3D Folding Effects

Effects can be enabled in the folding properties panel by checking the "enable effects" checkbox.

Once enabled, 2 additional panels are shown:

• "Lights" panel in the folding properties tab.
• "Effects" panel in the materials tab.

In the "Effects" panel in the Materials tab, you can find all of the configurations located for creating and managing your materials.
For either front and back different/equal configurations can be made. 

In order for the effects to become visual, lights need to be added.
The most convenient way is to start with adding a light source.

Specular map

Defines the surface shininess and colour highlight. The higher the value the more shininess.
In the example shown the word publisher is less shiny then CHILI is.

Reflection mask

Reflection map

Is a cube map that resembles it's surrounding environment.
This could be something like a room, nature, ..., the environment is reflected onto the object and therefor only visible via reflection on the object.
The cube map itself is therefor not visible in the viewer itself.

Using a reflection mask makes only a certain part of the document to reflect it's surrounding. 

Custom reflection map

The editor packs a series of default reflections (gold,silver,...) although custom reflections can be added too for use.
Custom reflections can be added in following location.
Browse to the chili data folder on your server / Environments / Env.Name / ReflectionMaps /

A map is build up out of 6 panes, each representing a side. (top, bottom, left, right, front, back)
Each side is a 512*512px at 72 dpi JPG file named accordingly to it's side.

Normal map

Emboss type

Here 2 options are available, height(aka bump) or normal map.
A height map exists out of Black & white pixels and everything in between is a lighter or darker grey.
A normal map on the other hand, holds information in what direction light is reflected on the surface.
Normal maps are easy to create and are recommended over height maps.

Our engine makes use of normal maps only and therefor converts height maps in normal maps before usage.

Creating a normal map

A normal map can be created in an application as Adobe Photoshop. 
Over is described how to: /wiki/spaces/CPDOC/pages/1412446