CoronaClipper / slice / cross section

[jasond]

Hello,

Many animation projects I work on are complex mechanical demonstrations that heavily use 3DS Max's slice & cap holes modifiers. It's buggy at best on imported cad models with random holes, tight corners, etc. I've tried the VrayClipper with great results despite not seeing the end result in the viewport but much prefer the amazing Corona for everything else!

I'd kindly like to request a similar feature in Corona... the CoronaClipper / CoronaSlice that has an 'animatable' slice plane and material ID.

Thanks!
JD

[RolandB]

Hi
I have to cut an entire model of an office but don't know how... Is there an alternative to VRayClipper that does not exist in Corona?

[maru]

I only know of slice modifier and boolean / proboolean objects.

[RolandB]

Thanks Maru... yes I think (sick) that's the only (hard) solution for the moment...

[hrvojezg00]

Bump up on this one, is there a better workaround to VrayClipper in Corona then proboolean?

[bluebox]

Hello, you could try this method. Although dunno if it will work. I remember someone saying that vraydistancetex  was working in Corona.

http://therenderblog.com/render-time-perfect-booleans-with-vraydistancetex/

[alexyork]

+1 for a CoronaClipper... we're about to do a very demanding sectional cutaway image and it would save a lot of hassle. The work-arounds are fine but time is money ;)

[romullus]

Hello, you could try this method. Although dunno if it will work. I remember someone saying that vraydistancetex  was working in Corona.

http://therenderblog.com/render-time-perfect-booleans-with-vraydistancetex/

Oh crap, it works! Slow as hell, cumbersome to setup, but works :]

[bluebox]

Yea, render times skyrocket even for super simple scenes - at least in Vray. But i guess any solution is better than no solution :]

[Alexandre Besson]

+1 for a CoronaClipper

[maru]

I guess this workaround is still impossible in Corona despite the new distance tex because it lacks the inside/outside option.

[romullus]

Yeah, that was one of the first things i tried when CoronaDistance came out and no, it didn't work :[

[maru]

I tried hacking it with back/front map but it is ignored by distance tex.

[andrewdtejeda]

+1 for corona clipper as well!

[jrgby]

+1 would be great to have this.