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Fabric, M-38

Carbon FiberFree seamless PBR texture

A fine 2x2 twill weave under clear lacquer. Each tow is rounded, so the highlights bend across the weave, and the gaps between them are slightly rougher.

Make your own from a photo
  • CC0, no credit needed
  • 1024 x 1024
  • Tiles both ways
  • Six maps

Data sheet, measured from the maps

Roughness0.26, glossy
Metallic coveragenone

Average colour

#1D1D1E

Normal format

OpenGL, Y up

What is in the ZIP

  • Carbon Fiber albedo map

    Albedo

    Base colour with the lighting taken out, so the engine can light it.

    carbon-fiber_albedo.png

  • Carbon Fiber normal map

    Normal

    Fine surface direction. OpenGL format, green channel up.

    carbon-fiber_normal.png

  • Carbon Fiber roughness map

    Roughness

    White scatters light into a matte finish, black keeps it mirror sharp.

    carbon-fiber_roughness.png

  • Carbon Fiber metallic map

    Metallic

    White is bare metal. Black is everything else.

    carbon-fiber_metallic.png

  • Carbon Fiber ambient occlusion map

    Ambient occlusion

    Darkens crevices where ambient light struggles to reach.

    carbon-fiber_ao.png

  • Carbon Fiber height map

    Height

    Raised areas are white. Feeds displacement and parallax.

    carbon-fiber_height.png

Where carbon fiber works

  • Car bodies, bonnets and spoilers
  • Drones, phones and gadget shells
  • Sci-fi armor and weapons

Getting it into your engine

Roblox
Upload albedo, normal, roughness and metallic, then set them as ColorMap, NormalMap, RoughnessMap and MetalnessMap on a SurfaceAppearance.
Blender
Albedo into Base Color. Set the other maps to Non-Color and run the normal through a Normal Map node.
Unity
The OpenGL normal works as it is.
Unreal
Flip the green channel of the normal map. Unreal expects DirectX.

Put a live carbon fiber preview in your own post

Writing a tutorial or answering a forum thread? Pick a shape and lighting, copy the code, and your readers can turn the material themselves.

Preview

Standard, 480 x 360. Blog or tutorial.

Carbon Fiber PBR texture by GenPBR

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<iframe
  src="https://genpbr.com/embed/carbon-fiber"
  width="480" height="360"
  style="border:0;max-width:100%"
  loading="lazy"
  title="Carbon Fiber PBR material preview"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px;margin:6px 0 0">
  <a href="https://genpbr.com/materials/carbon-fiber?utm_source=embed">Carbon Fiber PBR texture by GenPBR</a>
</p>

The link under the viewer is the credit, and it is the only one. Keep it and the embed stays free. It works in any page that allows an iframe.

Pairs well with

Need a surface that is not in the library?

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