My mirror has a blotchy reflection?

[derekcerciello]

Hello,

 

I was wondering if anyone new how to fix an issue I'm having with the image below?

I have tried everything I can think of, but I cannot get rid of the blotchy reflection.

 

I would love some help on this, if anyone knows a way to fix my problem.

Thanks

 

(Sorry for the sideways picture)

[Francisco Penaloza]

what render engine are you using???

[derekcerciello]

using 3ds max 2016 and rendering engine mental ray.

[Francisco Penaloza]

hard to tell, if you can, you could remove most elements of your scene and PM me to send the file and I can take a look.

It could be geometry, maybe normals, Maybe your GI. maybe increase the trace depth of your reflection, not sure.

I would have to review and see what is creating that.

[notamondayfan]

I'd hazard a guess that the mirror and materials are fine, and that the real problem is with the objects which is being reflected. Turn the camera around, and render them, and see if the problem still shows up.

 

It could be overlapping / double faces, bad materials, GI, etc.

[derekcerciello]

I have checked the materials that the mirror is reflecting and they seem fine.

I also rendered them and found no issues.

I'm starting to think its the lighting or GI.

 

The mirror material doesn't have any settings that i could change.

 

Im 100% out of ideas...

Edited January 7, 2016 by derekcerciello

[derekcerciello]

I have found no way to fix this issue in 3ds MAX 2016.

What I have discovered is that this is a 3ds MAX 2016 issue.

It could be fixed with a service pack down the road.

 

It is not an issue however with 3ds MAX 2015, so you could always render your scene using 2015.

 

Derek