Mixer is a tool that meets the needs of various textures, through which you can create a variety of 3D materials. Recently, the new version of Mixer 2022.1 has been released by Quixel. The main new feature of Mixer 2022.1 is the support for Opacity and Emission.
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In addition to Opacity and Emission support, other updates including:
Material Options: New material options allow you to set up how different materials assigned to the model should render.
Opaque: Default solid rendering.
Cutout: Hard mask to determine if a pixel should be opaque or invisible.
Fade opacity: A softly masked material that can completely fade parts of the model.
Transparent: A reflective but see-through material.
Smart Materials: 47 new smart materials based on wood surfaces completely free to use.
The latest Mixer 2022 release comes with Opacity and Emission support, where you can texture transparent, fading or cutout materials, and let your work shine using emissive maps. ⚡ pic.twitter.com/RXvBipUolI
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