How to include ambient occlusion in final render without using Photoshop?

[paulsenviking]

Hi!

 

I hope you can help me here. I am doing renders in 3ds max with Vray. I will use only materials without any textures. If I render ambient occlusion as a seperate pass and save it and postprocess image in Photohop I lose a lot of time. Its not practical for my needs.

 

I want that my final Vray render in 3ds max includes ambient occlusion, so that I do not need to use photoshop for every single image. Can that be done in 3ds max and how?

 

I have been thinking:

 

1. using compostite material or

2. adding vray dirt in one of map slots under vray material.

 

I have not been able to do it yet and figure it out alone.

 

Thx

[Corey Beaulieu]

Just turn on the AO tick box in your Render Settings:

 

Render Setup > GI Tab > Global Illumination Rollout > Amb. Occlusion.

 

You really don't need to use AO though. I haven't used it in a few years and haven't missed it.

[paulsenviking]

Render Setup > GI Tab > Global Illumination Rollout was under default settings and not advanced or expert - additional options were hidden and I didnt see them.

 

Thank you.