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Bravo mate!  I hadn't seen this thread.  Great idea and something Articad should certainly be implementing into the software.

Minch wrote:Bravo mate!  I hadn't seen this thread.  Great idea and something Articad should certainly be implementing into the software.

It took me a long time to research and setup a test model to get the correct maths. It even works with the Lightworks Render engine and the principles will work with many others out there.
The RedSDK render engine is based on WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) when previewing the materials in the material editors but just eyeballing materials is not really the best way as its not taking into account interactions with other materials etc.
Roughness (glossiness) has a big impact on how colours behave especially with grazing angles and IOR values can make a shiny surfaces have an appearance of a thicker coating...

The Sheen values can be saved anyway now Nathan so it is easy to have these available in ArtiCAD V21 material presets although it can be a long list if you store for 1 to 89 levels.... then all the other options with higher IOR values.....

If I have a chance to pass this on to the 'Powers That Be' at Compusoft I will do.  Very clever!