NoteThe Metal material appears in the Browser only if the currently active renderer supports it.
This material has the appearance of metal.
Interface
Metal rollout
- Type
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Sets the base color and texture of the material, and controls which properties are used.
- (The default.) For Aluminum, you can change the Finish.
- For Anodized Aluminum, you can change the Color.
- For Chrome, you can change the Finish.
- For Copper, you can change the Patina and the Finish.
- For Brass, you can change the Finish.
- For Bronze, you can change the Patina and the Finish.
- For Stainless Steel, you can change the Finish.
- For Zinc, there are no further options.
- Color (appears only for Anodized Aluminum)
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Lets you set a custom color for Anodized Aluminum.
- Patina (appears only for Copper and Bronze)
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Lets you set a patina for Copper or Bronze. The higher the value, the more the amount of patina. Range: 0 to 1.0. Default=0.0.
- Finish (does not appear for Anodized Aluminum or Zinc)
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Lets you set a surface finish for Aluminum, Chrome, Copper, Brass, Bronze, or Stainless Steel.
Relief Pattern rollout
- Enable
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When on, applies a relief pattern to the material. Default=off.
- Type
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Lets you choose a predefined relief pattern, or create a custom pattern.
- (The default.)
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- Lets you choose a bitmap to control the relief pattern.
- Image (appears only for Custom - Image)
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When Custom - Image is the active Type, click to specify a bitmap for the relief pattern.
- Amount
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Controls the height of the relief. Range: 0.0 to 2.0. Default=0.3.
- Scale
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Adjusts the scale of the relief pattern. Range: 0.0 to 5.0. Default=1.0.
Cutouts rollout
- Enable
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When on, enables the use of Cutout maps for the material. Default=off
- Type
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Lets you choose a predefined cutout pattern or create a custom pattern.
For the cutout patterns that let you adjust dimensions, the values are set in inches.
- (The default.) For the Staggered Circles pattern, you can set a Diameter and a Center Spacing distance.
- For the Straight Circles pattern, you can set a Diameter and a Center Spacing distance.
- For the Squares pattern, you can set a Size and a Center Spacing distance.
- For the Grecian pattern, there are no additional settings.
The Grecian pattern is 0.625” square, and the squares are separated by 0.125”.
- For the Cloverleaf pattern, there are no additional settings.
The Cloverleaf height (at the waist of each lobe) is 0.25”, and the width (from the apex of one lobe to the apex of the opposite
lobe) is 0.5”
- For the Hexagon pattern, there are no additional settings.
The Hexagon height (the long dimension) is 0.3125”, and the width (the narrow dimension) is 0.25”.
- For the Custom pattern, the Image button lets you choose a map to generate cutouts. The default map type is Autodesk Bitmap,
but you can choose a different type using standard Material Editor methods.