CGTalk - Reflection of the bulb on the objects

View Full Version : Reflection of the bulb on the objects

Dipesh (India)

01-07-2003, 02:09 PM

I have a scene in which i have modelled a bulb, applied glow effects & self illumination to it to get the effect of the light source source from the bulb.
Now i have a object which is reflective i want the reflection of the light source on it. I applied it raytrace material to reflect the light source exactly but it reflects only the bulb & not the lens effect which i used to get the glow.
How can I get the reflection of bulb glowing on my object,
i m using max5

KiboOst

01-07-2003, 03:29 PM

How could it reflect a lens effect ?? A lens effect is an effect wich occur on camera ... lens ! It's not in the scene.

Kib

megaflaizer

01-07-2003, 03:36 PM

in max, when you apply self illumination, the object cannot reflect.

ty using additive transparency and glow effects instead.

or composite.

Dipesh (India)

01-07-2003, 04:55 PM

with lens effect i mean glow which is the effect added to the light object.

MayaV

01-07-2003, 05:23 PM

hi dipesh

nice to see you here, well max cannot reflect glow or lens effect, but if you want the reflection then u will have to use plugin like cebas pro optic suite or something else. hope this helps if u have anyprobs u can mail me on vmansata@rediffmail.com.

regards

Vivek

twilight

01-07-2003, 05:55 PM

Strange...
First time i read your post i was about to reply that you cannot reflect a post effect. But to make sure i went to 3dsmax, made a plane and a sphere, applied a reflecting material to the plane (raytrace reflection) and a white material to the sphere (effects channel 5). Added a glow effect and it rendered both the glow and the glow reflection ok!
i thought it wasn't possible...

Here are the images:

http://www.streetdogstudio.com/incoming/01.jpg

Render with effects off

http://www.streetdogstudio.com/incoming/02.jpg

Render with effects on

You can clearly see that the glow is reflecting on the surface.
I'm using 3dsmax 4.2, but i guess 3dsmax 5 will do the same.
Or not?

MFreywald

01-07-2003, 08:29 PM

In your reflecting material make sure you have 'Reflect Mat ID' checked. It should then reflect any post effects.

Dipesh (India)

01-08-2003, 12:34 AM

oh thanks so much for ur example & support.
I can now reflect the glow on the reflection.

CGTalk Moderation

01-14-2006, 03:00 AM

This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.