M.pbrmetalmasked - Revision history

Pcas1986: Added notes about AlphaHint tag in texture.txt file, and blend-mode tag in metadata file.

2023-07-28T05:42:27Z

Added notes about AlphaHint tag in texture.txt file, and blend-mode tag in metadata file.

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	A: The alpha channel provides a "black and white" [[masked alpha]] channel. Black indicates full transparency, meaning that the [[fragment]] is discarded. White indicates full opacity, meaning that rendering proceeds as per [[m.pbrmetal]]. If the alpha channel is omitted, this material acts exactly as [[m.pbrmetal]] except with lower performance. Note that unlike legacy Trainz materials, PBR materials do not autodetect opacity mode based on the texture in use. The content creator must select the appropriate material for their desired outcome. Runtime texture replacement should not expect to replace an opaque texture with a blended or masked texture and have the material update automatically.		A: The alpha channel provides a "black and white" [[masked alpha]] channel. Black indicates full transparency, meaning that the [[fragment]] is discarded. White indicates full opacity, meaning that rendering proceeds as per [[m.pbrmetal]]. If the alpha channel is omitted, this material acts exactly as [[m.pbrmetal]] except with lower performance. Note that unlike legacy Trainz materials, PBR materials do not autodetect opacity mode based on the texture in use. The content creator must select the appropriate material for their desired outcome. Runtime texture replacement should not expect to replace an opaque texture with a blended or masked texture and have the material update automatically.

			You may need to include an alpha-hint tag in your albedo texture.txt file. See [[.texture.txt_Files]]. If creating a double sided material using metadata you should also consider using a blend-mode tag. See [[Mesh_metadata_file]].


	'''Albedo Texture Example'''		'''Albedo Texture Example'''

Pcas1986 at 06:15, 25 February 2021

2021-02-25T06:15:33Z

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	[[File:Blender 2.80 shader export nodes.jpg\|border\|middle\|x700px]]		[[File:Blender 2.80 shader export nodes.jpg\|border\|middle\|x700px]]

			=Using masked material meshes close to other meshes=

			Masked material meshes, including logos, names or numbers such as those on the side of a traincar, should match the roughness and metallicity of the adjacent material to mimic the same reflection. This can be an issue when the masked mesh is in shadow.

Gdennish: /* Blender Material Configuration V2.8+ */

2021-02-03T06:43:07Z

Blender Material Configuration V2.8+

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	[[File:BlenderFBXmglassAlbedo.png\|border\|middle\|x700px]] [[File:BlenderFBXmglassNormal.png\|border\|middle\|x700px]] [[File:BlenderFBXmglassparameter.png\|border\|middle\|x700px]]		[[File:BlenderFBXmglassAlbedo.png\|border\|middle\|x700px]] [[File:BlenderFBXmglassNormal.png\|border\|middle\|x700px]] [[File:BlenderFBXmglassparameter.png\|border\|middle\|x700px]]

	=Blender Material Configuration V2.8+=		=Blender Material Configuration (2.8+)=

	The shader node is a Principled BSDF shader and the FBX exporter supports the export of some texture names but not all. The following connections should be made:		The shader node is a Principled BSDF shader and the FBX exporter supports the export of some texture names but not all. The following connections should be made:

Gdennish: Updated Blender 2.7x settings with images, and added 2.8+ references

2021-02-03T06:42:27Z

Updated Blender 2.7x settings with images, and added 2.8+ references

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 [[File:kosl.png]]
-=Blender Material Configuration=
+=Blender Material Configuration (2.7x)=
-The Blender settings for PBRMetalMasked are the same as [[M.pbrmetal#Blender Material Configuration|PBRMetal Blender Settings]] except for the albedo texture where the Image->Use_Alpha should be checked.
+The albedo must have the "Use Alpha" and Influence->Diffuse->Alpha tag ticked. The normal does not require any special settings. The parameters texture must use the Influence->Specular->Hardness tag (checkbox).  The value of the hardness is not exported by the Blender FBX exporter.  Sample settings are shown below. All textures except the albedo are using png in this example because they do not require an Alpha channel.

Mookidu85100: /* 3ds Max Material Configuration */

2020-09-30T17:35:06Z

3ds Max Material Configuration

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	'''Texture Assignment'''		'''Texture Assignment'''

	[[File:~~https://zupimages.net/up/20/40/~~kosl.png]]		[[File:kosl.png]]

	=Blender Material Configuration=		=Blender Material Configuration=

Mookidu85100: /* 3ds Max Material Configuration */

2020-09-30T17:31:38Z

3ds Max Material Configuration

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	'''Texture Assignment'''		'''Texture Assignment'''

	~~TBD~~		[[File:https://zupimages.net/up/20/40/kosl.png]]

	=Blender Material Configuration=		=Blender Material Configuration=

Gdennish: /* Albedo */

2020-06-25T19:20:56Z

Albedo

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	'''Albedo Texture Example'''		'''Albedo Texture Example'''

	~~TBD~~		[[File:PortalAlbedowAlpha.png\|500px]]

			Color Channel Separated

			[[File:PortalAlbedo.png\|500px]]

			Alpha Channel Separated

			[[File:PortalAlpha.png\|500px]]

	==Normal==		==Normal==

Pcas1986: Added Blender settings.

2018-01-17T04:27:41Z

Added Blender settings.

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	=Blender Material Configuration=		=Blender Material Configuration=
	~~TBD~~
			The Blender settings for PBRMetalMasked are the same as [[M.pbrmetal#Blender Material Configuration\|PBRMetal Blender Settings]] except for the albedo texture where the Image->Use_Alpha should be checked.

Tonyhilliam at 01:29, 17 January 2018

2018-01-17T01:29:08Z

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	[[Category:Material types\| ]]		[[Category:Material types\| ]]
			[[Category:Modeling]]
			[[Category:Content creation]]

N3vpolsen: /* Examples */

2018-01-03T01:57:16Z

Examples

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	=Examples=		=Examples=
	~~TBD~~
			[[File:trainz_material_pbrmetalmasked.jpg\|border\|middle\|x512px]]

			Example asset download:

			[http://download.trainzportal.com/tutorials/Trainz_Material_-_pbrmetalmasked.cdp Trainz Material - pbrmetalmasked + emissive]

	=3ds Max Material Configuration=		=3ds Max Material Configuration=