Material

The FcrvSelect->Material command in the Motion module displays the function curves for animated parameters of a selected object's material. If you have applied material locally at the polygonal level for polygon mesh objects, the function curves shown are for the current material. See the Material menu cell for more information on material parameters.

For more information on all tasks related to editing function curves, see the Editing Function Curves section of the Animating User's Guide.

Procedure

1. Select an object. You can also use the Multi menu cell to select multiple objects with materials.
2. Choose the FcrvSelect->Material command.

The Fcurve window and the specified function curve(s) appear.

All

Displays all function curves available for the selected object's material.

Ambient

Displays the function curves for the colour of the ambient area of illumination of the current material. There are three function curves representing the RGB values. The values on the vertical axis of the Fcurve window represent the intensity of the colour component and range from 0 to 1.

Diffuse

Displays the function curves for the colour for the diffuse area of illumination of the current material. There are three function curves representing the RGB values. The values on the vertical axis of the Fcurve window represent the intensity of the colour component and range from 0 to 1.

Specular

Displays the function curves for the colour of the specular area of illumination of the current material. There are three function curves representing the RGB values. The values on the vertical axis of the Fcurve window represent the intensity of the colour component and range from 0 to 1.

Specular Decay

Displays the function curve for the decay of the specular area of illumination of the current material. The values on the vertical axis of the Fcurve window represent the specular exponent and range from 0 to 300.

Reflectivity

Displays the function curve for the reflectivity of the current material. The values on the vertical axis of the Fcurve window range from 0 to 1.

Transparency

Displays the function curve for the transparency of the current material. The values on the vertical axis of the Fcurve window range from 0 to 1.

Refractive Index

Displays the function curve for the refractive index of the current material. The values on the vertical axis of the Fcurve window represent the refraction factor and range from 0 to 2.

Static Blur

Displays the function curve for a material's static blur parameters. The decay function curve shows the exponential decay value for static blur, and the width function curve shows the surface displacement amount.

Last updated 02-apr-1998