To open the Create PSD Network Options, select Edit > Create PSD Network in the Hypershade window or Texturing > Create PSD Network in the Rendering menu set.
- Image Name
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Type the name of the Adobe Photoshop file you will be painting. By default, Maya uses the scene name and model name.
- Size X
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Sets the horizontal resolution in pixels.
- Size Y
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Sets the vertical resolution in pixels.
- Keep Aspect Ratio
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Constrains the proportions of the X and Y resolution. That is, if you move the X slider, the Y slider moves an equal distance.
- Include UV Snapshot
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Creates a UV snapshot as a guideline to help you paint with a greater degree of accuracy in Adobe Photoshop.
- Position Top/Bottom
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Determines whether the UV layer is created at the top or at the bottom of the layer stack in Adobe Photoshop.
- UV Set
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Specifies which UV Set to use for the UV Snapshot.
- Color Value
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Specifies the color to be used for the UV mesh in the snapshot image.
- Anti-alias Lines
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Specifies whether or not the lines forming the UV mesh in the snapshot image are anti-aliased. Anti-aliased lines appear smoother, but extend over more than one pixel with varying opacity.
- Attributes, Selected Attributes
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Choose from this list of default Attributes for the material. (If you want more advanced options, turn on Detailed Attribute List.)
Selected attributes in the Selected Attributes list represent the channels to be painted. When you open the PSD file in Adobe Photoshop, each attributes listed here appears as a layer set.
The following table shows the default available channels that correspond to the layer sets that are created when you create the PSD file.
Lambert Blinn Phong Phong E Color
yes
yes yes yes Transparency
yes
yes yes yes Ambient Color
yes
yes yes yes Incandescence
yes yes yes yes Bump Map (Normal Camera)
yes
yes yes yes Displacement
yes yes yes yes Eccentricity yes Specular Roll Off yes Roughness yes Highlight size yes Whiteness yes Cosine Power yes - Detailed Attribute List
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Shows a more detailed list of advanced options you can paint.