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1690 Chapter 16: Material Editor, Materials, and Maps
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 di splayed.
2. Select a map type.
To ex change the two component colors :
• In the Mix Parameters rollout, click Swap.
To control the mix amount:
• In t he Mix Parameters rollout, adjust the Mix
Amount value.
MixAmountisthepercentageofColor#2used
in the mix.
You can also control the mix amount by using
amap.
To control the mix amount 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 type.
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 f ull 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 mix amount usi ng the mix curv e:
1.
In the Mixing Curve group, turn on Us e Curve.
2. Change the shape of the curve by adjusting the
Transit ion Z one values.
Interfa ce
Swap—Exchanges the two colors or maps.
Color # 1, Color # 2—Displays the Color Selector
(page 1–161) 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 proportion 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.