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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] I need help! => Topic started by: Jadefox on 2018-12-05, 15:29:36

Title: wireframe only
Post by: Jadefox on 2018-12-05, 15:29:36
Hi Guys

Can anybody help me please ?
I need to render a wire frame for a client but he only wants the wire frame not the body ( hope that makes sense )
I am attaching the bath I did and the reference image he wants ( the post box )

How do I render strictly the "wire"

Kind regards
Title: Re: wireframe only
Post by: romullus on 2018-12-05, 17:04:56
Use rayswitch material, all slots empty, plug Corona material with CoronaWire map into direct override slot. Should work.
Title: Re: wireframe only
Post by: Cheesemsmsm on 2018-12-05, 17:23:25
try this
Title: Re: wireframe only
Post by: romullus on 2018-12-05, 17:30:34
Actually there is even better way. Add CTexmap render element, plug CoronaWire into its texmap slot, go to render setup>scene tab and check render only masks. That's it, you'll have your wire render very fast!
Title: Re: wireframe only
Post by: Jadefox on 2018-12-05, 18:29:24
@ Cheesemsmsm , Dude thanks so much for the reply

@ Romullus , Mr Romullus : ) thanks so much it works perfect , I just want to check a small detail. I saved it out as a png but still had to manually remove the white in Photoshop by selection. just want to double check if there is a way or means in Corona to save it straight to wire frame ( no white background )
Thanks in advance for the excellent support !
Title: Re: wireframe only
Post by: romullus on 2018-12-05, 19:16:56
Not really. You can try to put wireframe into opacity slot, but that would make backside of the object to become visible - probably not something you would want. On the other hand, if your wireframe is purely black and white, then you can invert it and place it into alpha channel. This can be automated in photoshop, in case of animation.

thanks so much it works perfect

Glad that it worked, but it's not perfect - for that you should bother Ondra, so he would finally fix that issue of bold wireframe on grazing angles ;]
Title: Re: wireframe only
Post by: pokoy on 2018-12-05, 21:20:44
Wouldn't a two-sided map (or material, I think it's supported) help to render only visible sides of the wire... not sure, just thinking out loud.
Title: Re: wireframe only
Post by: romullus on 2018-12-05, 22:47:59
It would probably help with backsides, but not with intersected meshes.