3ds Max 2011: Making Ice Cubes / Slate Material Editor

Michael Hurwicz
www.hurwicz.com
Eastsound Washington USA

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In this tutorial, Creative COW Leader Michael Hurwicz uses the new
Slate Material Editor in 3ds Max 2011 to create ice cubes.

This tutorial is also available as a podcast.

Comments

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Re: 3ds Max 2011: Making Ice Cubes / Slate Material Editor
by Michael Hurwicz

Could be a gamma issue: Take a look at this.

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@Michael Hurwicz
by Sean O'Donnell

Thanks, will take a look. Also looks like a good resource.

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@Sean O'Donnell
by Michael Hurwicz

Let me know how it turns out!

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Re: 3ds Max 2011: Making Ice Cubes / Slate Material Editor
by Sean O'Donnell

Hi Michael,
Great tutorial update to the first one, the Slate editor looks very cool. Anyway, I was able to make this work in Max 2010, but am having issues in Max 2013. When I try to adjust the values in MR arch, something is giving me a flat gray material. On the little material ball, the same settings in 2010 that give me the black outer circle/dark gray inner circle (both with highlights) are only giving me a gray solid with two highlights in 2013. Is there a setting somewhere that I'm missing?
Thanks

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