{"id":3685,"date":"2020-07-09T10:45:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bssrdf.com\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=3685"},"modified":"2021-03-11T09:38:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T08:38:23","slug":"thin-film","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/thin-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Thin Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">On this page<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a310a57e5239\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a310a57e5239\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/thin-film\/#Refractive_Index\" >Refractive Index<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/thin-film\/#Thickness\" >Thickness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/thin-film\/#Color_Filter\" >Color Filter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/07\/thinfilm_material.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/07\/thinfilm_material.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/07\/thinfilm_material-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/07\/thinfilm_material-768x632.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Thin Film<\/em>&nbsp;material type produces an iridescent effect similar to a soap bubble.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Refractive_Index\"><\/span>Refractive Index<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Refractive Index<\/em>&nbsp;setting for&nbsp;<em>Thin Film<\/em>&nbsp;provides more or less reflection on the surface. Increase the value to get more reflection intensity. The actual colors you see in the thin film will be affected by the&nbsp;<em>Refractive Index<\/em>. However, you can shift the colors with the&nbsp;<em>Thickness<\/em>&nbsp;setting, so typically you will focus only on finding the desired amount of reflection with the&nbsp;<em>Refractive Index<\/em>&nbsp;setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thickness\"><\/span>Thickness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Changing the&nbsp;<em>Thickness<\/em>&nbsp;setting will shift the colors that you see on the surface set as&nbsp;<em>Thin Film<\/em>.&nbsp;Increasing the setting to a very high value will result in the effect of layers of colored rings on the surface. It is generally a good idea to stay within a range of 100-1000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Color_Filter\"><\/span>Color Filter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Color Filter<\/em>&nbsp;setting acts as a color multiplier for the&nbsp;<em>Thin Film<\/em>&nbsp;material type. When the&nbsp;<em>Color Filter<\/em>&nbsp;is set to white the color of the material will be determined by the&nbsp;<em>Thickness<\/em>&nbsp;setting. Less saturated colors can be used to add subtle hue shifts while fully saturated colors have a greater influence. The&nbsp;<em>Color Filter<\/em>&nbsp;setting can be textured with color maps to create material breakups such as those seen on solar cells or to add surface imperfections to an optical lens or automotive headlight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/03\/thin_film_material.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/03\/thin_film_material.png 764w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/03\/thin_film_material-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":29916,"featured_media":0,"parent":4651,"menu_order":9,"template":"","manualdocumentationcategory":[13],"manual_doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3685","manual_documentation","type-manual_documentation","status-publish","hentry","manualdocumentationcategory-keyshot"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thin Film - KeyShot 10 Manual<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/basic\/thin-film\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thin Film - KeyShot 10 Manual\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The&nbsp;Thin Film&nbsp;material type produces an iridescent effect similar to a soap bubble. 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