MAP question (1): Control areas of reflection?

[Marcel]

A map in the reflection slot will be put on the material in an additive way, meaning that the colors are added to eachother.
A gray color, plus another gray color could become white. In the same fashion, any color plus black will be exactly the same (black equals zero). Using a map to control where you want the reflection to be is then very simple:

- Put a Mix map in the reflection slot.
- Assign the bitmap you want to use as a reflection to the first slot.
- Use a black color for the second slot.
- Put a grayscale image in the mix slot.

Now the grayscale image in the mix slot will control where the color black is added to the materials reflection (=no reflection) and where the bitmap is used.

You have to use different mapping channels to get the right effect, with the grayscale image using a planar map.

[jussing]

Thanks, man, I'll be trying that out tonight!! :thumbsup:

Cheers,
- Jonas


You know, your .sig reminds me om Hot Shots: dude looks at radar screen:
"You've got four bogies heading toward you!"
Then he sneezes!
"Oh my God, a dozen more of them! And a blimp, a big, shiny blimp and it's slowly moving south!!"

He-he-he... :D

[Marcel]

No thanks, glad to help!

You know, your .sig reminds me om Hot Shots: dude looks at radar screen:

Hehe, I don't remember that scene. I use the signature as a warning to other people, based on a reallife event that took a lot of monitor cleaning afterwards :surprised

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