choose
Double-Sided and then click OK.
A Replace Map dialog (page 2–1456) is
displayed. This dialog asks w hether you want
to disc ard the original material 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 overall.
To choose the outer mater ia l:
• 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 inner mater ia l:
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. At intermediate values, the
specified percentage of the inner material
"bleeds through" and is visible on outer faces.
Interfa ce
Tra nsl ucency—Sets the a mount that one materia l
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