michiel | 2 years ago | 14 comments | 8 likes | 939 views
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Next to glow, the latest beta also introduces support for ambient occlusion textures.
Ambient occlusion is a bit like shadows, but more about dark areas in sharp corners. Compare the 2 pictures and you'll understand what it's all about.
It's a complex technique, but thanks to the GLB format and BluffTitler it's now super easy to use: when your model features ambient occlusion textures, BluffTitler automatically loads the
AdvancedMaterials\ColourmapNormalmapCubemap effect that features an FX AMBIENT OCCLUSION FACTOR property. Setting this prop to 1 (or higher!) turns it on. That's it!
Not sure how common GLB models with ambient occlusion textures are, but here are 3 for you to play around with:
sketchfab.com...
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The latest beta can be downloaded from this page:
outerspace-software.com...
The GLB format does not support cube maps. But BluffTitler does!
The AdvancedMaterials\ColourmapNormalmapCubemap effect, that is automatically selected when your model features an occlusion map, accepts a cube map in its 3rd texture slot. For the screenshots on top of this page I placed the Cubemap.dds texture from the installer in this slot.
Choose MEDIA > CHANGE TEXTURE... to inspect and change the textures and the effect of the active layer:
michiel, 2 years ago
For some reason, in the current beta, the FX AMBIENT OCCLUSION FACTOR prop defaults to 0. This will be set to 1 in the next beta.
michiel, 2 years ago
Great! Michiel,
1) in FX Reflection factor it seems there are 2 different ranges : 0-1 and 1-2, there is no continuity from 0 to 2 is there a reason ?
2 ) In which case Border size can be used ?
vincent, 2 years ago
Nice new developments!
Filip, 2 years ago
wow...awesome Thanks Michiel
Rorysee, 2 years ago
Very nice feature. You are full of surprises. BT the gift that keeps on giving.
Decentralized, 2 years ago
The new features are really overwhelming! And the fourth material slot is a small revolution for BT.
Thor5ten, 2 years ago
Vincent, setting the FX REFLECTION FACTOR to 2 makes the metallic parts extra bright. Here's a comparison.
The model used is:
sketchfab.com...
michiel, 2 years ago
Vincent, the FX BORDER SIZE prop is only useful when the effect is applied to a picture layer.
michiel, 2 years ago
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