bump parameter still hidden in KC11

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Permalink Reply by Render Plus on March 22, 2011 at 8:45am

Auto bump can only be set in SketchUp - not during rendering.

This is because it is a feature which is only applied when we create rendering meterials from images in SketchUp materials. It cannot be applied to other materials - such as library materials.

 

When you load the same material wizard from SketchUp, auto-bump (and also a render button) appear.

 

You will need to return to SketchUp, select auto bump - and then re-render the model.

 

(SketchUp version of material editor)

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Permalink Reply by Alain Bonnefoy on March 22, 2011 at 9:30am

ok, so the "top" of bump parameter adjusting with see just under "Load Save Clear" in the picture I joined, shouldn't be visible!

 

Sure it's not possible to just adjust the level?

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Permalink Reply by Render Plus on March 22, 2011 at 9:47am

Actually, you can do auto bump yourself, and adjust the levels on the Advanced Material Editor.

 

This is the advanced material editor for a material with auto-bump set.

We set the "Strength" to 1.0 - which means the texture is used for color, and we set the Bump to 4.0 which means it is used for bump as well. So you can, (more or less), take any texture in any material and set the bump strength as well as the strength to get an auto bump effect.

 

I say "more or less" because some materials are already complex - perhaps with two textures, or with lines defined by a grid, and just setting the bump strength won't always do what you expect.

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Permalink Reply by Alain Bonnefoy on March 22, 2011 at 11:35am

Ok Al that's a good info, but anyway, I don't want to be too heavy, lol, but I just want to talk about the little problem shown in the next image.

just a little display problem....

Regards

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Permalink Reply by Render Plus on March 22, 2011 at 12:12pm

"Bump" is supposed to be hidden at the bottom of the wizard . We have a lot of problems with this stuff because people use different text sizes and fonts and sometimes things show up on one machine, but not on another.

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Permalink Reply by Alain Bonnefoy on March 22, 2011 at 1:01pm

Ah ok.
I see.

Al Hart said:

"Bump" is supposed to be hidden at the bottom of the wizard . We have a lot of problems with this stuff because people use different text sizes and fonts and sometimes things show up on one machine, but not on another.

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Permalink Reply by Alain Bonnefoy on March 22, 2011 at 1:01pm

Ah ok.
I see.

Al Hart said:

"Bump" is supposed to be hidden at the bottom of the wizard . We have a lot of problems with this stuff because people use different text sizes and fonts and sometimes things show up on one machine, but not on another.

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