{"id":3731,"date":"2010-09-26T00:16:39","date_gmt":"2010-09-26T00:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2010-09-26T00:17:02","modified_gmt":"2010-09-26T00:17:02","slug":"3d-studio-max-arch-design-preset-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/3731\/3d-tutorials\/3d-studio-max-arch-design-preset-examples","title":{"rendered":"3d Studio Max Arch &#038; Design Preset Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3783\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-presets.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3783\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3783 \" title=\"arch-and-design-material-presets-small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-presets-small-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-presets-small-300x191.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-presets-small.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Arch &amp; Design material presets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In October of 2006, Autodesk implemented a material type called the &#8220;Arch &amp; Design&#8221; material for the 3d Studio Max implementation of mental ray. \u00a0This material type is an elaborate construct of mental ray shaders and includes a useful set of preset material configurations that- with proper lighting- can make any render look special.<\/p>\n<p>Today we&#8217;re going to take a deep dive into each one of these mental ray material presets. \u00a0By the end of this tutorial you&#8217;ll have a firm grasp over what each material does and when to use it. \u00a0One thing I&#8217;d like to note is that the 3dsMax documentation in this area is spectacular.<\/p>\n<p>The material has a number of significant features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Easy to use, yet flexible<\/strong> &#8211; more complicated than VRay, but much simpler than the usual mental ray standard.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Templates<\/strong> &#8211; allow fast access to settings combinations for common materials.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physically accurate<\/strong> &#8211; the material is energy conserving, making it impossible to create shaders that break the laws of physics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glossy performanc<\/strong>e &#8211; advanced performance boosts including interpolation, emulated glossiness, and importance sampling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tweakable BRDF<\/strong> &#8211; the user can define how reflectivity depends on angle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transparency<\/strong> &#8211; \u201cSolid\u201d or \u201cthin\u201d materials: transparent objects such as glass can be treated as either solid or thin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round corners<\/strong> &#8211; simulate fillets to allow sharp edges to still catch the light in a realistic fashion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indirect Illumination control<\/strong> &#8211; set the final gather accuracy or indirect illumination level on a per-material basis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Built-in Ambient Occlusion<\/strong> &#8211; for contact shadows and enhancing small details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3732\" style=\"width: 369px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-type.png\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3732\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3732 \" title=\"arch-and-design-material-type\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-type.png\" alt=\"The Arch &amp; Design Material Window\" width=\"359\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-type.png 359w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-type-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Arch &amp; Design Material Window<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Arch &amp; Design Default<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a render of the mental ray Arch &amp; Design material&#8217;s default configuration. \u00a0For this tutorial, we&#8217;ll be using the <a title=\"Stanford Dragon OBJ Free Download\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/3572\/downloads\/stanford-dragon-model\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford Dragon Model scene<\/a>. \u00a0The grey material has some glossiness and specularity, but no special effects like blurring or transparency.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3734\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-default-render.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3734\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3734\" title=\"arch-and-design-default-render\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-default-render.jpg\" alt=\"Arch &amp; Design Defaults Render\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-default-render.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-default-render-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arch &amp; Design defaults to a glossy grey material.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Arch &amp; Design Presets<\/h2>\n<p>There are 28 individual presets in the 3d Studio Max Arch &amp; Design material, of which only 23 are full materials. \u00a0Let&#8217;s take a quick look at each one and get a feel for what it&#8217;s used for. \u00a0Below is a high resolution render showing you what each material looks like relative to one another. \u00a0While some of the more elaborate ones like <em>masonry<\/em> aren&#8217;t too impressive, the basic materials like copper and solid glass are excellent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3783\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-presets.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3783\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3783 \" title=\"arch-and-design-material-presets-render\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-presets-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-presets-small.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-material-presets-small-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Arch &amp; Design material presets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look more closely at each one of these presets and how they differ from each other. \u00a0Remember that the render above is using one of the free high-resolution HDRI maps and smart lighting, while the images below are using a plain white background and some big area lights. \u00a0That&#8217;s a recipe for some pretty ugly renders, so don&#8217;t look at these materials and gag right away. \u00a0Remember that they look good under the right lighting.<\/p>\n<h3>Satin Varnished Wood<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3798\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-satin-varnished-wood3.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3798\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3798\" title=\"arch-and-design-satin-varnished-wood\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-satin-varnished-wood3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-satin-varnished-wood3.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-satin-varnished-wood3-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Satin Varnished Wood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The satin varnished wood material is a reasonable wood material that is fine for most purposes. \u00a0It includes a diffuse map that gives it a grain, but you&#8217;ll need UVW mapping in order for it to look right. \u00a0The satin finish means that there&#8217;s little glossiness\/specularity so this might be appropriate for construction sites or old toys.<\/p>\n<h3>Glossy Varnished Wood<\/h3>\n<p>The glossy varnished wood material is very similar to the satin wood above. \u00a0The main difference is in the reflection, glossiness, and specularity parameters. \u00a0Whereas you&#8217;d select satin varnished wood for more rural wood selections, you&#8217;d pick glossy varnished wood as a base material for flooring or for polished wood\u00a0furniture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3799\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glossy-varnished-wood.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3799\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3799\" title=\"arch-and-design-glossy-varnished-wood\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glossy-varnished-wood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glossy-varnished-wood.