# Forged Carbon Brushed – Fusion setup (Advanced / Standard Surface)
Directional brushed grain over the flakes, no clear coat.

1. Press **A** → In This Design → duplicate an appearance, rename `Forged Carbon Brushed`.
2. Right-click → **Edit** → **Advanced...**

| Slot | File / Value |
|---|---|
| Base > Color | forged_carbon_brushed_basecolor.png (Weight 0.65) |
| Base > Metalness | 0 |
| Specular > Weight | 0.6 |
| Specular > Roughness | forged_carbon_brushed_roughness.png (0.42 average, streaked) |
| Coat > Weight | 0 (no clear coat) |
| Geometry > Normal | forged_carbon_brushed_normal_gl.png, Normal map, Depth 0.6 |

3. Tick **Link texture transforms**, sample size **100 × 100 mm**, Repeat on.
4. Right-click → **Add to** → My Materials to save to your library.

**Grain direction:** the brushing runs along the texture's horizontal axis. Rotate the texture (Transforms > Rotation) to align it with the part.