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PBR Map Tables

A comprehensive reference guide for Greyscalegorilla material postfixes and their corresponding map types

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Written by Susie Raftery
Updated over 2 weeks ago

This PBR Maps Table serves as a comprehensive reference guide for Greyscalegorilla material postfixes and their corresponding map types.

Use these tables to quickly identify the correct Value Type, Color Profile (sRGB vs. RAW), and Typical Use for any map in our library to ensure accurate material setups across all 3D applications.

Category: Surface & Color

GSG Postfix

Map Type

Typical Use

Value Type

Profile

basecolor

Base Color

Base Color

color(3)

sRGB

metallic

Metallness

Metalness

float

RAW

roughness

Roughness

Specular or Reflection Roughness

float

RAW

opacity

Opacity

Geometry Cutout Opacity

float

RAW

emissioncolor

Emission Color

Emission Color

color(3)

sRGB

Category: Geometry & Detail

GSG Postfix

Map Type

Typical Use

Value Type

Profile

normal

Normal

Geometry Normal

vector(3)

RAW

height

Height (Displacement)

Displacement

float

RAW

ambientocclusion

Ambient Occlusion

Base Color Multiplier

float

RAW

Category: Reflection, Specular & Anisotropy

GSG Postfix

Map Type

Typical Use

Value Type

Profile

specularedgecolor

Specular Edge Color

Specular or Reflection Color

color(3)

sRGB

specularlevel

Specular Level

Specular or Reflection Weight

float

RAW

anisotropylevel

Anisotropy Level

Specular or Reflection Anisotropy

float

RAW

anisotropyangle

Anisotropy Angle

Specular or Reflection Rotation

float

RAW

Category: Advanced Effects (Coat & Sheen)

GSG Postfix

Map Type

Typical Use

Value Type

Profile

coatcolor

Coat Color

Coat Color

color(3)

sRGB

coatopacity

Coat Weight

Coat Weight

float

RAW

coatroughness

Coat Roughness

Coat Roughness

float

RAW

coatnormal

Coat Normal

Coat Normal

vector(3)

RAW

sheencolor

Sheen Color

Sheen Color

color(3)

sRGB

sheenopacity

Sheen Opacity

Sheen Weight

float

RAW

sheenroughness

Sheen Roughness

Sheen Roughness

float

RAW

Category: Subsurface Scattering (SSS)

GSG Postfix

Map Type

Typical Use

Value Type

Profile

scatteringcolor

SSS Scattering Color

Subsurface Color

color(3)

sRGB

scatteringdistance

SSS Scattering Distance

Subsurface Scale

float [0,∞]

RAW

scatteringdistancescale

SSS Scattering Radius

Subsurface Radius

vector(3)

RAW

scatteringweight

SSS Scattering Weight

Subsurface Weight

float

RAW

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