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glossy-varnished-wood-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glossy Varnished Wood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Rough Concrete<\/h3>\n<p>Rough concrete is a strong selection for more distant 3d objects like roads, sidewalks, and buildings. \u00a0However, you probably would select your own bitmap for close up objects, or use a different material entirely.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3800\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-rough-concrete1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3800\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3800\" title=\"arch-and-design-rough-concrete\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-rough-concrete1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-rough-concrete1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-rough-concrete1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rough Concrete<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Polished Concrete<\/h3>\n<p>Polished concrete removes the bump map from the regular rough concrete material, and has higher specularity and glossiness settings. \u00a0This is a great choice for floors in showr0oms or clean warehouses.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3823\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-polished-concrete1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3823\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3823\" title=\"arch-and-design-polished-concrete\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-polished-concrete1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-polished-concrete1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-polished-concrete1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polished Concrete<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Glazed Ceramic<\/h3>\n<p>Glazed ceramic is your basic DGS material in mental ray. \u00a0It&#8217;s a typical medium glossiness\/specularity material with some light reflections.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3802\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3802\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3802\" title=\"arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glazed Ceramic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Glazed Ceramic Tiles<\/h3>\n<p>Glazed ceramic tiles is a twist on the ordinary glazed ceramic material where a tile bump\/color map has been added. \u00a0While you have to dig down into the material in order to access the tile parameters like size and spacing, it does give you a quick way to get to tiled materials that look pretty convincing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3804\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic-tile1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3804\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3804\" title=\"arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic-tile\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic-tile1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic-tile1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glazed-ceramic-tile1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glazed Ceramic Tile<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Glossy Plastic<\/h3>\n<p>Glossy plastic is similar to the ceramic material but with different reflection falloff parameters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3805\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glossy-plastic1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3805\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3805\" title=\"arch-and-design-glossy-plastic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glossy-plastic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glossy-plastic1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-glossy-plastic1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glossy Plastic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Matte Plastic<\/h3>\n<p>Matte plastic removes most of the reflection from the plastic material above, and tones down the specularity and reflection significantly. \u00a0This is approximately the same as the &#8220;Wall Paint&#8221; pro material type.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3819\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-matte-plastic1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3819\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3819\" title=\"arch-and-design-matte-plastic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-matte-plastic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-matte-plastic1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-matte-plastic1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matte Plastic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Masonry<\/h3>\n<p>The masonry material can be difficult to work with since getting realistic results often requires manipulating diffuse maps. \u00a0Masonry is another good choice for distant objects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3818\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-masonry1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3818\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3818\" title=\"arch-and-design-masonry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-masonry1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-masonry1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-masonry1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masonry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Rubber<\/h3>\n<p>The rubber material is a little too specular for my tastes, but ultimately a convincing material under realistic lighting conditions. \u00a0This material is more like industrial rubber rather than tire rubber, so for automotive renders consider reducing the specularity\/glossiness further to get a dirtier look. \u00a0The Oren-Blinn shader should help also.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3817\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-rubber1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3817\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3817\" title=\"arch-and-design-rubber\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-rubber1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-rubber1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-rubber1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rubber<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Leather<\/h3>\n<p>The leather material is a dark, rough, but glossy material suitable for a wide variety of skins and clothing. \u00a0You&#8217;ll need a convincing diffuse map in order to achieve superior results.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3816\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-leather1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3816\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3816\" title=\"arch-and-design-leather\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-leather1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-leather1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-leather1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leather<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Glass (Thin Geometry)<\/h3>\n<p>The thin geometry glass material is made for objects that are made of a single sheet of polygons or very thin closed geometry like soap bubbles. \u00a0In the case of thin geometry, the material is instructing mental ray to render the surface as two-sided such that the render is extremely fast for translucent objects and light is still colored as it exits the object.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3815\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-thin-glass1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3815\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3815\" title=\"arch-and-design-thin-glass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-thin-glass1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-thin-glass1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-thin-glass1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glass, Thin Geometry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Glass (Solid Geometry)<\/h3>\n<p>The solid geometry glass material is the usual one-sided glass material we&#8217;re all used to. \u00a0As light enters one side of the object\u00a0it undergoes refraction and this process occurs again as light exists the other side of the object. \u00a0In this case, the material is still an approximation, so light traveling through the object isn&#8217;t colored based on distance, but instead based on the number of times it enters\/exits the 3d object. \u00a0You&#8217;ll notice that thick and thin areas of the object below undergo the same coloration.