Quick-Crit 2008-2009

[ExAm]

Now, I don't understand why I can't select more then one object and give it different materials. Like if I set those balls to transparent, and then I want to change the box. I change the box and then it changes the balls. Can someone explain to me how to materialize more then one object?

Maybe you've got the balls and the table as one object?

[RobertGraham]

No, they are 2, I think, I followed exactly what was in the tutorial too.

[SnaFuBAR]

set up more materials in your material menu or make a multi sub-object material and apply them where you want.

[RobertGraham]

set up more materials in your material menu or make a multi sub-object material and apply them where you want.

How exactly would I do that? I am very new to Max, so I don't know all the features. I also can't find where you can set new materials.

[SnaFuBAR]

hit the M key, it'll bring up your material list.

[RobertGraham]

When I change this:

This happens:

My box IS selected when I set the material.

[Bastinka]

What?..

[Rob Oplawar]

When you apply a material from the editor to an object, that object becomes linked to that material slot. When you change the material, you change all objects that use that material. (It's actually more complicated than that because different materials can exist in the scene that don't exist in the material editor and vice versa, but yeah...). If you want to change the material on the box but not the spheres you have to create a new material and click the "apply material to selected" button, so the box has its own material separate from the spheres.

I think that's the problem you're having; if I've totally missed what you're getting at, my bad.

[RobertGraham]

OMG, Thanks so much! This looks so sexy now!

[Disaster]

There are no shadows being cast D: