yet another limitation.. 2004-02-26 - By Fran?ois Giard
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Hi Oz,
put a ray type switch between your mix2 and shadow input ...
hope this help
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "Oz Adi" <oz@(protected)>
To: <XSI@(protected)>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: yet another limitation..
> it's already high..
>
> it's set to 4, and when the transparent phong is connected directly to the
> shadow,
> the shadow looks ok, it looks transparent. when I connect the mix2colors
> output to the shadow, it seems
> like xsi dont know to use the mixed data, to determine where the shadow
> should be opaque and where its transparent.
> (I got an opaque sticker mixed onto the glass model)
>
>
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> From: "Bernard Lebel" <atyss4si@(protected)>
> To: <XSI@(protected)>
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 5:46 PM
> Subject: RE: yet another limitation..
>
>
> > Make sure the refraction trace depth is high enough (at least 4).
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Bernard
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.bernardlebel.com
> > http://www.xsimontreal.com
> > http://www.xsibase.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Oz Adi" <oz@(protected)>
> > >Reply-To: XSI@(protected)
> > >To: <XSI@(protected)>
> > >Subject: yet another limitation..
> > >Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:35:07 +0200
> > >
> > >
> > >looks like a mental ray limitation..
> > >
> > >I got a transparent glass. (phong) and it has a red opaque sticker on
> part
> > >of it. (lambert)
> > >I mixed those two, using a mix2colors that is connected to the surface
> and
> > >shadow of the material,
> > >the phong goes to the base-color, and the lambert goes to color1.. the
> > >sticker's alpha goes to the wheight
> > >to determine where on the surfaces, it's a transparent phong, and
where's
> > >the opaque lambert..
> > >
> > >the problem is with the shadow it casts on the floor..
> > >If i connect the transparent phong to the Material's shadow, the shadow
> is
> > >coorect for the glass, it is very light
> > >depending on the thickness of the glass.. but if I connect the
mix2color
> > >output to the Material's shadow,
> > >I expect the shadow to be light and transparent where it's phong, and
> > >opaque where it's a lambert material..
> > >but xsi renders all of the shadow opaque...
> > >
> > >is this a know bug/limitation? is there a workaround for that?
> > >
> > >cheers,
> > >
> > >Oz
> > >www.coolcalb.com
> >
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