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Cloth Modifier 577
Presets group
Presets—Sets the selected panel’s properties
parameters to the preset selected in the drop-down
list. A ny presets that are built into the system or
that have been previously saved and loaded will
show up here. Presets have the filename extension
.
sti .
Loa d—Load presets from a specified location on
your hard drive. Press this button and navigate to
the directory with your presets to load them into
your Cloth Properties.
Save—Save your Cloth Proper ties p arameters to a
file to be loaded at a later time. By default, all Cloth
preset files are saved to your
\3dsmax\cloth folder .
U Bend /V Bend —Resistance to bending. The higher
thisvalueisset,thelessthefabricwillbeableto
bend. A cotton fabric might bend more easily than
leather, so a value of 15.0 for both U and V Bend
might be good for cotton, while 50.0 would work
well for leather.
By default, the U Bend and V Bend parameters
are locked together so that changing one sets the
other to the same value. You c an set different
values for the two only when
Anisotropic is off.
Itisrecommendedtodothisonlyfor
Garment
Maker (page 1–587)
objects.
Left: U and V Bend=50, sim ulating a burlap material
Right: U and V Bend=2.5, simulating silk or other light fabric