Materials
The material tab in the inspector controls how a mesh or model is rendered. You can change the material type, adjust its properties, and apply textures.
Material Types
Select a material type from the dropdown at the top of the material tab:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic | Flat-colored material, not affected by lighting |
| Lambert | Diffuse material with simple lighting (non-glossy) |
| Phong | Glossy material with specular highlights |
| Standard | PBR material with metalness and roughness (most realistic) |
| Toon | Cartoon-style cel shading |
| Depth | Renders depth information (useful for effects) |
Common Properties
These properties are available across all material types:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Color | Base color of the material |
| Wireframe | Render as wireframe instead of solid |
| Transparent | Enable transparency |
| Opacity | Transparency level (0 = invisible, 1 = fully opaque) |
| Fog | Whether the material is affected by scene fog |
| Side | Which face to render: Front, Back, or Double |
Phong Properties
Additional properties when using the Phong material:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Shininess | How shiny the specular highlight is |
| Emissive | Self-illumination color |
| Reflectivity | Environment reflection amount |
| Flat Shading | Use flat shading instead of smooth |
Standard (PBR) Properties
Additional properties when using the Standard material:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Metalness | How metallic the surface appears (0 = non-metal, 1 = fully metallic) |
| Roughness | Surface roughness (0 = mirror-smooth, 1 = fully rough) |
| Emissive | Self-illumination color |
| Flat Shading | Use flat shading instead of smooth |
Texture Maps
Textures can be applied to standard and phong materials to add surface detail:
| Map | Description |
|---|---|
| Color Map | Base color texture (albedo) |
| Normal Map | Surface detail without extra geometry |
| Roughness Map | Per-pixel roughness variation |
| Metallic Map | Per-pixel metalness variation |
| AO Map | Ambient occlusion for soft shadows in crevices |
| Bump Map | Height-based surface detail |
To apply a texture:
- Upload an image via the Assets Panel
- In the material tab, drop the image onto the texture slot you want to fill (or pick it from the asset picker)
Texture Options
Once a texture is applied, its card expands to reveal per-texture options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Repeat X / Y | How many times the texture tiles on each axis |
| Offset X / Y | Shifts the texture on each axis |
| Wrapping | What happens beyond the texture's edge: Repeat, Clamp to edge, or Mirrored repeat |
| Mapping | How the texture is projected: UV, Cube, or Equirectangular |
Wrapping is linked across both axes by default — use the link/unlink toggle to set the horizontal (S) and vertical (T) wrapping modes independently.
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The Standard material type provides the most realistic results and is recommended for most use cases. It uses physically-based rendering (PBR) which produces consistent, predictable lighting.