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Kent, What does one use all those different matcaps for? Is there some sort of video on that subject? Just the sheer num…

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  • July 16, 2017 at 2:53 pm #5395
    plaidpenguin
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      Kent,
      What does one use all those different matcaps for? Is there some sort of video on that subject?
      Just the sheer number of them seems like they all have specific uses. One even seems to represent a normal map…

      July 17, 2017 at 3:51 pm #23796
      Kent Trammell
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        They’re just there for visualization purposes within the viewport. It’s a cheap way to get fake reflectivity and shading with a simple texture. Though you can render matcaps with a node-setup: https://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?303899-SOLVED-matcap-in-cycles-with-nodes

        July 18, 2017 at 5:19 am #23797
        plaidpenguin
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          Thanks for the info!
          I just thoght, since some are so obscure they must have a certain pourpose…

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