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Sub-surface scattering -KE03

Posted by Richcat on May 4, 2011 at 6:27am in IRender nXt ArielVision 3D Design Studio (Sket

Hi Al/Rich

Just tried to have ago with SSS, but Advanced  nxt material editor window appears to be hanging.

I click the Advanced button the window opens but then splashes the normal window for a fraction of a second then goes blank, with just File and Options in tile bar, click these nothing happens then I wait a little and get microsoft error report.

Cheers

Richcat

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  • Render Plus May 26, 2011 at 1:01pm
    When you have some more time, move some things to layers - water, glass, etc. to determine if it is a specific layer making the dots,
  • Richcat May 26, 2011 at 12:56pm

    Tested KE26 and SSS is still not sticking - which is why you mentioned its still based on 258 ;-).

    Removed ice cubes and shrank whisky (or should that be Iron brew) so it does not touch as far as I know- so no co-planar surfacse touch, glass marked as thick both sides and caustics on glass only - and still get bright circles.2506651248?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

     

    Heres an apple anyway that came out rather good.

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  • Render Plus May 26, 2011 at 11:43am

    Make sure that the "caustic" objects are also marked as thick glass, and have faces on both sides.

     

    In particular, it the glass and the water touch each other, then roy will probably have a problem, because he will only process one of the two "co-planar" surfaces in some places where they touch.

  • Richcat May 26, 2011 at 11:31am

    Hi Al

    Sorry must have just missed that new download -getting it now.

    It looks a bit fizzey- but strangley there is no bubbles in glass or water, its from the whisky glass workshop way back on sketchucation -started by yourself link. Its the nearest I get to a drink now!

    I noticed that Roy was interested in a post in acad forum when somebody had similar next to their glass bottle.

    Caustic bright spots

  • Render Plus May 26, 2011 at 11:14am

     

    Are there bubbles in the water and glass?

     

    Rich put out KE26 today. it is still based on Roy's toolkit 258.

     

    We will probably put out one with 261 next week.

  • Richcat May 26, 2011 at 10:43am

    Hi Al

    Still using KE04 as latest down load so sss still not sticking. Is there meant to be a new version out soon? I heard a rumer there was. Roys just put up 261 with faster convergence on interiors for path tracer.

    Tried caustics and got bright spots as below? Path trace no spot lights used.2506651132?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

  • Render Plus May 25, 2011 at 5:52pm

    This sub surface scattering should stick now. Let me know if you get a chance to try it.

     

    Also, the new Path Tracer is supposed to do a better job with caustics. I'm trying to create a good example, but I can't seem to do as well as this one Roy posted in the nXt for AutoCAD forum:

     

    http://www.accurender.com/forum/topics/improved-caustics

     

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  • Richcat May 5, 2011 at 6:30am

    No problem , was just testing anyway, so now onto FOG.

  • Render Plus May 5, 2011 at 6:22am
    It looks like it will take a few days to get this fixed.
  • Render Plus May 4, 2011 at 2:26pm

    This appears to be a problem with Roy's Material Editor.

     

    I will post a note on his developer's forum.

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