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Basic Shader

These Shaders have the same interface: Invisible, China, Expert, Invisible, Mirror, Pearl, Plastic, Aluminum, Bronze, Chromium, Copper and Stainless Steel.

1. On the first line, the name of the selected Material is displayed. Underneath is the name of the Shader and sometimes the name of the selected texture if there is one attached.
2. To edit the name of a material double click on it. Avoid renaming it if you intend to use the command "Use a Reference File..." as the renamed materials will be then ignored.
3. The Preview of the Shader.

NB: The arrows for a material can be used to navigate between related Shader and Textures editors.

1. Diffusion Color

This is the initial color. To change it, click on the rectangle. The system color picker is opened.

2. Reflection

This is the color of the Reflection. To change it, click on the rectangle. The system color picker is opened. The darker the color, the less reflective the Shader will be.

3. Shininess

Using the cursor gives a rather plastic appearance to the left and a more metallic appearance to the right. Values range from 0 to 1,000.

4. Transparency

This is the color of the Transparency. To change it, click on the rectangle. The system color picker is opened. The darker the color, the less transparent the Shader will be.

5. Refraction

Distorts the appearance of an element placed behind a material to a greater or lesser extent. Enter a numeric value or choose the desired type in the contextual menu.



6. Creating a Shader

Create a new Shader from an existing Shader:



Example