Shader and layer question

[govinda]

Actually that would be using a howitzer to kill an anthill, as Nukei is more intended for its height 'fusing' qualities; you'd want Danel if all you wanted was the color/diffuse and reflection. But regardless neither is what you'll want if you have a bitmap image you want to use. All those former Bodhinut SLA volume shaders are purely procedural, which is to say created within the Cinema app. They don't accept bitmaps--they don't even give you a place to put them. You'd create bump using one of the procedural noise shaders.

For what you want you'd use a regular material with a Lumas channel shader, also left over from Bodhinut, in either color or luminance channel, and fresnel in the reflection channel to mimic what Danel or Nukei give you. Then load your bitmap into the bump just as you normally would.

[velarde]

Thanks Richard:

I'll give that a try.

Then I'm correct in assuming I can't incorporate any of the Bodhinut shaders inside the Layer shader..?

fjv

[Srek]

Correct, the volume shader can not be used instead of Channel shaders.
Cheers
Björn

[CGTalk Moderation]

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.