Patent ID: 8560957
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a graphical user interface for altering the appearance of a material, the method comprising: receiving a selection of a first material from a subset of materials, wherein the first material represents a texture map related to a selected surface and comprises a definition that specifies a set of material parameters for the first material, one or more implementation objects, wherein each implementation object is configured to translate the set of material parameters for the first material into a format recognized by a different rendering engine, and graphical user interface construction information that is used to configure the graphical user interface for the first material; parsing editable parameter data associated with the first material and included in the graphical user interface construction information; determining one or more editable material parameters included in the editable parameter data for the first material, wherein values of the one or more editable material parameters affect the appearance of the first material; and causing the one or more editable material parameters to be exposed to an end-user through the graphical user interface.