Metal Finish

Last update: Tue Apr 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In: Wear and Finish

Description

Convert your material into a metal with a number of finishes and styles.

A raw metal material is converted into a brushed metal surface with the Metal Finish filter.

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Parameters

Basic parameters

Random Seed:
The random seed determines the random values of other parameters that use randomness in this filter.
Modify Only Metallic: toggle
When enabled, this filter will limit it’s changes to the metallic channel.
Metal Color Mode:
Select a color based on an existing metal or choose your own. With Custom Color selected, the following control will appear:
- Metal Color: color select
  Select a custom color for your metal finish.
Finish Type:
Select a style to apply to your metal. Each style has different parameters that allow you to adjust it’s appearance. The following parameters can appear:
- Intensity: 0-1
  Adjust the intensity of the chosen finish.
- Scale: 0-1
  Modify the scale of the pattern driving the chosen finish.
- Roughness: 0-1
  Control the roughness value of the metal.
- Beads Scale: 0-1
  Available for Sandblasted. Set the size of the beads used to create the sandblasting effect.
- Polished: 0-1
  Available for Cast. Adjust the amount of polishing which smooths away higher parts of the material.
- Pattern:
  Available for Grinded. Set the pattern used by the grinder.
- Relief Details: 0-1
  Available for Raw. Adjust the normal strength.
- Orientation: 0-1
  Available for Brushed. Change the direction of the brush effect.
- Brush Length: 0-1
  Available for Brushed. Change the length of the strokes used to create the brush effect.
- Brushed: 0-1
  Available for Galvanized. Overlay a brushed appearance on the galvanized finish.

Mask

Use Custom Mask: toggle
Enable or disable the use of a custom mask. If enabled the following parameters appear:
- Mask: image/brush
  Select an image to use as a mask or use the brush to paint a custom mask directly in the 2D view.
- Custom Mask - Blur: 0-1
  Blur the mask.
- Custom Mask - Invert: toggle
  Invert the mask.

Advanced Parameters

Base Color: toggle
Set whether the base color channel is affected by the filter.
Metallic: toggle
Set whether the metallic channel is affected by the filter.
Roughness: toggle
Set whether the roughness channel is affected by the filter.
Specular Level: toggle
Control whether the specular level channel is affected by the filter. If enabled, an additional control appears:
- Specular Level - Value: 0-1
  Adjust the value for the specular channel.

NOTE

There is currently a known bug where the Specular Level control can disappear if disabled with no control to re-enable it. If you lose the Specular Level control but need it back, you can use undo (ctrl + z or cmd + z on macOS) to undo disabling the toggle.

Normal: toggle
Set whether the normal channel is affected by the filter. If enabled, an additional control appears:
- Normal Intensity: 0-1
  Adjust the strength of the normal modification by the filter.
Height: toggle
Set whether the height channel is affected by the filter.
Emissive: toggle
Set whether the emissive channel is affected by the filter. If enabled, an additional control appears:
- Emissive - Color: color select
  Set the color of the emissive channel.
Ambient Occlusion: toggle
Set whether the ambient occlusion channel is affected by the filter. If enabled, the following additional controls appear:
- Ambient Occlusion - Intensity: 0-1
  Adjust the strength of the generated AO.
- Ambient Occlusion - Radius: 0-1
  Adjust the radius of the AO effect.
Opacity: toggle
Set whether the opacity channel is affected by the filter. If enabled, an additional control appears:
- Opacity - Value: 0-1
  Change the opacity of the material.

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