3D Modelling and Animation: Material editor

To get more material to use in 3D max, I have find different kind of images from the internet and by using Photoshop, i can edit the images to the size and part i need and save as bitmap.

First I made a spindle object, Open material editor, on the Shader Basic Parameters, choose Translucent Shader, in Translucent Basic Parameters, choose two colours for Diffuse and specular and same for Translucency, change the colours for translucent Clr and fliter color. After I have chosen the colours I drag the material to the spindle.

To use the images found from the internet, use a new sphere and click diffuse on the Blinn Basic Parameters, then choose bitmap and find the images, i can now go to Maps and drag the map from the Diffuse colour down to Bump to copy the same map, set the value and drap the material to a box.

When using more then one images on an object, I will need to set ID on the object, in the editable poly mode chose polygon, go down to polygon: Material IDs and by highlight different part of the object it should tell you the id of the part, or i can select the part i want and rename the id, after the ids is set, go back to material editor and click on standard, choose multi/sub-object, click set number to 4, because that is how many number of ids i got for my object and in each number of id choose bitmap to set each image on each id, then drag to the object.

For the final image, create a torus knot and in the material editor change the colour on diffuse and in the specular highlights change the value of the specular level, glossiness and soften, then at Maps click on reflection choose the bitmap image and drag on the object.