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Uyanum

03-19-2003, 03:03 PM

Hey everybody!
i'm stuck with a problem.
I'm trying to make a simple Microbe picture but i can't seem to get that nice 'electronic microscope effect'..!
I've got a tutorial for lightwave but i'm using 3d Studio Max 5.
Do i need to make a texture / shader to get that nice effect..?
if yes.., how or where can it get it..?!
Greetz Uyanum.

p.s. if you have no idea what it is i'm taking about.. here's a picture i got of the internet.. I'm trying to get the same effect in 3ds Max.

http://www.studiolounge.net/tutorials/microbe/fig07.jpg

gaggle

03-19-2003, 03:23 PM

I don't really have any specifics to say on this.. search on google and I'm sure you can find tutorials? I know I've seen some around.. there's a gigantic tutorial-sticky-thread for you to go over.

I know the fresnel effect is put to good use in these kinds of images, to get those glowy odd edges. That, and Depth of Field :)

halo

03-19-2003, 03:28 PM

play with the falloff material a little :)

MFreywald

03-19-2003, 03:41 PM

I'm not sure of the author, but I believe it was Neil Blevin. Anyway, he made a finalRender material for electron microscope texture. If you dont have finalRender I can try to recreate the texture using a combination of the finalRender material converter utility and tweaking it to work as a standard material if you want.

Kyro

03-19-2003, 05:15 PM

Hi there!
here is the link http://www.niklasindustries.com/tutorials/tut_virus.htm
it will work the same for 3dmax!

Have fun

Kyro

jyrgen

03-19-2003, 06:42 PM

http://www.xenomorphic.co.uk/doc_electron.htm

Uyanum

03-19-2003, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by MFreywald
I'm not sure of the author, but I believe it was Neil Blevin. Anyway, he made a finalRender material for electron microscope texture. If you dont have finalRender I can try to recreate the texture using a combination of the finalRender material converter utility and tweaking it to work as a standard material if you want.

Great! I have FinalRender! That would be really great!
MFreywald, i have send you a PM. Greetz Uy.

To the rest: Thanks for the feedback and help. This will get me going again! Thanks for the tutorials!

Greetz Uyanum.

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