im got maxwell loaded up as a plug-in for rhino. i cant seem to access the materials library that maxell provides. i also cant figure out how to creat anything with transparency given the material paramenters they allow you to toy with.
You should go through the documentation, it is actually quite helpful.
I think that transparency is a function of the Index of Refraction (IOR) in Maxwell. Even opaque materials have an IOR, so IOR of 1 is totally clear, 1.5 is about right for glass, 2.0 for crystal, 3.0 and up is opaque. There is more to it than this, but maybe this will get you started.
how can i access the maxwell materials library from rhino? it only lets me first choose the emitter, diffuser, etc and second, effect those parameters. i cant find the .mxm files to apply as a plug-on material to my rhino model.
When you open the material editor from Rhino, click "Create." Then just make up a name for your new material, say "Test.mxm." Then it will launch the little window with the "wizard," which allows you to pick the type of base material. Click okay. Then the material will appear in the Rhino material editor. Double click on the material, or click edit, and it will launch the full Maxwell editor. To get the material preview to appear in teh Maxwell editor, double click the preview window. Right click the preview window to set the preview settings.
could anyone suggest another plug-in to look into? i primarily model in rhino (and maya soon) and migth need something that is a little quicker than maxwell's output? whats the word on v-ray?
Maxwell Materials
im got maxwell loaded up as a plug-in for rhino. i cant seem to access the materials library that maxell provides. i also cant figure out how to creat anything with transparency given the material paramenters they allow you to toy with.
wow, fired that one off a little to quickly
* IVE got maxwell loaded up
* that MAXWELL provides
* CREATE
* PARAMETERS
wow, fired that one off a little too quickly
* IVE got maxwell loaded up
* that MAXWELL provides
* CREATE
* PARAMETERS
You should go through the documentation, it is actually quite helpful.
I think that transparency is a function of the Index of Refraction (IOR) in Maxwell. Even opaque materials have an IOR, so IOR of 1 is totally clear, 1.5 is about right for glass, 2.0 for crystal, 3.0 and up is opaque. There is more to it than this, but maybe this will get you started.
how can i access the maxwell materials library from rhino? it only lets me first choose the emitter, diffuser, etc and second, effect those parameters. i cant find the .mxm files to apply as a plug-on material to my rhino model.
When you open the material editor from Rhino, click "Create." Then just make up a name for your new material, say "Test.mxm." Then it will launch the little window with the "wizard," which allows you to pick the type of base material. Click okay. Then the material will appear in the Rhino material editor. Double click on the material, or click edit, and it will launch the full Maxwell editor. To get the material preview to appear in teh Maxwell editor, double click the preview window. Right click the preview window to set the preview settings.
could anyone suggest another plug-in to look into? i primarily model in rhino (and maya soon) and migth need something that is a little quicker than maxwell's output? whats the word on v-ray?
vray is really nice... fast and if you are good you can achieve "maxwell like" renderings...
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