I need help with raytracing - Scifi-Meshes.com

twinflamec · 04-19-2008, 02:15 PM

Hello everyone!!

I have been doing 3d graphics going on since I was 15 yrs old and now am 28
and there is onething I yet to figure out and that is visual effects. I am
in desperate need of figuring out raytracing. In short, I have an idea for a new starship, and I want the aztec panels to glw whenthe light hits it just to give it that "pop" to make it look authentically real. I know it has to do with raytracing, I just for the life of me cant figure it out and it has been making me nutz! You guys being the experts, I figured I would ask the pro's because I need to know. More specifically for truespace. I use truespace 5.5 for everything. Please help!! This is the missing piece to my creation. I tried texture bump maps but that just makes it bulky and cut in, not smooth with just the hint of panels.

today · 04-19-2008, 02:33 PM

Have you tried using spec (specularity) maps?

chrono · 04-19-2008, 02:58 PM

Twin, It's not ray-tracing, but texturing that you are looking for. You should read through the texturing tutorials here and on other sites because that is what you are looking for.

As for TS and good texturing..... it's limited and will give you results that are simply not up what you are aiming at. TS lacks in this department and can not deliver the "pop" without extensive post work.

twinflamec · 04-21-2008, 10:53 PM

Today, what are specular maps? How do you use them?

spudmonkey · 04-22-2008, 09:43 AM

Spec maps define the intensity of reflected light from highlights on a surface. Check this out for more information (or read your manual...

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**Guerrilla** · 04-22-2008, 06:39 PM

Moving to 3d Q&A.

twinflamec · 04-24-2008, 03:52 AM

It sucks because I cant do anything as far as v-rays or specular maps in TS5
So I cant make any models that look as good as the models you guys can in Lightwave
and 3ds. It makes me mad that they want you spend a lot of money to get a bull**** plugin to make it possible with limited results. That should be standard if you spend $600.00 on a program. So much for truespace 5 being a "Reality designer" Any ideas on alternatives?

04-19-2008, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
twinflamec SFM Nugget Realname: David Hacker Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 28 Posts: 5 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I need help with raytracing Hello everyone!! I have been doing 3d graphics going on since I was 15 yrs old and now am 28 and there is onething I yet to figure out and that is visual effects. I am in desperate need of figuring out raytracing. In short, I have an idea for a new starship, and I want the aztec panels to glw whenthe light hits it just to give it that "pop" to make it look authentically real. I know it has to do with raytracing, I just for the life of me cant figure it out and it has been making me nutz! You guys being the experts, I figured I would ask the pro's because I need to know. More specifically for truespace. I use truespace 5.5 for everything. Please help!! This is the missing piece to my creation. I tried texture bump maps but that just makes it bulky and cut in, not smooth with just the hint of panels.

04-19-2008, 02:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
chrono SFM Obsessed Total Awards: 1 (more» ...) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Twin, It's not ray-tracing, but texturing that you are looking for. You should read through the texturing tutorials here and on other sites because that is what you are looking for. As for TS and good texturing..... it's limited and will give you results that are simply not up what you are aiming at. TS lacks in this department and can not deliver the "pop" without extensive post work.
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04-22-2008, 09:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
spudmonkey SFM Obsessed Total Awards: 3 (more» ...) Realname: Nick Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,989 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Spec maps define the intensity of reflected light from highlights on a surface. Check this out for more information (or read your manual... )
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04-22-2008, 06:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Guerrilla Worldwide Phenomenon Realname: Mika Join Date: May 2006 Location: Helsinki Age: 25 Posts: 2,800 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Moving to 3d Q&A.
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04-19-2008, 02:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
today SFM Guru Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 332 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Have you tried using spec (specularity) maps?

04-21-2008, 10:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
twinflamec SFM Nugget Realname: David Hacker Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 28 Posts: 5 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Today, what are specular maps? How do you use them?

04-24-2008, 03:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
twinflamec SFM Nugget Realname: David Hacker Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 28 Posts: 5 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	It sucks because I cant do anything as far as v-rays or specular maps in TS5 So I cant make any models that look as good as the models you guys can in Lightwave and 3ds. It makes me mad that they want you spend a lot of money to get a bull**** plugin to make it possible with limited results. That should be standard if you spend $600.00 on a program. So much for truespace 5 being a "Reality designer" Any ideas on alternatives?

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