radiosity and chrome material

[illyrianeye]

I always had this problem with radiosity and chrome metal: Chrome doesnt look like chrome anymore when i use radiosity. What is the way around this?

 

If i exclude it from radiosity, i get just a black rendering of the metal.

[illyrianeye]

Does anybody have any suggestions?

[batteryoperatedlettuce]

have you got a picture of a real world object which closely resembles the effect you're trying to achieve?

[eksg]

same it happen with me when i use vray:confused:

 

If your using raytrace,you'll definitely get a black object.

 

illyrianeye,try using a map instead of the usual raytrace for chrome material,I also had problem on using raytrace on radiosity before.

[illyrianeye]

If your using raytrace,you'll definitely get a black object.

 

illyrianeye,try using a map instead of the usual raytrace for chrome material,I also had problem on using raytrace on radiosity before.

 

As is, its not a raytrace material. It's just a standard material with a reflection map and blur. If I rended in scanline its fine, but when used with radiosity,it looses its shine/metallic look to it.

[illyrianeye]

anybody have any suggestions? anything at all?

[illyrianeye]

Ok now I am desparate, anybody have any suggestions?

[womble]

I think posting screenshots of what the problem is will probably help people advise you. One of the scanline material, one of the effect under vray, one of your material settings etc...

[eksg]

Use this setting.The map on the reflection slot is a fresnel .

[quizzy]

well first of all that map looks disabled.

second what you should do if you are using a IES sun is to go to the radiosity dialog and you'll find physical scale, put that at the value of your sun. This will resolve your reflections..

so if your sun says 80000 (which is standard) then set your physical scale at 80000.... and render...