Height map

[raymondwganderson]

Hello folks,

                         Started learning Arnold a couple of weeks back and am getting there, [ slowly ] Figured out how to create a Shadow plane, Cameras, Lights ect. But there is one area that I am struggling with and that is If I export my textures from Painter using the Metallic Roughness template , when I choose a Metallic Roughness material node from Arnold there is nowhere to plug my height map into. [ see screenshot ] and as it is the height map that drives any paint chips / thickness  ect in Painter  I seem to lose the paint thickness when inside Arnold.  Do I need to create a special node in order to use the height map?  I have attached a couple of my first serious attempts using Arnold and you will maybe see the problem as regards the paint thickness [ it seems to be far less than it is  inside Painter ] 

thanks,

Raymond.

[RGhost77]

You should use Arnold Properties modifier and put height map to its Displacement map.
Other parameters of displacement in this modifier will allows you tweak height.

[raymondwganderson]

Many thanks for the info, I have attached a screenshot of the Arnold properties modifier but I can't seem to figure out how to load the Height map into the Displacement slot. When I check 'Use Map' it lists the scene material maps but as I don't have the Height map connected it is not listed in the scene materials.  What is the procedure for connecting the Height map to the Displacement ? 

Thanks,

Raymond.

[RGhost77 · Accepted solution]

You can simply drag wire from material editor to modify panel.

 

[raymondwganderson]

 @RGhost77  Many thanks for your help with this, The info you provided works great. I can now maintain the paint / chip thickness.

I have so much to learn about Arnold but using the good folks on this forum and a bit of trial and error on my part I am getting there [ slowly ].

Cheers.