Advanced Lighting Override

Materials and Textures

Use Map Channels for Added Realism

 

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Using Maps for Added Realism

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Concept

Quick Reference

Mapping is a way of increasing the complexity of a material.

Mapping uses various levels of map settings and properties. The hierarchy for maps are as follows:

• Material type drives the map channels offered such as Diffuse, Reflection (only available on Advanced material types), Opacity, and Bump.
• Map channel selections override the diffuse color assignment in the Materials Editor.
• Map types, such as Texture Map, or procedural maps, such as Checker, Marble, and so on, are selected under a map channel. Texture Map does not have property settings other than at the top material level, but allows you to select an image to map to an object or face. Procedural maps have property settings at the next level.
• With a sub-procedural map, you can nest a texture map or procedural map within another procedural map. It is only available if a procedural map is selected at the top level.