When you create a new Architectural material or edit an existing one, the settings on the Special Effects rollout let you assign maps that create bumps or displacement, adjust light intensity, or control transparency.
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Material Editor > Architectural Material > Special Effects rollout
Interface
- Bump controls
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Click the map button to assign a Bump map.
While a map is assigned to the material, its name appears as the map button’s label.
- Amount spinner The spinner at the left sets the extent of the Bump effect. At 1000.0, the Bump map has its greatest effect; at lower amounts, the bumps are less pronounced; at 0.0, the bumps are not visible at all. Negative values reverse the direction of the bump effect. Range: –1000.0 to 1000.0.
- On/off The checkbox between the spinner and the map button is an on/off switch. When on, the map is used in the material. When off, the map is disabled.
- Displacement controls
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Click the map button to assign a Displacement map.
While a map is assigned to the material, its name appears as the map button’s label.
- Amount spinner The spinner at the left sets the extent of the displacement effect. At 1000.0, the Displacement map has the greatest effect; at lower amounts, the displacement is less pronounced; at 0.0, the displacement are not visible at all. Negative values reverse the direction of the displacement. Range: –1000.0 to 1000.0.
- On/off The checkbox between the spinner and the map button is an on/off switch. When on, the map is used in the material. When off, the map is disabled.
- Intensity controls
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Click the map button to assign an Intensity map to the material, modulating the material's brightness. The map is treated as a black-and-white scale of intensity values.
Tip: Applying a low-frequency Noise map to the intensity can help reduce the “computer-generated” look of a texture, and add a natural feel to surfaces such as bricks and carpets lit by daylight.While a map is assigned to the material, its name appears as the map button’s label.
- Amount spinner The spinner at the left sets the extent by which the Intensity map is applied. At 100.0, the Intensity map has its greatest effect; at lower amounts, the effect is less pronounced; at 0.0, the map has no effect; and at values less than 0.0, the material is dimmed. Range: 0.0 to 100.0.
- On/off The checkbox between the spinner and the map button is an on/off switch. When on, the map is used in the material. When off, the map is not used.
- Cutout controls
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Click the map button to assign a Cutout map.
While a map is assigned to the material, its name appears as the map button’s label.
- Amount spinner The spinner at the left sets the amount of Cutout mapping to use. This value is a percentage: At 100.0, the map has its full effect; lower amounts have the effect of darkening the map, reducing its effect and increasing transparency. At 0.0, the map is completely black, making objects with this material completely transparent.
- On/off The checkbox between the spinner and the map button is an on/off switch. When on, the map is used in the material. When off, the map is not used.