Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 12

these shaders. The others have special purposes, especially regarding how the material creates highlights. ■ Anisotropic on page 5424 Creates surfaces with noncircular, "anisotropic" highlights; good for modeling hair, glass, or metal. ■ Blinn on page 5426 Creates smooth surfaces with some shininess; a general-purpose shader. ■ Metal on page 5427 Creates a lustrous metallic effect. ■ Multi-Layer on page 5428 Creates more complex highlights than Anisotropic by layering two anisotropic highlights. Not available for Raytrace material. ■ Oren-Nayar-Blinn on page 5429 Creates good matte surfaces such as fabric or terra-cotta; similar to Blinn. ■ Phong on page 5426 Creates smooth surfaces with some shininess; similar to Blinn, but doesn't handle highlights (especially glancing highlights) as well. ■ Strauss on page 5431 Creates both nonmetallic and metallic surfaces; has a simple set of controls. Not available for Raytrace material. ■ Translucent on page 5434 Translucent shading is similar to Blinn shading, but it also lets you specify translucency, where light is scattered as it passes through the material. You can use translucency to simulate frosted and etched glass. Not available for the Raytrace material. Material Components A material's components describe its visual and optical properties. The components in the Architectural material on page 5526 are based on physical qualities; for example, diffuse color, shininess, transparency, and so on. The components in a Standard material on page 5395 include color components, highlight controls, self-illumination, and opacity. Like the Standard material, the Raytrace material on page 5490 uses a nonphysical model to describe surfaces. Material Components | 5267