[Bf-committers] Fwd: material presets

[doug]

I think its fantastic idea.

The further step that i would propose is an interactive material preview
that allows you to click on the "Specular" spot and adjust its
settings/colours etc... from the preview.... but that would be a pipe
dream.


 	-------Original Message-------
  From: Tom M
  Subject: [Bf-committers] Fwd: material presets
  Sent: 14 Oct '09 20:23

  I'd like to propose that we add a new materials test scene, for the
  materials previewer.  That can visually explain a number of material
  properties 'at a glance'.

  Many of you have probably seen Thomas Anagnostou 'SIM-Ball' used in
Maxwell.

  [LINK: http://rl-team.net/uploads/posts/2008-08/1218398387_simball.jpg]
http://rl-team.net/uploads/posts/2008-08/1218398387_simball.jpg

  Or the numerous imitations, including one with the Blender logo,

  [LINK: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=127215]
http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=127215


  There is a test object that was created for modo users that has a
  number of useful innovations as well as additional useful suggestions
  furhter down the thread

  [LINK: http://forums.luxology.com/discussion/topic.aspx?id=11111]
http://forums.luxology.com/discussion/topic.aspx?id=11111

  which the author has given permission for us to use.  Unfortunately as
  was pointed out to me by Brecht our material previewer has a
  'widescreen' aspect ratio and this test object is much taller than it
  is wide.

  Another very clever test object that has a number of varied
  thicknesses (although more applicable to ray tracers)

  [LINK: http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/204/sssv9av9.jpg]
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/204/sssv9av9.jpg

  I'd like to propose that we have a user contest to create an improved
  test object to be included in Blender 2.50 material previewer.

  Thoughts?

  Here are additional material preview objects with similar ideas to
  sim-ball used by different 3D rendering communities

  [LINK:
http://www.yafaray.org/community/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1435&start=30]
http://www.yafaray.org/community/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1435&start=30
  [LINK:
https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-112025-1516/Asset+Appearances.jpg]
https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-112025-1516/Asset+Appearances.jpg
  [LINK:
http://www.foro3d.com/tutoriales/Rhinoceros/Material-vray-para-RhinoE/Material-vray-para-RhinoMaterial_Vray_for_Rhino_3.jpg]
http://www.foro3d.com/tutoriales/Rhinoceros/Material-vray-para-RhinoE/Material-vray-para-RhinoMaterial_Vray_for_Rhino_3.jpg
  [LINK:
http://forum.german-mentalray-wiki.info/userpix/5_exposure_max_vs_mr_2.jpg]
http://forum.german-mentalray-wiki.info/userpix/5_exposure_max_vs_mr_2.jpg
  [LINK:
http://www.vray-materials.de/img/samplepics/Coke_by_Truman_xl_3828.jpg]
http://www.vray-materials.de/img/samplepics/Coke_by_Truman_xl_3828.jpg

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