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iwto2000

02-21-2007, 05:27 AM

I am working on a scene that has a brick floor. Now...My floor is made of 5 different bricks that are duplicated many times. Each brick is a simple cube that has been beveled and edited a bit. Now...I am wondering if it would be possible to get a similar look in a more efficient way by using bump/normal/displacement maps. Any thoughts? Thanks.

http://dxhut.xepher.net/rendering/brick_new1.jpg

kjaft

02-21-2007, 09:05 AM

if you really need it that accurate and detailed ihmo there is no point in mapping. U could use scripting to create those irregularities on transformation and shading. I bet there allready are some scripts or stuff made for that purpose on highend3d.com.

felix

p.s. please don't post images that large - it screws the thread layout.

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