a simple alpha question 2004-03-04 - By alex dinnin
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Thanks everyone for your help on this !!! Finally cracked it !! I will save it
as a DS Preset and whack it on the xsi site should you be interested....
thanks Alexei !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sandy Sutherland <sandy@(protected)> wrote:
Put a RayType node on the reflection sphere and set everything but reftection
to black!
S.
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From: alex dinnin
To: XSI@(protected)
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: a simple alpha question
Thats almost it... but why are there no holes in it !!! you can still see the
reflection sphere where there should be nothing ???
Sandy Sutherland <sandy@(protected)> wrote: Try adding this to your previous
posted code and then look at the render tree for the sphere!
'++++++++++++++++ Code Starts Here
CopyPaste , "Shaders\Texture\Image_Processing\Invert.Preset",
"TransientObjectContainer"
CopyPaste , "Shaders\Texture\Image_Processing\Intensity.Preset",
"TransientObjectContainer"
CopyPaste , "Shaders\Texture\Image_Processing\Intensity.Preset",
"TransientObjectContainer"
SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "sphere.Material.Phong.Checkerboard",
"TransientObjectContainer.Invert.input"
SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Invert",
"TransientObjectContainer.Intensity1.input"
SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Intensity1.Invert",
"TransientObjectContainer.Intensity.input"
SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Intensity", "sphere
.Material.Phong.reflectivity"
SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Intensity1", "sphere
.Material.Phong.specular"
'+++++++++++++++Code ends here
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Sandy Sutherland Digital Doodeller/Technical Director
TThe Refinery (Cape) http://www.refinery.co.za
mailto:sandy@(protected)
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-- -- Original Message -- --
From: alex dinnin
To: xsi@(protected)
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:40 PM
Subject: a simple alpha question
I'm sorry I am really going back to basics here... but I am pulling my hair out
trying to crack it... and I have failed !!!
Below is a simple script, I have made two spheres a small one and a big one
for reflections
I have plugged a checker texture in to control the transparancy !!!
why can I see reflections and specular where there should be clean holes ??????
Please HELP
ALEX
SCRIPT STARTS HERE >>>>
NewScene
CreatePrim "Sphere", "NurbsSurface"
Duplicate "sphere", , 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, , , , , , , , , , , 0
SetValue "sphere1.sphere.radius", 50
ApplyTopoOp "Inverse", "sphere1", 3, siPersistentOperation
ApplyShader , , , , siLetLocalMaterialsOverlap
BlendInPresetsInsp , , , True, siReplaceNoBlend
SetValue "sphere1.visibility.primray", False
SetValue "sphere1.visibility.viewvis", False
SetAndToggleSelection "sphere", , True
ApplyShader , , , , siLetLocalMaterialsOverlap
CopyPaste , "Shaders\Texture\Checkerboard.Preset", "TransientObjectContainer"
SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Checkerboard", "sphere
.Material.Phong.transparency"
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.483
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.483
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.49
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.49
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.503
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.503
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.538
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.538
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.549
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.549
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.51
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.51
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.497
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.493
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.486
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.486
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.503
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.503
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.507
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.507
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.503
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.503
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.5
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.5
SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.blue", 0.5
CreateProjection "sphere", siTxtUV, siTxtDefaultPlanarXY, , "Texture_Projection"
SelectObj "sphere1"
CreateProjection "sphere1", siTxtUV, siTxtDefaultSpherical, "Texture_Support",
"Texture_Projection"
SetInstanceDataValue , "sphere1.Material.Phong.Image.tspace_id", "Texture
_Projection"
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<DIV>Thanks everyone for your help on this !!! Finally cracked it !! I
will save it as a DS Preset and whack it on the xsi site should you be
interested....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>thanks Alexei !!!!!!!!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>Sandy Sutherland <sandy@(protected)></I></B> wrote:<
/DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Put a RayType node on the reflection sphere and
set everything but reftection to black!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>S.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----<BR>Sandy
Sutherland Digital Doodeller/Technical Director<BR>TThe Refinery (Cape)
<A href="http://www.refinery.co.za/">http://www.refinery.co.za</A><BR><A
href="mailto:sandy@(protected)">mailto:sandy@(protected)</A><BR>(P) (+27
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:<
/B> <A title=adinnin@(protected) href="mailto:adinnin@(protected)">alex dinnin</A> <
/DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=XSI@(protected) href=
