Ladies & Gentlemen,
Should materials be named for their assets or the thing they’re applied to? I like the idea of a material being named for what it’s applied to as its name would serve as a reminder to the user that unless they want to edit the properties and assets for “Railing - Steel – Galvanized” too, they’d better duplicate or create new. If the latter is your preference is it better to organize them by material or by element? For instance; “Railing – Steel – Galvanized” or “Steel – Galvanized – Railing.”
What if a material will be coated in real life, like a painted steel railing. Would you…
Or, would you create a material that had the physical asset of steel and the appearance asset of paint and assign it to the railing?
Thanks.
Should materials be named for their assets or the thing they’re applied to? I like the idea of a material being named for what it’s applied to as its name would serve as a reminder to the user that unless they want to edit the properties and assets for “Railing - Steel – Galvanized” too, they’d better duplicate or create new. If the latter is your preference is it better to organize them by material or by element? For instance; “Railing – Steel – Galvanized” or “Steel – Galvanized – Railing.”
What if a material will be coated in real life, like a painted steel railing. Would you…
- have a material for the steel railing
- have a material for the paint
- assign the steel material to the railing
- paint the railing
Or, would you create a material that had the physical asset of steel and the appearance asset of paint and assign it to the railing?
Thanks.
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