One mesh, multiple materials

whisp · Post by **whisp** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:53 pm

Hi all

Is there a way to have multiple materials for one mesh? If no: Eg in Eve Online there are models that use textures of rusty metal, while the metal reflects the light, the rust doesn't. How can this be done?

If i have to to split up a mesh to asign multiple materials, is there a way to have a smooth crossing from one mesh to the other?

Thanks for your replies.

whisp

Murloc992 · Post by **Murloc992** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:55 pm

It's multitexturing/shader materials

Speculars are applied to metal and other texture layer which is rusty is not reflecting.

whisp · Post by **whisp** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:18 pm

Thanks, Murloc, your answer helped a lot.

Murloc992 · Post by **Murloc992** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:24 pm

whisp wrote:Thanks, Murloc, your answer helped a lot.

If it's not sarcasm then no problem.

whisp · Post by **whisp** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:46 pm

By no means, it was not sarcasm.

I'm a newbie, so i might seem to be inappropriatly happy with things that are obvious to others. This hint to multiple layers is exactly what i needed.

Murloc992 · Post by **Murloc992** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:24 pm

whisp wrote:By no means, it was not sarcasm. I'm a newbie, so i might seem to be inappropriatly happy with things that are obvious to others. This hint to multiple layers is exactly what i needed.

Ah okay then

I should learn to understand people's posts in 'straight-way' ^^ Glad I could help.

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:56 pm

A very cool thing with color material: Set your vertex colors to black or white (or other shades) and use them for specular color. This allows to change the light spots very nice (if you have enough polys

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