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Dent Map 1667

Dent M ap

Material Editor > Maps rollou t > Click a Map button. >

Material/Map Browser > D e nt

Dent map gives texture to the cup on the left; cup on the right

has same pattern, but without dents.

Dent is a 3D procedural m ap. During scanline

rendering, Dent creates a random pattern based

on fractal noise. The effect of the pattern depends

on the map type.

Effect of default parameters

Defaults: Iterations=2, Size=200, Strength=20

Dent was designed to be used primarily as a bump

map, and its default parameters are optimized

for this usage. As a bump map, Dent renders

three-dimensional dents over the surface of an

object. Editable parameters control the size, depth,

and complexit y of the denting effect.

Dent can a lso be used with other maps. With a

diffuse color map, for example, the two colors

assigned to Dent mix in random swirls over the

surface of the object. Either of the colors can be

replaced by other maps.

Dent bump m aps

At left, default parameters produce fairly uniform dents over

surface.

At right, increased Strength pa rameter creates a deeper and

more irregular pitting effect.

Dent diffuse maps

At left, Dent as a two-color diffuse map.

At right, col ors replaced with Dent and Marble maps.