Finishing a wooden floor with A:M materials

One of the questions that arises quite often about Animation:Master is how to use the Materials builder. Building materials look like a black art to someone approaching the concept for the first time.

I devised this simple tutorial in such a way that the major concepts behind building materials in A:M will be covered in a structured and usefull way. The tutorial is not intended to show you how to build a wood material per se although when we are finished, we are going to posess a good base for a more complete wood material. It is possible to add details ad infinitum to a material.