Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 383

Maps Rollout This rollout enables application of maps or shaders to the applicable material parameters. Of course, you can apply a shader to a parameter at its standard location in the user interface by clicking its map button (square button at the right side of the parameter), so the principal value of this rollout is that it also lets you toggle a parameter's shader, using the check box, without removing the map. mental ray Material Material Editor > Type button > Material/Map Browser > mental ray Note: The mental ray material appears in the Browser only if the mental ray renderer is the currently active renderer. The mental ray material lets you create a material exclusively for use by the mental ray renderer on page 6230. A mental ray material consists, at the top level, of from one to 10 kinds of shaders, or shading components. IMPORTANT You must assign a shader to the material's Surface component. Otherwise, the mental ray material will not be visible when you render. Interface The interface to the mental ray material consists of two rollouts: ■ Material Shaders Rollout (mental ray Material) on page 5638 ■ Advanced Shaders Rollout (mental ray Material) on page 5646 Material Shaders Rollout (mental ray Material) Material Editor > Type button > Material/Map Browser > mental ray > Material Shaders rollout Note: The mental ray material appears in the Browser only if mental ray is the active renderer. The mental ray material lets you create a material exclusively for use by the mental ray renderer on page 6230. The Material Shaders rollout provides controls for the main kinds of component shaders you are likely to assign. 5638 | Chapter 19 Material Editor, Materials, and Maps