VRay-like interior renders with mental ray???

#201

here is a clean Maya Teepot-scene :slight_smile:
it’s my startscene for this test ( I rebuild the Max one )

#202

THANK YOU…

i was realy going mad, i didn´t think of this simple problem, i did rebuild the scene but not the teapots, and i always asumed it was all fine…

works fine now, by the way your renders are realy nice.

#203

I found a workaround to get a diffuse bounce out of finalgather:

  • Apply a dgs shader with glossy color set to same as diffuse color
  • Set the dgs’ shiny value to 1.
  • Set the finalgather’s trace/reflection depth to the desired value (e.g. 3)
  • Set the general raytrace/reflection depth to the same value (3) or higher
  • Render the scene’s finalgather solution, but:
  • Abort the render when fg is finished and the actual rendering is starting
  • Turn off finalgather rebuild
  • Turn on finalgather freeze (learn here how to do this)
  • Set the dgs’ glossy color to black to avoid the reflections
  • Render your scene

This definitely works. However, test this out please and tell me if we can proclaim this the unofficial workaround for finalgather diffuse bounce until mr 3.4 comes out.

#204

Hi everyone,

I am a bit late in the discussion.
Here is a quick test of the teapot scene using Air (Sitex) as I am learning the package (hence I am still on the Demo version)

Rendertime 19min, Athlon 3200

#205

here is a maxwell test guys…

#206

cool, Image! What’s the rendertime? Can you share your scene?
seems like one of the Vray scence…

#207

Would you mind posting a raw (non-sepia) version of your render?

#208

Here is a quick try on the room scene.
(It is mostly a white model just to test lighting)

Render time=15min

#209

…and here is my version… very…very… simple version…
FG/GI…Maya/Mentalray… and Gimp… to turn the image B/W :slight_smile:

and here… the color version…:slight_smile:

#210

andronikos916: just wondering, what is the time on that render?

slipknot66: cool render… like the blur reflection on the ground. how long to render?

#211

Very nice discussion you people are having here, read the whole thread :). I’m going to see what I can get with MR on XSI.

keep up the progress.

#212

Hey Thomas, How do you find Air ? What software are you using to intregrate AIR ?

#213

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#214

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#215

FURIOUS one post is enought!!!

#216

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#217

Gee I don’t know why so many post came up ?

#218

Furious here is their link: http://www.sitexgraphics.com/

#219

Thanks andronikos916, I was checking out there site today. I just wondering what someone who was using it thought of it.
BTW I’m Duncan from the Maxwell forum :slight_smile:

#220

ohh nice !! maxwell user!!! :thumbsup: :scream: