- Material Textures & Physics
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201 Materials Glossary
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Introduction to PBR 5 min
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Image Editor 6 min
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Material Blending 3 min
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Fabric Physics 4 min
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Knowledge Checkpoint: Quiz #1
- Material Resource & Context View
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Material Placement Actions & Properties 8 min
- Material Groups
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Fabric Groups & All Over Prints 4 min
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Seam Groups 4 min
- Trims
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3D Trims 6 min
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Smart Trims: Zippers 10 min
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Smart Trims: Buttons 8 min
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Knowledge Checkpoint: Quiz #2
- Course Practice
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Activity: Materials
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Activity Review: Materials 11 min
- Course Feedback
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VStitcher 201: Materials - Feedback
VS 201: Materials
Gain better control, precision and creativity with material creation
In this course, you will gain better control, precision, and creativity with material creation. After completing this course, you will be able to create and work with more complex material features.
Begin learning about PBR materials, fabric physics, material placement actions, and properties and the image editor. Discover how you can work with fabric groups, all over prints, seam groups, material blending, and 3D trims.
Check your retention throughout the course with two knowledge quizzes.
Test your knowledge by completing the materials activity and checking your work with the activity review video.
Audience: Users new to VStitcher
Prerequisites: VStitcher 101
Additional Learning Tools: Links to Help Center, Additional BWU Content
Format: Video, Text, PDF lessons with downloadable files
For a detailed summary of lessons, see below.
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201 Materials Glossary
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Reference PDF of commonly used terms in this course. |
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Material Textures & Physics
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Introduction to PBR |
In this video lesson, you will learn PBR texture image maps. You will also learn about the available texture map channels. |
Topics: PBR, physically based rendering, diffuse, alpha, specular, roughness, normal, displacement, metalness, specular tint, sheen, sheen tint, subsurface, clear coat, clear coat roughness
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Image Editor |
In this video lesson, you will gain an understanding of editing a material image. You will also learn about the available options for editing material images. |
Topics: image editor, image width and height, link width and height, resolution, size by percentage, crop, rotation, replace image, preview transparency, use diffuse, use specular, independent, auto combine layers, flip horizontal, flip vertical, auto size, mirror tiling, mirror X, mirror Y, mirror XY, Mip Map
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Material Blending |
In this video lesson, you will learn about the material blending options. You will also learn some best practices and tips when using each material blending mode.
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Topics: material blending, enhanced layer blending, normal, overlay, multiply, transparency |
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Fabric Physics |
In this video lesson, you will learn about the fabric analyzer and the provided fabric drape (physics) data. You will also learn where you can view the fabric physics data and what is captured in each scan.
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Topics: physics, Fabric Analyzer by Browzwear, FAB, weight, friction, thickness, stretch, bend, sheer, shrink, puffy, molded, Browzwear Physics Watermark |
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Knowledge Checkpoint |
Complete the quiz to test your knowledge of the topics you have learned so far in this course. |
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Material Resource & Context View |
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Material Placement Actions & Properties |
In this video lesson, you will learn about the actions and properties available for each material type. You will also learn some best practices and tips for adjusting the placement of materials. |
Topics: magic mirror, shape, shape + material, clone & rotate, clone by offset, layer order, visible outside or inside, move inside or outside, assign seam to symmetrical, cross, align and distribute tools |
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Creating Custom Asset Libraries |
In this workflow lesson, you will gain an understanding of how to create and import a custom asset library or individual materials.
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Topics: asset library, U3MA, libraries tab, add library, download material, export as U3M, refresh library |
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Material Groups |
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Fabric Groups & All Over Prints |
In this video lesson, you will gain an understanding of fabric groups and all-over printed fabrics. You will also learn the available actions and properties within a grouped fabric & all over print.
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Topics: fabric group, all over print, rename, hide layer, show layer, use physics, remove from group, clone fabric, delete |
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Seam Group |
In this video lesson, you will gain an understanding of seam groups. You will also learn the available actions and properties within a grouped seam.
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Topics: seam group, rename, hide layer, show layer, remove from group, clone seam, delete, seam position |
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Trims |
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3D Trims |
In this video lesson, you will gain an understanding of how 3D trims work and the steps to import and use them on your garments. |
Topics: 3D trims, OBJ, FBX, customize 3D object dialog box, mass, 3D object size, geometry, orientation, X Y Z size, point connector, line connector |
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Smart Trims: Zippers |
In this video lesson, you will gain an understanding of the smart zipper feature. You will also learn about the editing capabilities and best practices for this feature. |
Topics: zipper, assign zipper, resize zipper, manual assignment, delete zipper, zipper width, zipped percent, flip direction, flip position, puller, pull cord, teeth, stopper, tape, mass |
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Smart Trims: Buttons |
In this video lesson, you will learn about the smart buttons feature. You will also learn about the editing capabilities and best practices for this feature. |
Topics: button, assign button, X and Y position, rotation, inside or outside, visible in sizes, clone by offset, buttonhole, button size, replace button |
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Knowledge Checkpoint |
Complete the quiz to test your knowledge of the topics you have learned so far in this course. |
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Course Practice |
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Activity: Materials |
Practice your skills by assigning materials to this garment using the checklist in the PDF. |
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Activity Review: Materials |
Walk through video completing the materials Activity. |
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