Trying to create new material

[Anonymous]

I have been trying to create a new material. I can copy an old one, but I cannot get the color to change in my model as well as trying to create a new type of siding (T-111).

Is there a proper procedure for this? I am using the student 8.1 version.

Thanks,

[Dwight]

You have posed a three-pronged question because "materials" are shown differently, depending on the rendering method - it gets even more complex in version 9.

When you make a material, you consider:

the photo texture in the photo rendering
the "color" in OpenGL rendering - if "texture" is not activated in the OpenGL options.
and the color in the Internal rendering engine- see attached, from version 9.
You probably can't get the "color" to change because you are only editing the texture and not actually changing the surface color - you need to do both.

[Djordje]

Dwight wrote:
You have posed a three-pronged question because "materials" are shown differently, depending on the rendering method - it gets even more complex in version 9.

... as we now also have the Lightworks properties, that not necessarily reflect the looks of the material in the internal engine rendering or OpenGL 3D view. For example, you can use the texture applied in the internal engine as a bump map only, changing the color for Lightworks rendering.

[Anonymous]

Dwight wrote:
When you make a material, you consider:.

But what about making a NEW Material?
One has to start with Internal Engine, Duplicate, change the settings and the tiff (jpeg, bmp) files and only then go to Lightworks for modifications?
Thanks,
josep

[Dwight]

Yup.

Best to duplicate a similar material, rename it, then change it into what you want.

If what you use is similar to start with - as far as reflectance and sizing goes, it is straight-forward enough. No?

[Anonymous]

No there is not any material that looks like it so I can modify it. It is the vertical T1-11 siding. My customer hates the look of the horizontal siding.

Thanks

[Dwight]

The first thing I would try is to rotate an existing siding. You'll do that in the texture dialog.

[Anonymous]

Thank You for your advice on turning a texture. That worked.

Thanks again,

[Dwight]

How much support are you getting from the faculty, there??

[Dwight]

Your client might enjoy vertical siding less if you inform them of how bad it is at repelling water and the extra costs of flashing and building wrap add considerably to the costs.