Material surface appearance
About surfaces
A surface appearance is the characteristic that describes a surface's visual properties. Along with the producer- and production-related characteristics, the surface appearance is a component in the definition of a material.
In EngView, surface appearances can be:
- Front or rear. These are the surfaces of a board.
- Regular-structure edge. This is the appearance, seen from the lateral edge, of a material whose structure is parallel to the material's back and the rear sides. Applies for folding carton cardboard and corrugated cardboard.
- Inverted Corrugated Board (ICB) edge. This is the appearance, seen from the lateral edge, of a material whose structure is vertical to the material's back and the rear sides. Applies for inverted corrugated board.
Surface colors and visualization
Surface appearance are determined by their color and their reaction to light.
Color/texture
In terms of color, surfaces can appear in:
- Plain color.
- Plain color with a text pattern across the surface.
- Plain color with an image tiled across the surface.
Light
In terms of how it reacts to light, a surface is determined by its:
- Emission. This is the color and the intensity with which the material emits light on its own.
- Diffusion. This is the color and the intensity with which the material diffuses direct light.
- Specularity. This is the color of the reflected light and the glossiness of the surface.
- Ambience. This is the color and the amount of ambient light.
- Reflectivity. This is the amount of light that the surface reflects.
- Opacity. This is the quantity of light that is transmitted through the surface.
Managing the catalog
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