Wireframed shader

[Dave Black]

There are many ways to accomplish this effect, though none are really as cool as they should be.

1. Copy original mesh, add a slight push mod to the copy and then add a wireframe material to it.

2. Create a gradient ramp map, set it to "box", and then make the map linear. The problem with this method, is that the wire thickness changes a bit depending on the shape of the polygon.

3. Use the "edgemap" plugin available here:

www.maxplugins.de

It still suffers from the problem of number 3, but it's automated.

4. Do it in post, ie, render passes.

Option number one will give you the cleanest wire...but you've got a copy of your mesh.

Hope that helps a bit.

[EDIT]: You can also do a render preview to just capture the VP.

-3DZ

:D

[Peter Ryskin]

Another way would be to use Blur Studio's old WireTex as the mask for a Blend Material, and stuff your Texture/WireMaterial in either Material slot of the Blend Material.

[spaze]

Thanks guys :)

Final i used the "edgemap" plugin available at: www.maxplugins.de

here is an example for the ones that didn't understood what i meant
:thumbsup:


http://www.spaze.org/0temp/z4-014.jpg

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