Micro roughness aka roughness depended on looking angle.

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J.C
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Dear developers, any plans on implementing this?
https://lesterbanks.com/2015/07/underst ... ea-render/

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defaultMaterial.png
fresneRoughness.png
parallel camera.png
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As a workaround, can you put a falloff node into the roughness slot? Granted, it would be much nicer to have the option in material (wouldn't get your hopes of this happening)but maybe this is a workaround?
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itsallgoode9 wrote:As a workaround, can you put a falloff node into the roughness slot? Granted, it would be much nicer to have the option in material (wouldn't get your hopes of this happening)but maybe this is a workaround?
This is what I did creating those examples (using falloff). Thea render has it built in with two simple controls. I would prefer this than a workaround solution.
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Yep, a certain competing renderer (wink wink) has solved this nicely by adding an extra parameter right next to the glossiness / roughness material properties named Angle Affect. Very useful :)
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Interesting, any papers or other scientific material on this? Describing exactly how it should function?
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J.C wrote:
itsallgoode9 wrote:As a workaround, can you put a falloff node into the roughness slot? Granted, it would be much nicer to have the option in material (wouldn't get your hopes of this happening)but maybe this is a workaround?
This is what I did creating those examples (using falloff). Thea render has it built in with two simple controls. I would prefer this than a workaround solution.
gotcha. Yeah, i agree with you that this is needed badly.
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Phantom107 wrote:Interesting, any papers or other scientific material on this? Describing exactly how it should function?
Microfacet BRDF has been around for quite sometime now.

Chaosgroup has a nice little post about it.

https://www.chaosgroup.com/blog/underst ... sy-fresnel

Here is a list of engines that does this already that I know of so far
Vray
Corona
F-Storm
Thea Render
Arion/Maverick
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