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TIP When you follow a link to the documentation for mental images library shaders, scroll up a bit in your browser. The links tend to go past the title of the section, and there might be introductory content above the link location. If the link goes to the beginning of a section, scroll down instead. Material Name mi Library Shader Name SSS Fast Material (mi) misss_fast_simple_phen SSS Fast Skin Material (mi) misss_fast_skin_phen SSS Fast Skin Material+Displace (mi) misss_fast_skin_phen_d SSS Physical Material (mi) misss_physical Also see Subsurface Scattering Shaders and the topics that follow it for more general information. See Physically Correct Subsurface Scattering for background information and tips about the Physical material. NOTE The SSS Physical Material can also be used as a shader for the Surface and Photon components of a mental ray material on page 5638. For a downloadable tutorial offering a practical demonstration of using the SSS Fast Skin material, see http://www.autodesk.com/3dsmax-mentalray-sssskin-tutorialthis Web page. Light Controls for the SSS Physical Material The SSS Physical material includes light controls that correspond to the lights array in the parameters for the misss_physical shader. Lights When on, the material is illuminated only by those lights specified in the list. When Lights is turned off, all lights in the scene affect the material. Default=off. The remaining light controls are available only when Lights is on. ■ List of lights Displays the lights you have chosen to illuminate this material. ■ Add Adds a light to the list. Click Add to turn it on, then click the light object in a viewport. 5694 | Chapter 19 Material Editor, Materials, and Maps