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Jeff Patton
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January 30, 2008. 18:14PM
name:
JeffPatton
entry: Dave - Always nice to see more blogs/websites about 3d, so good luck with the blog! I wish CGSociety would give our blogs the ability to add permanent links. I've thought about moving my blog over to blogger.com as well...but I always hate moving stuff like that after it's already established.

Bliz - I exported the scene as a .mi file for some people to try the configuration in Maya. I never heard back from them in regards to if it worked...so I have no idea whether it worked or not. I would assume it didn't work else there would have been a "buzz" about it. Zap mentions a process of using xml programming to share A&D settings across Max/Maya may work. However I, nor anyone I know is familiar enough with xml to write such code, so the search for a solution continues.
February 01, 2008. 03:23AM
name:
killoskate
entry: Thanks so much for your blog.... To be honest you are the one that inspired me to use mental ray...

I love the render... but i have a lttle problem... one time i was working on a interiour room... 4 walls boxed a roof and a floor... white textures on the walls and ceiling 1 window....(that let the light leek in) and a floor that was dark red wood cherry... with a daylight system.... Final gather bounce 5 ... for some strange reason when i rener... i was green.... But this only happen once....does mental ray randomly have problems ... or do you think it was me...?
February 01, 2008. 16:15PM
name:
Beat The Bass
entry: Hi Jeff, this blog is the heaven for all the "mental wannabe" me in primis!
Great Renders, Great Blog so.. Great Blogger
Davide
February 01, 2008. 19:07PM
name:
JeffPatton
entry: killoskate: I can't recall running into a scenario where a texture map turned green like that. User error...I dunno..I've seen some crazy stuff happen that a simple restart of 3dsmax fixed...so it may have just been an oddball glitch. Now, if it's something you can repeat, you should submit the scene to Autodesk for review.

Beat The Bass: Thanks for the comments!
February 04, 2008. 06:31AM
name:
jigu
entry: Hey jeff nice use of production shaders. Can you give a idea of metal ornament used in christmas(size of the ball)? maybe if possible to see photo of the ball and how was it setuped with stand? I am currently using bolt which is used in truck's wheel...but i see many ppl use christmas ornament. (btw does it really have any specific name (that ornament ball)so i can buy it from any store here)

Thanks,
J.
February 04, 2008. 18:50PM
name:
JeffPatton
entry: Sure, here's a shot of the ornament "probe". FWIW, around here they are simply called Christmas ornaments. http://jeffpatton.net/Blog-images/probe.jpg

It's "attached" to the PVC pipe by jamming a cork into the end of both the PVC & Ornament. I had to add the tape to make it a snug fit on the ornament....yeah...it's kind of a silly looking rig I suppose, but it seems to work for what I need.

I also have a 12" chrome gazing ball I picked up recently at a Wal-Mart while out of town. It only cost $8.00, but I haven't figured out how I'm going to make a stand for it. And so far the smaller Christmas Ornaments have been working fine.

In addition to that, I have a white foam sphere (12") that I purchased at a craft store. I painted half of it a neutral gray color. Having that can also be handy for measuring/matching lighting conditions (and it's also cheap).
February 05, 2008. 09:09AM
name:
neil09
entry: Thanks Jeff. Specially the color bleeding part is really reallly amazine. Thanks for the help man. I learned lots of things from you.
February 05, 2008. 21:46PM
name:
TwiiK
entry: Hi Jeff,

thanks again for all the help. My concrete material turned out great, but now I face a different, softer foe. I'm trying to make a realistic plush material:

http://www.trinastoyboxonline.com/khxc/media/ccp0/cat/3993-Plush-GiantDucky.jpg
http://www.noahsanimalfigurines.com/catalog/images/gu/30079.jpg
http://www.dicecollector.com/BIG_44_BIG_RED_PLUSH.jpg

The horsie (second link) has a look identical to the material I'm trying to make. Is this a job for hair & fur or are *cough* you up to the task?

Would love some input on this.

Thanks.
Øyvind Strømsvik
February 05, 2008. 22:51PM
name:
JeffPatton
entry: I'd think it depends on how close to the object your going to be. If you're close to your mesh like in the photo of the horse then you'll probably want to use a hair/fur option for the best results. If your camera will be farther away from the mesh then you may get by with an A&D material with roughness and using a bump or displacement map.

NOTE: Displacement may not even be optional, depends on how complex the object is and whether or not you're running a 64-bit system with enough memory available.
February 06, 2008. 17:03PM
name:
daveb867
entry: jeff,

on the post with the simple interior and the four chairs, what were the settings you used for sun and sky, and finla gather????

you sent me the scene without the chairs and when i render, i have a hell of a lot more blue in there and can't seem to get rid of it without altering whitepoint or using a blackbody shader

what settings did you change in order to reduce the blue???

i am aware of the methods you have detailed in order to get rid of the blue tint, but just wondered what your daylight system settings were
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