How is it possible to set RAL colors as RGB values in an Arnold material in 3ds Max

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Oct 8, 2023

Products and versions covered

Issue:

How can RAL colors be transferred via RGB values into an Arnold material in 3ds Max:

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In the color setup window of an Arnold Standard material, the RGB color values can't be written as values from 0-255 but only from 0-1

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Environment:

3ds Max 2018.4
3ds Max 2019

Solution:

Use the color picker in the color setup window of the base color

with the color picker tool activated (by clicking on the icon), pick the color of a color field on any other application

the exact RGB color values of the picked color will be set automatically
Another procedure would be to copy the color values to a 2D application like Photoshop and create a texture of the color:

Save the texture as a .tif-file and apply the texture to the base color of an Arnold material in 3ds Max

Products:

3ds Max;

Versions:

2017; 2019; 2018;

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