🎉 Celebrating 25 Years of GameDev.net! 🎉
Not many can claim 25 years on the Internet! Join us in celebrating this milestone. Learn more about our history, and thank you for being a part of our community!
3dsmax Lighting Probs
Author
Ok...i''m making a laser sight model right now and i''m having some difficulties. I''ve got the sight itself all modelled and only missing the one small thing...the laser. To make the laser i use a directional light, pointing away(of course), with a target spot about 300 generic units away(reasonable distance), hotspot/falloff = 1/3(thin line), red in color, and some volume light fog to give it a constant laser feeling....BUT, when i render, the sight itself is rendered totally black, with some red shadowing...but the laser renders just right...can anybody tell me why?
This RtS-Babble© has been brought to you by:
-Run_The_Shadows
-Run_The_Shadows@excite.com
Lasers are better created as geometry instead of light. Create a long and thin cylinder, then create a a fractal material (one part red, the other part clear-ish) and add a very slight glow to it, with fractal noise applied to the cylinder. Then you ccan animation the noise to give is a kinda smoky effect. It gives a very similar result and dramatically cuts down on render time coz there is no volume lighting.
That roughly how i do my star trek phasers anyway
I know there isn't much of it on the picture but i can't add more coz i don't use max anymore
Edited by - Tolerate on November 13, 2000 11:14:22 AM
That roughly how i do my star trek phasers anyway
I know there isn't much of it on the picture but i can't add more coz i don't use max anymore
Edited by - Tolerate on November 13, 2000 11:14:22 AM
This topic is closed to new replies.
Advertisement
Popular Topics
Advertisement
