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Expert Shader

Materials List: displays the materials of the scene.

1. Color Selector:

Click to select a diffusion color or enter numerical values (1 to 255) in the RGB fields.

2. Saturation:

Use the slider to choose the color saturation level.

3. Diffusion Color:

Another way to select a color is to click to choose a color from the system color picker.

4. Reflection, Shininess

Gives a reflective appearance to the material.

The reflection intensity is managed using gray scale values or RGB values from 0 to 255. Click on the selector to choose a color.

Entering a Limit value defines the maximum distance of the reflection.

5. Transparency
6. Neon:

Drag the slider to adjust the neon power or enter a value in the related field. Click on the selector to choose a color.

NB: Neon color does not emit light.

7. Material ID Parameters:

Use the slider to choose the smoothness level for the material.

8. Material Characteristics:

The material is visible or invisible.

The material either projects shadows or it does not.

The material either receives shadows or it does not.

9. Shader/Textures Navigator:

For a material, this makes it possible to navigate between related Shader and Textures editors.

NB: Before editing a color, click on the button associated with the command.

Adding Textures