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3814\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-thick-glass1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3814\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3814\" title=\"arch-and-design-thick-glass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-thick-glass1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-thick-glass1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-thick-glass1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glass, Solid Geometry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Glass (Physical)<\/h3>\n<p>The physical glass material takes the longest to render, but yields excellent results. \u00a0The difference with this material is that light is colored based on how long it travels inside of the object. \u00a0Thus thick parts of the object below are colored with a deeper blue while thinner areas get less coloration.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3813\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-physical-glass1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3813\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3813\" title=\"arch-and-design-physical-glass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-physical-glass1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-physical-glass1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-physical-glass1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glass, Physical<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Translucent Plastic Film (Thin)<\/h3>\n<p>The translucent plastic film material is similar to the thin geometry glass material in that it is meant for extremely thin objects and for &#8220;one-way trips&#8221; through geometry. \u00a0The thin translucent material allows a face illuminated on it&#8217;s normal side to illuminate it&#8217;s backside, too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3812\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3812\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3812\" title=\"arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Translucent Plastic Film, Thin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Translucent Plastic Film (Opaque)<\/h3>\n<p>The opaque translucent plastic film material allows solid geometry to have a translucent effect. \u00a0This is useful for objects with closed geometry, but is computationally more expensive than the equivalent thin material.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3811\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film-opaque1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3811\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3811\" title=\"arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film-opaque\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film-opaque1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film-opaque1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-translucent-plastic-film-opaque1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Translucent Plastic Film, Opaque<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Water, Reflective Surface<\/h3>\n<p>The reflective water surface material is actually not transparent and a great proxy for water at shallow angles and\/or at a distance from the camera. \u00a0Consider using it whenever possible to save render time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3810\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-water-reflective1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3810\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3810\" title=\"arch-and-design-water-reflective\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-water-reflective1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-water-reflective1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-water-reflective1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water, Reflective Surface<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Chrome<\/h3>\n<p>The chrome material is simply a 100% reflective material. \u00a0This is useful for extremely clean, polished metal surfaces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3809\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-chrome1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3809\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3809\" title=\"arch-and-design-chrome\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-chrome1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-chrome1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-chrome1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chrome<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Brushed Metal<\/h3>\n<p>The brushed metal material is a chrome material with blurred reflections. \u00a0This is suitable for most metal objects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3821\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-brushed-metal.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3821\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3821\" title=\"arch-and-design-brushed-metal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-brushed-metal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-brushed-metal.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-brushed-metal-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushed Metal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Satin Metal<\/h3>\n<p>The satin metal material is like the brushed metal material but with even more blurred reflections. \u00a0This is suitable for stainless steel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3808\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-satined-metal1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3808\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3808\" title=\"arch-and-design-satined-metal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-satined-metal1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-satined-metal1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-satined-metal1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Satined Metal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Copper<\/h3>\n<p>The copper material is a very shiny colored metal. \u00a0It&#8217;s closer to brass in my opinion, but it still responds well to realistic lighting and HDRI. \u00a0Use it in darker renders if possible since with this white background it looks like gold.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3807\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-copper1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3807\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3807\" title=\"arch-and-design-copper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-copper1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-copper1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-copper1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Patterned Copper<\/h3>\n<p>The patterned copper material is a darker, duller version of the copper material with an added glossiness, specularity, and reflection shader.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3806\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-patterned-copper1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3731]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3806\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3806\" title=\"arch-and-design-patterned-copper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-patterned-copper1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-patterned-copper1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mrbluesummers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/arch-and-design-patterned-copper1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patterned Copper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October of 2006, Autodesk implemented a material type called the &#8220;Arch &amp; Design&#8221; material for the 3d Studio 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