An anisotropic box rendered in ParaView master using the PBR interpolation with an anisotropy texture to map various values of anisotropy directions on the same material. Texture examples can be found in this blog. In order to render more complex anisotropic materials, you can load an anisotropy texture that will hold the Anisotropy Strength in the red channel, and the Anisotropy Rotation in the green channel (blue channel is discarded). Simple sphere to demonstrate the effect of the anisotropy and anisotropy value parameters of the PBR interpolation mode, rendered in ParaView master using the PBR interpolation A value of 1.0 corresponds to a rotation of 2 * PI.įigure 4. the tangent) around the normal counter-clockwise (between 0.0 and 1.0). Anisotropy Rotation : Rotates the direction of the anisotropy (ie.0.0 means an isotropic material, 1.0 means a fully anisotropic material.

Anisotropy : The strength of the anisotropy (between 0.0 and 1.0).Two parameters allow the control of a material’s anisotropy : Thus, it is necessary to have normals and tangents in order to have an anisotropic material. The more anisotropic a material is, the more its lighting is influenced by its direction. The color are, from the beginning to the end : White, Red, Blue, Pink, Black, Yellow AnisotropyĪnisotropic materials have different reflecting properties that depend on the direction of the anisotropy, which is defined by the tangent of the geometry and its rotation. Comparison of the edge tint parameter on a textured material rendered in ParaView master using the PBR interpolation. This property works only on metallic materials and adds a color at the edges of the material. The PBR interpolation parameters under the lighting property group in ParaView master.

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