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mankor
05-18-2004, 05:28 PM
Okay here is an example of somthing i would like to do in max that I can do in blender but am not sure how to go about it....Here is the scene setup
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v209/edge_w8/window.bmp
As you can see there is a block behind a plane in this scene..in BLender if i turn down the planes transparency and make it "shadeless"
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v209/edge_w8/mat.bmp
It wont render and it will block out anything that is behind it...making for very good blocking out solutions for compositing...
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v209/edge_w8/tbehindalp0001.bmp
Soooooo..my question is,,is there somthing similar i can do in max to get this effect??
Rens
05-18-2004, 06:59 PM
Yes, you need the matte/shadow material. It will do that, and maybe a lot more than blender's material.

You normally use it to have invisible surfaces to have shadows cast on. Used mainly for compositing objects onto a bitmap background; you'll want shadows amongst other things to make it realistic.
Flipped_Normal
05-18-2004, 10:36 PM
Slightly OT but important nonetheless, you should never use bitmaps for web work. Save and upload your images as gifs or jpgs, not bmps. It is easier on those who view the images, and on the web, speed is important. Thanks.
mankor
05-18-2004, 11:31 PM
Cool thanks rens..you just saved me alot of md2 exporting to blender from max!!! That kicks ass..it is better than blenders!!..I always wondered what that matte shadow shader was for specificlly..now i know (me not very smrt)Slightly OT but important nonetheless, you should never use bitmaps for web work. Save and upload your images as gifs or jpgs, not bmps. It is easier on those who view the images, and on the web, speed is important. Thanks.
Noted...Im just used to having cable speeds I didnt think of the 56kers out there
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