Using Weightspot

#1

Hey All,

I’m trying to fade out a grid texture as it goes into the distant ground plain, but its not working. I used weightspot value into the grid opacity. For the weightspot popup I crated a metaeffector placed where the textture should be full strength, to no avail.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

PS

I’d love to see a simple little scene.

Doug Macary

#2

I don’t know I have never use them, but maybe the: “TextureMap_CurveWeight_Sample.mpj” file can give you some clues???
I don’t know?

/ Svante

#3

Hey Doug,

Can you post an example of what you’ve done (shader flow, file, etc), and the results your getting?

Thanks

R

#4

Rush,

Thanks for responding!

Here is a render. I want the ground lines to be visible under the Earth an dradually fade out in a circular area.

Here also is the shader flow, with the Weightspot tied to a metaeffector.

Thanks

Doug

#5

Doug,

I’m not sure if this is what you want, I’ve attached two files, one extreme, the other less so. If it is correct I’ll send the file over to you.

R

#6

Hey Rush,

Thanks man! What I’m trying to do is what I used to do in Lightwave. I’d have a texture falloff depending upon its distance to a null for example. What I’m trying to get is a way for the pattern to disappear to prevent that annoying pattern in the distance.

Thanks again

Doug

#7

did you try making an alpha map? just 5 seconds in photoshop and you should be all set.

#8

OK Doug,

My suggestion would be to use the RayDistance node and check out the ‘RayDistance_Sample_CrazyFog.mpj’ example scene, in the example scenes folder. Attached is a quick example, hope its what your after.

R

#9

I’ve attached a scene with it working.

#10

Thanks Rush, Alan, Stooch!

Off to Messiah!

#11

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