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Craig
63 posts

25 Nov 2005
Hi, does anyone know how to make a good normal metal material without using hdri or anything fancy?

thanks
BColbourn
2,323 posts

25 Nov 2005
lets start out by saying that anything chrome or close to it(like metal) will rely on the environment around it. thusly, if you have a solid black background as is default with 3ds max, the material will indeed be black, but if you use hdri or make your own scene around the object, it will be the colors that it reflects.