3dsmax Rendering Support Topic

Tanasoo · Post by **Tanasoo** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:26 pm

Add cubemaps to the armor and visor. Use the Alpha of the diffuse as a specular map. I also think that the black parts should be allot darker, See my post above ^.

See that little vertex pointing out at the armpit? Fix that. You probably have to do allot of work with the weight table for the skin modifier. I had to adjust just about every vertex individually for mine, it takes a while but it is worth it. You'll also want to have any vertex of the armor at 1.0 weight to it's bone because you don't want them to stretch.

Is the visor using raytrace for reflection? I think that is the problem with it... nothing to reflect.

Sarb · Post by **Sarb** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:05 pm

I'm having problems rigging my MC, I've positioned the biped and connected the figure with the mesh. I'm stuck at envoloping, it's way too confusing and difficult for me. Tural told me about adding a skin modifier to the mesh, but I don't know how to use that, an explanation or tut will be appreciated.

Also does anyone know of a pre-rigged halo2 MC with envelopes and everything, Thanks.

darco9x2 · Post by **darco9x2** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:45 pm

ive tried my hand at using each vertice, with no luck. however, what you do is add the skin modifer, then check the vertice button. and then all you do is select the vertices, and change the weight number in the modifier. its a lot harder than that though, because most every vertice has a different weight than the one next to it.

Tanasoo · Post by **Tanasoo** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:11 pm

Max 8 also has this extremely handy floater for adjusting weights.
Here's what I do:
First I just assign all of the vertices to the bone they would move with and I set their weight to 1.0. What you have now is a completely "rigid" skin with all of the weights1.0.
Next I animate the character into an extreme pose (sometimes more than one) it doesnt matter what pose you do, just as long as frame 0 is the original one. Just try to have the most extreme extents of each limbs range of motion.
Now all you have to do back off the weights on the rubber parts. It helps a lot to "scrub" the time slider back and forth to see him moving. Whenever I have no clue what to set the weight to, I just move the spinner up and down until it looks right, but for a general guideline, you want to have the vertices in the middle of the joint about .5 and fade off for each ring of vertices.

flyinrooster · Post by **flyinrooster** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:28 pm

http://halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1262
That is a link to Jahrains tutorial. It explains the use of the skin modifier. I my self am having a bit of trouble with this, =p.

[edit] Here is a new render by me:

Sarb · Post by **Sarb** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:18 pm

Well here is my latest:

flyinrooster · Post by **flyinrooster** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:27 pm

Your secondary bump is sort of... bleh. Maybe fix that or use a detail map? It looks decent I guess, better than when i posted mine here lol. Still, that doesn't make yours any better. Again fix the secondary bump... plz.

darco9x2 · Post by **darco9x2** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:32 pm

the bump on the visor looks really bad.

Sarb · Post by **Sarb** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:45 am

Better?

How would I go about fixing MC's knee?

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:05 pm

Your visor needs to have an Antistropic shader and the right cubemaps.

Sarb · Post by **Sarb** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:41 pm

I'm pretty sure I fixed the visor:

Better?

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:28 pm

Much too bright, mask it off with the alpha from the master chief diffuse.

darco9x2 · Post by **darco9x2** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:57 pm

antistrophic? it works fine with a blinn. get rid of the additional bump, its not doing it justice.

flyinrooster · Post by **flyinrooster** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:10 am

I agree with darco... don't even try to fix the secondary bump... just get rid of it. You should use a detail map or some other bump (although I strongly suggest detail map) instead.

Sarb · Post by **Sarb** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:30 pm

How's this?

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:20 am

That visor pwns your shit, Well done.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:25 am

That pose is just weird though.

Trulife8342 · Post by **Trulife8342** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:19 am

yeah for some reason the MC looks like a queer. no offence the material looks great but just the pose freaks me out a bit.

Sarb · Post by **Sarb** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:17 pm

jordanimal · Post by **jordanimal** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:42 pm

I like that one sarb. He is pretty!