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PBR textures from other sources

kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914
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So I got an email from CGAxis today, 500 seamless PBR textures for $40

A deal I'm thinking of perhaps not passing up. However, Would these work in DS? My thoughts are yes since it has all the maps for each texture. But I would still need to set all the other settings to get it to look right wouldn't I? And since I don't know enough about each of the channel settings, it might be more than I can chew and end up being a waste of money.

Your thoughts and opinions?

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  • RobotHeadArtRobotHeadArt Posts: 917

    There are tons of free texture sites out there that you could get textures from and practice/learn with before spending any money on paid ones.  
    https://cc0textures.com/
    https://texturehaven.com/textures/
    https://www.sharetextures.com/

  • Canary3dCanary3d Posts: 2,033

    I had a look and I think they should work fine. To use them, load up a similar shader from your daz library (metal, fabric, etc) onto an object Then use the surface settings tab to switch the textures for the relevant channels to the new textures. For Iray you will probably skip the reflection map—just use whatever channels the original preset uses. If you like the result, save it as a new (non-distributable) preset.

    It looks like cgaxis has a free sample or two so you can test it out before you buy.

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914

    Thanks both :)

    I better hurry though since it's a limited time offer

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085

    Keep in mind that seamless textures aren’t going to tile seamlessly on most objects, because that’s dependent on UV map.

    It’s seamless purely from the standpoint that the edges match across a flat plane.

    This is still very useful, but people often get confused on what to expect.

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914
    Oso3D said:

    Keep in mind that seamless textures aren’t going to tile seamlessly on most objects, because that’s dependent on UV map.

    It’s seamless purely from the standpoint that the edges match across a flat plane.

    This is still very useful, but people often get confused on what to expect.

    True, and I do know the difference. But of course when I saw seamless, my mind blocked out UV maps and I immediately though shader instead of texture.

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,729

    Hmmm, that's interesting because if they are seemless across all 4 edges then it shouldn't matter how those edges are matched up. They should say symmetrically seemless if they aren't really seemless I guess.

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085

    Consider a quilt. If I cut it at an angle and flip it and sew it back together, there’s an obvious seam.

    The pattern is fine, but where the fabric is laid out is not.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,081

    you need a seamless projection, which needs a proceedural shader that ignores the UV mapping, I thought you had one actually, I know 3Delight has some and certainly Octane and Carrara

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,729
    Oso3D said:

    Consider a quilt. If I cut it at an angle and flip it and sew it back together, there’s an obvious seam.

    The pattern is fine, but where the fabric is laid out is not.

    Yes, there are two types of seemless, those you always have to align and those that are procedural.

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,729
    edited April 2019

    dup

    Post edited by nonesuch00 on
  • wteeningwteening Posts: 89
    edited April 2019
    kaotkbliss said:

    So I got an email from CGAxis today, 500 seamless PBR textures for $40

    A deal I'm thinking of perhaps not passing up. However, Would these work in DS? My thoughts are yes since it has all the maps for each texture. But I would still need to set all the other settings to get it to look right wouldn't I? And since I don't know enough about each of the channel settings, it might be more than I can chew and end up being a waste of money.

    Your thoughts and opinions?

    Did you end up buying and trying these?

    Post edited by wteening on
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