Introduction

Intro to materials

• Understanding Materials

• “Defines how surface interacts with light”

  • Color
  • Reflectivity
  • Roughness
  • Transparency

• Uses PBR (Physical Based Rendering)

• Creating Materials

• Location: Content drawer > New Folder > materials

• Creation methods:

  • Right-click > Material
  • Add button > Material

• Naming convention:

  • MM_ or M_ = master material
  • MI_ = material instance

• Material Editor

• Result node = “final product”

  • Combines material expressions
  • Shows in details panel:

    Material domain Blend mode Shading model

• Workspace features:

  • Right-click = node menu
  • Palette = searchable nodes
  • Statistics at bottom

• Quick Node Hotkeys

• Hold number + click:

  • 1 = one vector
  • 2 = two vector
  • 3 = three vector (RGB)
  • 4 = four vector (RGBA)

• Application

• Apply to mesh:

  • Drag & drop (cyan = compatible)
  • Push button (“use selected asset”)

• “Red highlight = incompatible types”

• Save vs Apply:

  • Usually need both
  • Apply auto-saves