SilverCord-VR - Diamond & Gemstones Unreal Engine Material Fast & Beautiful | by SilverCord-VR

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This material utilizes the standard Unreal Engine material as its base, ensuring seamless integration with your projects. It's designed for immediate use and requires no additional project settings or modifications. It's also highly optimized.

Video preview (colored gemstones and white diamond versions)

https://youtu.be/-8_L9LHgvfw

Documentation

https://silvercord-vr.com/fast-diamond-shader-high-performance-gemstone-material-for-ue5/

This product supports, but does not require Nanite for Static Meshes. Learn more about Nanite here:

https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/nanite-virtualized-geometry-in-unreal-engine?application_version=5.6

Create Stunning Gemstones with Ease

This material offers a fast and flexible way to create beautiful, realistic, and stylized gemstones in Unreal Engine. It’s designed for both visual fidelity and artistic control.

Key Features:

  • Highly Customizable: Easily adjust material parameters to create a vast range of gemstone appearances.

  • Simplified Workflow: Achieve realistic results without complex setups. This material simplifies the notoriously difficult process of rendering jewelry lighting and reflections.

  • Artistic Control: Fine-tune everything from glitter highlights and refraction to reflection color and Fresnel effects.

  • Versatile Styles: Create both photorealistic gemstones and stylized looks to match your project's aesthetic.

  • Performance Options: Includes two simplified material versions ideal for lower LODs.

What You Can Control:

This material provides granular control over key visual elements, including:

  • Glitter effects (placement, brightness, angle)

  • Specular highlights (texture, shape)

  • Refraction (effects, texture size)

  • Reflections (color, position, Fresnel intensity)

Simulate a Wide Range of Gemstones:

While the material doesn’t have dedicated presets, its extensive parameters allow you to accurately replicate the look of:

Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Garnet, Topaz, Citrine, Peridot, Zircon, Spinel, Quartz, Iolite, Hessonite Garnet.

Important Notes:

  • This material relies on accurate UV mapping on your object. A simple perpendicular projection onto the gem’s surface is sufficient.

  • Two simplified material versions are included for compatibility and performance optimization.