How to use falloff maps in 3DS Max.

[TGE]

How can I use falloff maps like these in 3DS Max?

[alexmach1]

material editor
in diffuse slot:
falloff (not bitmap)
in the black material slot, put the diffuse bitmap.
in the white material slot, put the falloff bitmap.
change the perpendicular/parallel setting to fresnel<--- IMPORTANT
you should now have this specular hair effect
if not, switch the bitmaps. i cant remember which bitmap went where

[TGE]

material editor
in diffuse slot:
falloff (not bitmap)
in the black material slot, put the diffuse bitmap.
in the white material slot, put the falloff bitmap.
change the perpendicular/parallel setting to fresnel<--- IMPORTANT
you should now have this specular hair effect
if not, switch the bitmaps. i cant remember which bitmap went where

Worked.

[alexmach1]

you can also use the color slider on the falloff material to make the effect stand out more instead of using fresnel, since fresnel fails most of the time.

[josh98]

Is this a bump? *prays it isn't*

Could someone detail that tutorial for me? Please?

[alexmach1]

Is this a bump? *prays it isn't*

Could someone detail that tutorial for me? Please?

once i can use 3ds max again, ill PM you a picture tutorial.

[josh98]

Okay, thanks!

*content so I will not get all crayzee*

[Garamonde]

Don't worry, it hasn't been a month so it doesn't count as bumping.

[TGE]

Rather post it here, because I don't seem to understand the second solution.

[alexmach1]

ill be able to get one in around friday/saturday, and by walking around my house i found a perfect example to show the effect

[alexmach1]

here ya go. its a bit weird and i dunno if its easier to understand, but it covers the basics.
it gives the model a white outline, giving the illusion of peach fuzz or edge specular.

goddangit it jpeg'd

this effect is good for a lot of things, as long as you have the imagination for it. i used a fruit as an example.
tahdah

[josh98]

Okay, on the last instruction, how do I get the falloff map on the bottom box? That is the only thing I cannot figure out.

[alexmach1]

Okay, on the last instruction, how do I get the falloff map on the bottom box? That is the only thing I cannot figure out.

same way you got the diffuse map on the diffuse slot
click the bottom box, select bitmap, find the texture file, load

[josh98]

*gasp* It worked! Thanks very, very much Alexmach1!

[TGE]

How would I increase the falloff region?