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Does 3ds Max have built in renderer?
3ds Max provides a number of renderers. Each supports a particular set of materials, and has its own advantages. It is a good idea to design materials with a particular renderer in mind. The main choice is whether you want your rendering to be physically accurate.
What is VRAY normal map?
The VRayNormalMap texture is similar to the standard 3ds Max Normal Bump map, but works on any V-Ray compatible geometry, including V-Ray proxies, displaced objects, etc. In the example shown here, a metal normal map is used in the Normal map slot and a separate plank texture is used for the Bump map slot.
What is Metalness map?
A metalness map is a grayscale image where black pixels correspond to non-metals and white pixels correspond to metals. Metals only reflect light the same color as the metal, and they reflect much more light than non-metals. Most materials in the real world can be categorized either metals or non-metals.
Where is roughness in VRay?
Set Reflect color to White. There are two Roughness slots, the one we’ll be using is located under the Reflect rollout.
What is the Iray GPU rendering plugin for 3ds Max?
What is the Iray GPU rendering plugin for 3ds Max? Bring your 3D designs to life with Iray for 3ds Max. With access to a comprehensive materials library, intuitive physically-based NVIDIA MDL material creation and real-world environments and lighting you can quickly achieve stunning images and animations of your designs.
What materials does the Iray Renderer support?
In general, the iray renderer supports only material and map or shader features that relate to physically based light-ray tracing. For example, the Arch & Design material settings that concern Ambient Occlusion, Round Corners, or Final Gather are simply ignored by this renderer.
Which version of Iray does 3DS Maxis Iray support?
The version of iray provided with 3ds Maxis iray v2.1. This version supports the Do Not Apply Bumps To The Diffuse Shading toggle, the round corner effect, many procedural maps; sky portals, glossy refractions, translucency, and IOR (index of refraction); and the ability to handle large output resolutions.
How do I use the Iray renderer with a bitmap?
On the Coordinates rolloutfor a Bitmap, the coordinate type must be set to Texture. The iray renderer supports the Explicit Map Channel, Planar From Object XYZ, and Planar From World XYZ mappings. The Map Channel value must be in the range 1 to 4. The iray renderer ignores the Blur / Blur Offset settings.