How to use dirtmap?

[ThomasMahler]

What's the problem? Just try to connect the outValue of the Dirtmap Node to any channel of the material... For example, connect the outValue of the Dirtmap Node to the Ambient Channel of your Blinn Shader.

Oh, and don't forget to render with Mental Ray ;)

[storman]

API 0.0 error 301031: call to undeclared function "Dirtmap"
API 0.0 error 301036: undefined shader "Dirtmap1"


HE writes error. What to do?

[ThomasMahler]

Could you post your Maya.rayrc File? I'm pretty sure you messed something up in there...

[mimo8]

find the dirtmat thread here on cgtalk and follow the instalation instructions

[storman]

At last I`ve found the solution!!! Thanx to all! AAAA!!! Its Great!!!

[ThomasMahler]

And what was the problem?

[storman]

I didn`t write some words in "rayrc" file. Thanx 2 All!

[poly enslaver]

hey guys? does dirtmap work with Maya 6? For me not

[wedge]

for me yes it does

[Stahlberg]

For me too.
But if you want to use it with Mark Davies subScatter node you have to add #:nodeid and then some random high number, in the Dirtmap.mi. Otherwise they fight each other. (Might work to put the id in the subScatter too, didn't try.)

[BillSpradlin]

You should put nodeid statements in all your mi files. It makes for a cleaner installation and you don't have to worry about forgetting which one you didn't assign an ID to when you go to install new shaders.

[poly enslaver]

Hey! How's that? Strange.. for many shaders and utilities in Maya 6 I am getting that error:

// parsing E:/AW/Maya 6/mentalray/include/Dirtmap.mi
// Warning: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Node "Dirtmap" has no ID, assigning a temporary ID. Scene should be saved as .ma (ASCII). //
// Warning: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Node "Dirtmap" not created. //

// parsing E:/AW/Maya 6/mentalray/include/md_subScatter.mi
// Warning: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Node "mr_subScatter" has no ID, assigning a temporary ID. Scene should be saved as .ma (ASCII). //
// Warning: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Node "mr_subScatter" not created. //

DOes anyone know how to solve that problem?

[Goon]

Like Stahlberg said:
But if you want to use it with Mark Davies subScatter node you have to add #:nodeid and then some random high number, in the Dirtmap.mi. Otherwise they fight each other. (Might work to put the id in the subScatter too, didn't try.)

[poly enslaver]

Thx> I've got it. Rewrite some mi files.

[super]

Sorry, Please tell me rewrite somewhere in the mi file? Thanks!

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