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Pencil+ 4 Reflection / Refraction

The Pencil+ 4 Reflection / Refraction Maps draw Pencil+ 4 Lines when rendering 3ds Max standard Reflect/Refract maps. [Reflect/Refract], [Flat Mirror] and [Thin Wall Reflection] maps are supported.

Basic Settings

Settings related to Lines' [Reflection/Refraction] maps. The Pencil+ 4 Reflection / Refraction Maps draw Pencil+ 4 Lines when rendering 3ds Max standard Reflect/Refract maps. Because of this, parameters influenced by the distance to the camera, such as Lines' [Reduction] parameters, may not yield the expected results.

Reflection/Refraction Map

Reflection / Refraction Map settings.

Map

You may set [Reflect/Refract], [Flat Mirror] or [Thin Wall Reflection] maps.

Line Size

Adjust Line thickness.

Scale (%)

Modify the thickness of the Lines drawn on the Reflection/Refraction Map. Used to adjust reflected/refracted lines that are too thin.

Line Color

Set the line color.

Enable

Enable / disable the Blend Mode replacement effect.

Blend Mode

Select the Line blend method.

Blend Amount

Adjust the blending intensity. Small values make the lines transparent.

Replace Color

Enable / disable the Line Color replacement effect.

Color

Select the color for replacing the Line Color.

Amount

Adjust the intensity of the color replacement. Small values will cause the color before replacement to appear.

Output Edges

Specify the edges where the reflection / refraction map is drawn. Checked edges are drawn.

All edges checked Only Outline is checked

Color Range

Apply color changes to individual Strokes.

Color Range

Apply color changes to individual Strokes based on the base [Color] defined in the Brush Settings.

RGB

Set the RGB range for the color dispersion.

HSV

Set the HSV range for the color dispersion.

H : 0
S : 0
V : 0
H : 100
S : 0
V : 0

Default

Color Range default settings.

Make Default

Make the current settings the initial default values. The default values are used when a new map is added.

The settings file is saved in the following location. To restore factory default values, delete the file "pencil+4_refmap.ini" and restart 3ds Max.

Windows 7 and up:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\PSOFT\Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max\Configs\pencil+4_refmap.ini