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Autodesk 3ds Max 9 3D animation software uses the latest technology advancements, such as 64-bit workstations, enabling you work with more complex scenes and create stunning 3D. |
Create a brush steel using procedural map
by Joshua |
We will take a look of how to create a brush steel using procedural map. 
Here is the result. We will create the brushed effect using stretched Noise Map in the Bump channel to create the non-circular specular highlight.
Instead of using the Metal shader, we will use the Blinn shader for metal. It is because the Metal shader in Max is a simplified shader that offer less control on the specular highlight. Set the Specular Level between 200-300, and Glossiness to about 10.
Here is the result .
Assign a Noise map to the Bump channel and set the X and Z Tiling to 0.01, and Size of the Noise to 0.05. Notice that these values are going to apply to an object with a size of around 20. If you have an object with much bigger or smaller size, you may need to adjust these values.
Set the Bump amount to 10.
Here is the result .
You may need to apply a UVW Map modifier to the objects in order to see the map correctly.
To further control the specular hightlight, copy the Noise map from the Bump channel to the Specular Level channel .
Modify the Color #1 in the Noise Map of the Specular Level channel. Change the black color to a grey one to obtain a higher value of specular level in some areas.
Here is the result.
Assign a Raytrace map to the Reflection channel, and set the amount to 10-20.
In the Raytrace Map level, under Attenuation, set the Falloff Type to Exponential to create the effect of distance-fade-out-reflection.
Under the Basic Material Extensions, click on the None button of Reflectivity/Opacity...
Assign a Falloff map to it and swap the Colors. This will make the object reflection to be weaker on the sides of it.
Change the Mix Curve to control the falloff.
Here is the result.
Set the Bump Map Effect to around 3.5 to create a blurred reflection effect.
Here is the result.
Assign a Falloff map to the Diffuse channel and set the Front Color to Grey and Side Color to Bluish-Grey.
Here is the result.
The final Material Tree.
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Create a brush steel using procedural map |
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Use of ProCutter |
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