Understanding the MatFX Rust Weathering filter

JoshWilkinson

I'm playing around with the MatFX Rust weathering filter on a layer, but unless I'm doing something wrong I can't seem to apply it to a mask?

Id really like to control the rust's material properties/ mask some areas out but it doesn't appear to be an option with the way that I'm using it. Is this user error?

Substance Painter 2017.4.1

Bek

It won't apply to a mask because it's a full material rather than a greyscale mask. What you can do is create an anchor point on the MatFX Rust layer, and then on a new group's mask, add a fill referencing the metallic channel of your anchorpoint, and adjust the levels until you get what you want:

fattkid

Hey Bek - can you elaborate on how to plug the anchor into the fill layer / mask?

I can't get your set up working.

Thank you.

JoshWilkinson

fattkid said:

Hey Bek - can you elaborate on how to plug the anchor into the fill layer / mask?

I can't get your set up working.

Thank you.

I think he's referencing this process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9mLZQKxPSo

gnoop

Every time I use  this anchor I have to search through my Evernote notes  to figure out where I forgot to switch something on.
 I have to dig into that messy interface, scrolling through gazilion similarly  looking sliders and it's not even a single thing I need to switch.   So I have to set something here then switch something there and don't  forget it works only if I put it there.   
 Really?   Why on earth it couldn't work just straight away.     Maybe a kind of a script? A function key?

ps. Thanks Allegorythmic for the feature . I know we couldn't have it all.   I mean it's hard to do something  easy and simple to use and flexible at the same time.  At least it's better than   group clipping from Photoshop.