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Hi there - check the below links, its exactly what you need. http://www.ramyhanna.com/2009/01/glass-reflections-its-all-about-bump.html http://www.ramyhanna.com/2013/04/break-up-those-panel-reflections.html

Hi and thanks for getting back to me - I just recently upgraded to 2015 so ill look in it. In terms of the cropping, i just found this article which i still need to wrap my head around http://www.3dtotal.com/index_tutorial_detailed.php?catDisplay=1&roPos=1&id=1903&page=2#.U-2c5WOAnCs thanks again

Hi all So the issue is..... I have a project in which i have been provided with a 3D exterior model and I also have been supplied with site pics - im required to do a photomontage. The lens used was a 17-35mm lens zoomed all the way out. So ive done the perspective match in 3DS using a site pic which was taken approx 45 degrees and 30 metres from subject. All looks good and well but it does look well out of scale and when i match the width of the site, it looks great but the length of the model looks a little short as to where it will be built. So does this mean when doing a perspective match, I used a 35mm camera settings and change the camera lens within 3DS to 17mm to match the real camera? Something isnt quiet right and im trying to figure it out Thanks

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awesome thanks a lot. Cant wait to get this put together! Ill get my hands on teh quadro k4000 when i can afford it, but for now the original quadro 4000 will do. Its a pretty good performer.

nice one - so ive never had multiple cards on one machine. If I have my original quadro 4000 + a gtx 780, there shouldnt be any problems? Hows does the PC/software know which card to use for say viewport performance and vray RT?

under edit poly mode, select the polygons that you want to map specifically, then as its selected, add a uvw map. then on top of that, add another edit poly, select the other polygons that you want uvw mapped and then add another uvw map and so on. It should work as i do it all the time. so your modifier stack should be something like: uvw map (positioned accordingly) edit poly (with specific polygons selected) uvw map (positioned accordingly) edit poly (with specific polygons selected) uvw map (positioned accordingly) edit poly (with specific polygons selected) TIP - when selecting polygons and adding UVW maps, its hard to see the material in the viewport as the polygons are highlighted - press F2, this will select the borders of the polygon selected which will allow you to see the texture

if ive read correctly, you could add a series of edit polys and add uvws. SO - select facet wood panel A - then add a UVw map and position texture accordingly. Add another edit poly, select face wood panel B, then add another UVW map and position texture accordingly and so on and so on.

awesome awesome thanks again - im re-assured now. legend. ok off i go to spend to money

Thanks for the response guys. I have been tucked away doing extensive research and ive read Dimitris post at least 10 times (like i said in my initialy post im not too tech savvy - so i need to read it over haha) - having said that, its making a lot of sense. I dont normally use VRAY RT with my quadro because its really bad - having said that, i really like the idea of tweaking lights/materials during an activeshade preview - it will help speed things up a lot i imagine instead of re-rendering and re-rendering - besides that its super cool to look at Most of my scenes come to (at the most) 6million polygons - so i dont think im going to have an issue with it. Eli - thats strange that you had such a hard time with your quadro - i bought mine 2nd hand on ebay and its been fantastic - not one thing bad i can say about it (oh actually, RT sucks) but for me it was all about viewport performance and it handles it very well. Dimitris, there are 2 cards im considering (available locally) and if after reading your post there isnt much difference between the below? Gigabyte 3GB GTX 780 for $555 EVGA 2G GTX 770 for $405 If not, then ill get the cheaper on obviously. This is my final configeration - Dimitris, thanks so much as your post helped me a lot. Please let me know if anything is standing out and is better swapped with something else. Power supply - Coolermaster Vanguard 1000watts 80+ Gold Full-Modular Power Supply Unit motherboard - ASUS P9X79 RAM - Kingston HyperX Predator CPU - i7 4930 Cooler - Noctua NH-D14 SSD - samsung pro 250gig HDD barracude 2tb CASE - so far theyve recommended a Corsair CC750D. Theyre expensive at $197 but they have recommended it. It has good reviews. I would prefer a case with a hard drive hot swap but having trouble finding the right one.

the power supply i intend to get has something like 1000W so that should be fine. In terms of express slots, ill have enough to cater atleast 3 or 4 from memory of what the technician said. Ill look into the 780s now - i might start with 2 to begin - thanks for your help dude.

I do use VRAY RT, but usally just for checking lighting and materials. If having 2 speeds that up significantly, then its worth it in my opinion. WIll having 2 speed that up dramatically? So as far as my current quadro 4000 goes, just confirming that i can use it alongside 1 or 2 760/770s? Cheers again

Thanks Zdravko - I just came across this youtube link and im pretty impressed. Im thinking 1 and maybe 2 gtx 780s would be awesome. or here so just to confirm - i if i did get a gtx 780, viewport performance would be as good as the current quadro 4000 i have? cheers

wow thanks so much for the extended info - much appreciated. I spoke with some local technicians today and this is what im most likely going to get: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4 TITANIUM MIDI NO PSU (CASE THRMLTKE 1275W TGHPWR XT GOLD PSU ASUS P9X79-LE SKT2011/ATX/8xDDR3 KINGSTON 16GB KIT (2x8GB) 2133MHz x 2 INTEL I7-4930K SKT2011/NO FAN/12MB/6CORE THERMALTAKE WATER 2.0 PRO LIQUID COOLER KIT Samsung 256 SSD LEADTEK QUADRO K4000 3GB Sorry ive i copied and pasted (it was from the quotation). Im getting a little more watts in the power supply to accomodate for potentially more graphics cards as per your article ( GeForce GTX 770 SC 4GB) - might be a bit overkill but the price wasnt that much more.

PS - Dimitris, reading your article here and compiling a list of things to buy - your stuff is great!! keep up the good work! http://pcfoo.com/2013/03/cg-workstation-the-pro-3930k/