metal
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Create realistic procedural metal materials with Three.js TSL on WebGPU. Use for trains, rails, machinery, structures, vehicles, pipework and industrial infrastructure.
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- MiracleWeb3/metaltheir own version, first seen Aug 31, 2026
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- Distinctive
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- Distinctive: line 25
Do not use one generic metallic material for everything.
- Distinctive: line 43
Use subtle procedural variation for:
- Distinctive: line 59
Do not apply uniform random noise.
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Metal
Target: Three.js 0.187.0, three/webgpu and TSL node materials from three/tsl; WebGPU only, no WebGL fallback, no GLSL strings.
Physical categories
Distinguish:
- painted metal
- bare aluminium
- stainless steel
- polished steel
- cast iron
- machined metal
- brushed metal
- galvanised metal
- oxidised metal
- weathered structural steel
Do not use one generic metallic material for everything.
Core response
Control:
- metalness
- roughness
- specular response
- base colour
- normal variation
- anisotropy where appropriate
- clearcoat only when a coating physically exists
Brushed metal should have directional anisotropic response.
Surface variation
Use subtle procedural variation for:
- machining marks
- brushing
- fine scratches
- oxidation
- dirt
- fingerprints
- edge wear
Variation should be correlated with physical causes.
Wear
Exposed edges can show more wear. Recesses can accumulate dirt. High-contact areas can become polished. Horizontal exposed surfaces can collect deposits.
Do not apply uniform random noise.
Scale
Large structural metal should have broad, restrained variation. Close-up machined components can have finer detail.
Train/rail guidance
Train exterior: usually coated/painted metal rather than bare metal.
Rails: steel with directional wear, polishing and environmental oxidation.
Underbody: darker, rougher, dirtier metal with higher variation.
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