alias metalic surface rendering

[Mr-914]

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Another boring rendering question

I’ve gotten the hang of most materials with regards to rendering except for one: brushed metal. I use Maya with Mental Ray and use an anisotropic material, which is close to what I want. However, the materials always look more like a CD than a brushed metal. I’ve tried various combinations of color maps, reflection maps and just playing with the settings, but I’m still not happy with the results. Has anyone here had good luck with brushed metal materials? If so, what are your techniques?

Play with adding a specular map.