Double-Sided Material

To create a double-sided material:

1. Activate a sample slot in the Material Editor.

2. Click the Type button.

3. In the Material/Map Browser, choose Double-Sided and then click OK.

   A Replace Map dialog is displayed. This dialog asks whether you want to discard the original material in the slot, or retain it as a sub-material.

   The Double-Sided material controls let you choose the two materials, and the translucency of the material overall.

To choose the outer material:

• Click the button labeled Facing Material.

  The parameters for the sub-material are displayed. By default, a sub-material is a Standard material with Blinn shading.

To choose the inner material:

1. Go back to the parent material (parameters for the Double-Sided material).

2. On the Double-Sided Basic Parameters rollout, click the button labeled Back Material.

   The parameters for the sub-material are displayed. By default, a sub-material is a Standard material with Blinn shading.

To make the material translucent:

• Set Translucency to a value greater than 0.

  The Translucency control affects the blending of the two materials. When Translucency is 0, there is no blend. When Translucency is 100.0 percent, the outer material is visible on inner faces and the inner material is visible on outer faces. At intermediate values, the specified percentage of the inner material "bleeds through" and is visible on outer faces.