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598 Chapter 8: Modifiers
Presets group
Presets—Sets the selected panel’s properties
parameters to the preset selected in the drop-down
list. Any presets that are built into the system or
that have been previously saved and loaded will
show up here. Presets have the filename extension
.sti.
Loa d—Load presets from a specified location on
your hard drive. Click this button and navigate to
the directory w ith your presets to load them into
your Cloth Properties.
Save—Save your Cloth Properties p arameters to a
file to be loaded at a later time. By default, Cloth
preset files are saved to the \cloth folder inside the
program install directory.
U B en d/V Bend —Resistance to bending . The higher
thisvalueisset,thelessthefabricwillbeableto
bend. A cotton fabric might bend more easily than
leather, so a value of 15.0 for both U and V Bend
might be good for cotton, while 50.0 would work
well for leather.
By default, the U Bend and V Bend parameters
are locked together so that changing one sets the
other to t he same value. You can set different
values for the two only when Anisotropic is off. It is
recommendedtodothisonlyforGarment Maker
(page 1–607) objects.
Left: U and V Bend=50, simulating a burlap material
Right: U and V Bend=2.5, simulating silk or other l ight fabric