Distorted reflections 2004-11-14 - By Spencer Britton
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Did you check the normals of the faces? Here's a fix that might work:
Surround the object with a multi-face cube. Then boolean the two, selecting
intersection. That may reset all of the normals if they are out of whack. I
would offer to check out the object for you but I still don't have my good
machine assembled since I moved.
Spencer
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "Stuart" <stunezin@(protected)>
To: <truespace@(protected)>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TSML] Distorted reflections
> Checked both and tried to no avail, thanks.
>
> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: TSML [mailto:truespace@(protected)] On Behalf Of Spencer Britton
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:21 PM
> To: truespace@(protected)
> Subject: Re: [TSML] Distorted reflections
>
> Stuart, most likely there is one or more non-planar faces which are
> causing
> the distortions. If that isn't the case, you might try reseting the UV
> map.
>
> Spencer
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> From: "Stuart" <stunezin@(protected)>
> To: <truespace@(protected)>
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 5:35 PM
> Subject: [TSML] Distorted reflections
>
>
>> Hi,
>> Here's the problem I'm having-
>> When I import an .AI file (filled , no outline as usual), select the
>> face and extrude, I get a proper solid.
>> When I paint it with a reflective material the flat top face shows
>> proper reflections - IE objects reflect as if on a mirrored table top.
>> If I however, bevel the top, the reflections become all curved and
>> distorted, yet the top surface is still flat and parallel to the ground.
>> When I select the top face of the bevel and raise it vertically up
>> past a certain amount, the distortion disappears. Of course at that
>> point the nice small angled edge I wanted to catch a small reflected
>> light is now a large taper.
>> If I select that top face and blitz it, returning it to the original
>> shape, the reflections are again OK. Tried chamfer and fillet but on a
>> shape with several in and out curve these tools usually don't work or
>> don't work right.
>>
>> Anyone come up against this? Any solutions?
>>
>> Regards
>> Stuart
>>
>
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