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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] I need help! => Topic started by: bastille on 2016-06-29, 11:24:28

Title: Translucency convert script
Post by: bastille on 2016-06-29, 11:24:28

Hello,
Most of the time, the conversion of the translucency for my trees and grass library does not work well.
I wish I could run a script which can :
1- change the translucency fraction
2- add an output map in the translucency color with an instance of the diffuse map in the output parameters.
3- change the RGB level of the output map

Do you think it is possible to write a script like this?
Thank you for your help,
Pierre

Title: Re: Translucency convert script
Post by: peterguthrie on 2016-06-29, 15:21:47

agreed, the translucency fraction amount never converts well - perhaps add this to the thread about the converter script?

Title: Re: Translucency convert script
Post by: Jahman on 2016-07-01, 13:10:49

could you elaborate how translucency fraction is calculated? rgb level value?
this looks like a pretty simple script overall

Title: Re: Translucency convert script
Post by: Juraj on 2016-07-01, 13:18:41

I think it was brought up quite few times that Vray2Sided isn't converted ideally but it's some compromise that works. I avoid this part and just do them manually.

Title: Re: Translucency convert script
Post by: racoonart on 2016-07-01, 13:52:06

I'm completely open for suggestions ;). I coded this part years ago and I can't remember why I did things like I did. If someone comes up with a solution that works on everything I'm more than willing to implement it. I'll also have a look at it again myself soon. Same goes for translucency in the VrayMtl itself - which to me is appears to be impossible to convert to anything useful.