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DXtreme

02-03-2003, 09:58 AM

hi my cg friends and specialists!

i need your know how again to solve a problem i have with my current car design project!

the case: i need a full working animatable headlight for my car to simulate headlights and turnlights and so on....i tried spots,parallel spots,or luminating materials....but all these things didn`t satisfied me!
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i want to create headlights like the BMW 5 Series (lighted rings and in the middle of this the headlight!)

i need an advise how to create realistc headlights....maybe with the real reflection body in this headlight!

i hope you understand what i mean....
and help me....for your time and work you spend on this!

THX DXtreme

PS: would be nice if ya can show me a sample file or a screenshot!

c ya

(finished project will be published in the gallery of course! ;-))

kiwi

02-03-2003, 10:31 AM

Have you tired using the inverse volumetric setting on your test lights?

For rings of light you could use light clipping or maybe a modified lens effect :)

Stu.

DXtreme

02-03-2003, 10:33 AM

thx kiwi...i will try this

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