Reflectivity Shader Properties

 

Shader Property	Description
Absorption Red/Green/Blue	Drag the slider to the right to increase the absorption coefficients for red, blue, and green, respectively; default values correspond to silver
Ambient	Drag the slider to the right to increase the amount of ambient light reflected (the ambient light is set with the Set Ambient Light command)
Base Ambient	Specifies the ambient factor for the base layer
Base Diffuse	Specifies the diffuse factor for the base layer
Bias	The surface of the shader is represented by two sets of threads perpendicular to each other; the bias specifies the relative contribution of the two directions of threads. For even contribution from each direction, such as for cotton, use 0.5. A satin weave normally has a bias around 0.66. (Range: 0.0 – 1.0)
Chrome	Drag the slider to the right to increase the amount of chrome light reflected
Cylinder Distance	Drag the slider to the right to increase the distance between cylinders or scratches on the surface; cylinder distance varies from even, isotropic light reflection to maximum anisotropy (uneven reflection)
Diffuse	Drag the slider to the right to increase the amount of diffuse (directional) light reflected
Floor Height	Drag the slider to the right to increase the floor height across cylinders or surface scratches; floor height varies from no floor (more anisotropic with uneven light reflection) to a completely flat, isotropic surface with even reflection
Lacquer Mirror	Drag the slider to the right to increase the mirror factor for the lacquer
Lacquer Roughness	Drag the slider to the right to increase the lacquer roughness (sharpness of specular reflection highlights)
Lacquer Refraction	Drag the slider to the right to increase the refraction index of the lacquer
Lacquer Specular	Drag the slider to the right to increase the amount of specular highlights reflected for the lacquer
Lacquer Transmission	Drag the slider to the right to increase the transmission factor for the lacquer; this filters the underlying color
Metallic Amplitude	Drag the slider to the right to increase the bumpiness of the metallic layer (similar to rough or cast amplitude bump shaders)
Metallic Detail	Drag the slider to the right to increase the amount of detail to use to represent the metallic bumps
Metallic Flakes	Select the type of metal to use for the bumps or flakes
Metallic Layer Factor	Drag the slider to the right to specify the amount that the metallic layer contributes to the overall shader appearance
Metallic Roughness	Drag the slider to the right to increase the reflection roughness of the metal bumps
Metallic Scale	Specifies the size of the metal bumps
Metallic Sharpness	Drag the slider to the right to increase the sharpness of the metal flakes
Mirror	Drag the slider to the right to increase the amount of light reflected in the mirror direction
Refraction	Drag the slider to the right to increase the refraction index for all wavelengths of light (the default refractive index corresponds to glass)
Refraction Red/Green/Blue	Enter the refraction indices for red, blue, and green, respectively; default values correspond to silver
Roughness	Drag the slider to the right to decrease the sharpness of the specular reflection highlights
Specular	Drag the slider to the right to increase the amount of specular highlights reflected
Specular Color	Select the color of specular highlights
Specular Exponent	Enter an exponent value to control the sharpness of the specular reflection highlights; higher exponent values (near ten) make the reflection appear sharper
Translucency	Drag the slider to the right to increase the degree of translucency (brightness of back-facing surfaces)
Transmission	Drag the slider to the right to increase the amount of light reflected from the transmission direction
Width/Height	Sets the horizontal and vertical frequency of the circular pattern of grooves