enas satir Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 hi there, well, am new to all this... a typical beginner, thought i might take some time off for 3d max to see what i can do with it, am a bit familiar with the theory of it, but getting into the real thing, i realized i have some questions that need answering, so here i am! *the 1st one is regarding the lighting.. in the general parameters of light (modify panel), you have different options for the shadows (adv. ray trace/ mental ray shadow map/ area shadows/ shadow map/ ray traced shadow) i tried them all, but couldn't see a difference, i mean is there?? *another thing, in the file menu, couldn't quite get the difference between the "merge" and the " import" options, i mean don't they both help u add objects from other files 2 ur scene?? thanx n advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 1) shadow maps create soft blurry shadows, ratraced are hard and area are a mixture. mental ray shadows are for use with mental ray. Each of these shadows render differently with different properties. you need to play and experiment using the settings. 2) import only alows you to bring in other .max files, imports allows a whole range of file formats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enas satir Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 hey thanx man, that was really helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neko Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 2) import only alows you to bring in other .max files, imports allows a whole range of file formats. strat. just for the sake of the rookie, i just wanted to point out your typo..... MERGE is for other max files, not import. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 1) shadow maps create soft blurry shadows, ratraced are hard and area are a mixture. mental ray shadows are for use with mental ray. Each of these shadows render differently with different properties. you need to play and experiment using the settings. 2) import only alows you to bring in other .max files, imports allows a whole range of file formats. I wouldn't normally correct a supermod but Strats answer for 2 is a little confusing. Merge only allows you to bring in other .max files, import allows a whole range of file formats. edit: someone beat me to it I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enas satir Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 yeah, i kinda figured it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 thanks chaps, yeah sorry, typo merge only for max and import for all athers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neko Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 so i'm not banned then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodT Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 you want to make sure you disable default lighting, makes a big diff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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