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By design, the Translate Shaded option is as simple as possible; it intentionally hides the complex details of MXM creation from the end user. It has been designed to provide good materials quickly and easily, to meet a demanding production schedule. Translate shaded offers a single control: Material hint, which controls how the Shaded material will be interpreted. In the images below, the Shaded render representation is on the left and the Maxwell translation on the right.
- Material Hint [Realistic Match, Water, Rubber, Anodized Aluminum, etc.]: Guides the plugin when interpreting the simple 'Shaded' material representation.
- Color Map:
- Brightness, etc.: Image controls for the color 'texture' bitmap used in the shaded renderer. For images with RGB values greater that 220, we recommend setting Clamp Max to 220, or reducing brightness by 10%.
- Image Map Interpolation: When enabled, the bitmap will be interpolated, resulting in reduced texture aliasing.
- Map Alpha Channel [Off, Bump, Roughness]: When enabled, will use the color map's alpha channel (if any) to control bump or roughness in the resulting MXM. The slider controls the maximum strength.
- Transparency Map:
- Brightness, etc.: Image controls for the transparency 'texture' bitmap used in the shaded renderer.
- ID Color: The color the material will display as in the ID Material channel.
- Preview: Generates a preview of the material of on the selected formZ preview object (6” sphere, 6” cylinder, 6” cube, or 6” plane).
- Export MXM: Saves the auto-translated MXM to disk, with the option to re-link as a referenced MXM, and continue editing the material in MXED.
Material Hint: Closest Match
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If the Shaded material uses transparency, the material will become transparent as if it were made of a thin membrane, not a solid. (Specifically, Maxwell’s transmittance parameter is not used, so materials will render quickly, but not refract light or generate caustics).
In the images below, the Shaded render representation is on the left and the Maxwell translation on the right.
Uses: paper, matte wall paint |
Uses: glazed tile, porcelain, lacquer, enamel paint |
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Uses: powder-coat finishes, aluminized surfaces |
Uses: metallic paints |
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