"mailto:XSI@(protected)">XSI@(protected)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:59 PM<
/DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: a simple alpha question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thats almost it... but why are there no holes in it !!! you can still see
the reflection sphere where there should be nothing ???<BR><BR><B><I>Sandy
Sutherland <<A href="mailto:sandy@(protected)">sandy@(protected)</A>
></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try adding this to your previous posted code and
then look at the render tree for the sphere!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>'++++++++++++++++ Code Starts Here</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=2>
<P>CopyPaste , "Shaders\Texture\Image_Processing\Invert.Preset",
"TransientObjectContainer"</P>
<P>CopyPaste , "Shaders\Texture\Image_Processing\Intensity.Preset",
"TransientObjectContainer"</P>
<P>CopyPaste , "Shaders\Texture\Image_Processing\Intensity.Preset",
"TransientObjectContainer"</P>
<P>SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "sphere.Material.Phong.Checkerboard",
"TransientObjectContainer.Invert.input"</P>
<P>SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Invert",
"TransientObjectContainer.Intensity1.input"</P>
<P>SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Intensity1.Invert",
"TransientObjectContainer.Intensity.input"</P>
<P>SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Intensity", "sphere
.Material.Phong.reflectivity"</P>
<P>SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Intensity1", "sphere
.Material.Phong.specular"</P>
<P>'+++++++++++++++Code ends here</P>
<P> </P></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----<BR>Sandy
Sutherland Digital Doodeller/Technical Director<BR>TTThe Refinery (Cape)
<A href="http://www.refinery.co.za/">http://www.refinery.co.za</A><BR><A
href="mailto:sandy@(protected)">mailto:sandy@(protected)</A><BR>(P) (+27
21) 480 3333 (F) (+27 21) 480 3101<BR>-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:<
/B> <A title=adinnin@(protected) href="mailto:adinnin@(protected)">alex dinnin</A> <
/DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=xsi@(protected) href=
"mailto:xsi@(protected)">xsi@(protected)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:40 PM<
/DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> a simple alpha question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I'm sorry I am really going back to basics here... but I am pulling my
hair out trying to crack it... and I have failed !!!</DIV>
<DIV> Below is a simple script, I have made two spheres a small one and a
big one for reflections</DIV>
<DIV>I have plugged a checker texture in to control the transparancy
!!! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>why can I see reflections and specular where there should be 
;clean holes ??????</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><U></U></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM>Please HELP</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><U></U></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM>ALEX</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><U></U></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>SCRIPT STARTS HERE >>>></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>NewScene</DIV>
<DIV>
<P>CreatePrim "Sphere", "NurbsSurface"</P>
<P>Duplicate "sphere", , 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, , , , , , , , , , , 0</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere1.sphere.radius", 50</P>
<P>ApplyTopoOp "Inverse", "sphere1", 3, siPersistentOperation</P>
<P>ApplyShader , , , , siLetLocalMaterialsOverlap</P>
<P>BlendInPresetsInsp , , , True, siReplaceNoBlend</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere1.visibility.primray", False</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere1.visibility.viewvis", False</P>
<P>SetAndToggleSelection "sphere", , True</P>
<P>ApplyShader , , , , siLetLocalMaterialsOverlap</P>
<P>CopyPaste , "Shaders\Texture\Checkerboard.Preset", "TransientObjectContainer
"</P>
<P>SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint "TransientObjectContainer.Checkerboard", "sphere
.Material.Phong.transparency"</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.483</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.483</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.49</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.49</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.503</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.503</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.538</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.538</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.549</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.549</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.51</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.51</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.497</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.493</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.486</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.486</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.503</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.503</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.507</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.507</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.503</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.503</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.red", 0.5</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.green", 0.5</P>
<P>SetValue "sphere.Material.Phong.reflectivity.blue", 0.5</P>
<P>CreateProjection "sphere", siTxtUV, siTxtDefaultPlanarXY, , "Texture
_Projection"</P>
<P>SelectObj "sphere1"</P>
<P>CreateProjection "sphere1", siTxtUV, siTxtDefaultSpherical, "Texture_Support
", "Texture_Projection"</P>
<P>SetInstanceDataValue , "sphere1.Material.Phong.Image.tspace_id", "Texture
_Projection"</P></FONT></DIV>
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