Creating a chrome texture in Cheetah 3D

In this Cheetah3D tutorial you will learn how to create a realistic chrome texture.

1. Create a new material

Starting with your object which you wish to make chrome, click on 'Add Material' in the materials pane at the bottom of the screen and select 'Material'.

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2. Edit the properties of your material

Set the reflection intensity of your new material to 0.5 (more intensity = more reflective) and the reflection angle to 2.0 (more reflection angle = more blur on the reflection).

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3. Set the scene

Add an HDRI to your scene (there are 2 sample files that come with Cheetah3D) and make sure you uncheck the background checkbox (this will stop the hdri appearing in your background).

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4. Add your material to your object and render

Simple drag your material on to your object and hit the render button. Job done!

Creating a chrome texture