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rudipooimf
08-12-2003, 07:40 PM
Can anyone tell me if theres a way to give a texture light attributes? For instance i have a row of tubular objects i want to act as light sources. How do i either give the model itself, ie. the objects light properties or the texture that's on them light properties.....or can i do both? Or isn't it possible? Thanks for any help you can provide.

Paul
boraddd
08-12-2003, 08:35 PM
you can`t do those stuff with default maya renderer without any plugin.. you need to use mentalray for that... refer mentalray docs....
there are also some mel scripts around which `fakes` that stuff..
mokz
08-12-2003, 08:57 PM
i think the easiest way to achieve what you want is to control the incandescence of your shader node either by color or by a texture. the lightnig effect will only be visible if you render this with Mental Ray and this ist the only way to let objects emit light. Maya doesnot support this feature
mokz
08-12-2003, 09:01 PM
i forgot - you need to activate Final Gather in the MR globals...
rudipooimf
08-13-2003, 01:38 PM
I appreciate the responses folks, i have zero experience with Mental Ray though. Am using Maya 4.5 and it comes with but never touched it....anyone know a good tutorial for a beginer on it? Thanks again.
mokz
08-13-2003, 01:49 PM
http://www.steven-tubbrit.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Tutorials/Tutorial_02.htm


http://www.geocities.com/jozvex/tutorials/fg.html
wgreenlee1
08-13-2003, 01:52 PM
Originally posted by rudipooimf
I appreciate the responses folks, i have zero experience with Mental Ray though. Am using Maya 4.5 and it comes with but never touched it....anyone know a good tutorial for a beginer on it? Thanks again.



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