mfured20 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 hi guys! i was hoping for some help from the gurus... i am trying to get a light to shine thru a lampshade, but i cant seem to acheive the effect i want. attatched is an image of my model and my reference photo, as well as my material settings for the lampshade. i have played with the refraction, the translucency, all of that. right now i have a transparency map so that i can see thru the shade, but the light doesnt glance off the threads like it does in the picture. has anyone else done anything like this that could give me a couple of pointers? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Eloy Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Try using a VRay2sidedMtl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfured20 Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 ah, sorry guys, i didnt specify, im using vray 1.47.03... i dont think that they have the 2sided shader in this version. thanks for the amazingly fast reply tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Eloy Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Well, in that case you can go for another approach. Change the Fog mult. to 0.01 and give some glossiness to the refraction. Or use the translucent option (kindda slow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Saunders Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Isn't Vray 1.5 a free upgrade from 1.47.03? It was for me. Seriously, you will wet yourself once you try out the 2sided material. I have used it for many lamp shades, curtains, sandblasted glass, etc. You can't beat the effect and the speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfured20 Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 awesome guys! Rick, thanks for the info on the fog multiplier... i tried something similar, but got frustrated and moved on. Ill try again. and in the meantime, Tim, ill look into that upgrade. im on a shoestring budget right now, but vray upgrade is next on the list. if it could be a free one i will rejoice! thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Isn't Vray 1.5 a free upgrade from 1.47.03? It was for me. Seriously, you will wet yourself once you try out the 2sided material. I have used it for many lamp shades, curtains, sandblasted glass, etc. You can't beat the effect and the speed. Is there a tutorial for using the 2sided material anywhere, do you have to adjust each side of the materials refraction for instance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Eloy Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Actually, it's really simple. You don't even have to use 2 materials. When working with 2-sided mtl, the refraction is just there so you can see thru the material. You just need to worry about the translucency color, which controls how much of the back material will be seen from the front and that's it. A pretty simple concept with amazing results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKitts Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 and in the meantime, Tim, ill look into that upgrade. im on a shoestring budget right now, but vray upgrade is next on the list. if it could be a free one i will rejoice! thanks guys rejoice then, it is a free upgrade, upgrades were included in your package price up to the 1.5 release. (which includes RC3) Our firm was on like 1.43 or something when i joined, and we've upgraded the whole way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Saunders Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 rejoice then, it is a free upgrade, upgrades were included in your package price up to the 1.5 release. (which includes RC3) Our firm was on like 1.43 or something when i joined, and we've upgraded the whole way. And why do we love Chaos group so much? Oh and by the way, there is an example on the spot3d help files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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