Pale Max colors when rendered

Troubleshooting graphics
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Hi all,



I've noticed that the colors of my Max models are too pale. I've even tried to adjust the lighting, but that didn't improve the colors appearance. They look too pale compared with those in the modeling tool (Google Sketchup).



I loaded the "Maggie" model from the test resources, under the same lights, and its colors appeared awesomely!



So, what do you suggest?



Also, I want to know what's the best way to lighten the whole model, regardless of the view perspective.



Thank you.

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Try adding a material state to your root node with these settings:


MaterialState ms = DisplaySystem.getDisplaySystem().getRenderer().createMaterialState();
ms.setAmbient(new ColorRGBA(1, 1, 1, 1));
ms.setDiffuse(new ColorRGBA(1, 1, 1, 1));
ms.setSpecular(new ColorRGBA(1, 1, 1, 1));
ms.setMaterialFace(MaterialFace.FrontAndBack);
ms.setShininess(60);
ms.setEnabled(true);
rootNode.setRenderState(ms);



If you do not have any material states then the default values are rather low, which may be preventing you from getting the color saturation you may want.