3d max 2017 help

Pixelz

hi i recently from 3d max 2008 to 2017 but the material editor is different and i cant find the shader basic parameters dropdown menu so i can use a BLINN material . how can i change to the  material editor so i can see the old shader basic parameters and the dropdown menu. thanks .

monster

Create a Standard Material instead of a Physical Material. You may need to switch the renderer to Scanline.

Pixelz

yea i have done that. changed to standard not advanced and changed the renderer to scanline .how come i dont see the menu like this (second image).





grabbed this second image from google . 

Pixelz

hey you were right i had to create a new standard material i just had to click on the physical material button and change it to scanline / standard  now its how its supposed to be !!



thanks

Eric Chadwick

Beware though, the Standard material uses the outdated diffuse-specular workflow. If you want to follow current (better!) surfacing standards, choose the Physical Material and Arnold renderer, and learn how to use PBR.

Pixelz

Eric Chadwick said:

Beware though, the Standard material uses the outdated diffuse-specular workflow. If you want to follow current (better!) surfacing standards, choose the Physical Material and Arnold renderer, and learn how to use PBR

okay could you point to a tutorial to learn to use the physical material / Arnold renderer  and PBR . my objecttive is to use them for game asset creation.

Eric Chadwick

First I would suggest deciding which game engine you're exporting to. They each have different constraints on material setups, and how to get content out of your DCC app (3ds Max). Then learn from their help docs.
Unreal intro: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/onlinelearning-courses/preparing-design-data-for-optimal-performance

To understand how 3ds Max works, check the help file.
http://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-809B9123-21A2-443E-A7A4-0DAB70410B8D

To learn about PBR see our wiki
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/PBR

Pixelz

Eric Chadwick said:

First I would suggest deciding which game engine you're exporting to. They each have different constraints on material setups, and how to get content out of your DCC app (3ds Max). Then learn from their help docs.
Unreal intro: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/onlinelearning-courses/preparing-design-data-for-optimal-performance

To understand how 3ds Max works, check the help file.
http://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-809B9123-21A2-443E-A7A4-0DAB70410B8D

To learn about PBR see our wiki
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/PBR

thank you !