Chaos Corona 13 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

[Neil Cross]

Awesome thanks Tom! Will do.

[lupaz]

Hi.
I'm not sure if I understand this update:

"Extended CoronaBitmap about togglable aspect ratio lock button + added 'Fit to bitmap' button. The second one is available when Real World Scale is on and lock is not active."

What's this for? Triplanar?

[shortcirkuit]

its for maps that are NOT square.  For instance, a floorboard texture that is 2000pixels x 800 pixels.  It adjusts the ratio so that it maps correctly.

Hi.
I'm not sure if I understand this update:

"Extended CoronaBitmap about togglable aspect ratio lock button + added 'Fit to bitmap' button. The second one is available when Real World Scale is on and lock is not active."

What's this for? Triplanar?

[shakedalon]

Are there any Corona to Vantage updates?
Especially in Corona color-correction terms , it's still not smoothly exported to vantage.

[lupaz]

its for maps that are NOT square.  For instance, a floorboard texture that is 2000pixels x 800 pixels.  It adjusts the ratio so that it maps correctly.

Hi.
I'm not sure if I understand this update:

"Extended CoronaBitmap about togglable aspect ratio lock button + added 'Fit to bitmap' button. The second one is available when Real World Scale is on and lock is not active."

What's this for? Triplanar?

So... Does it work with triplanar?

[romullus]

So... Does it work with triplanar?

Why wouldn't it? It's just a aspect ratio lock button, nothing has changed in regards of how Corona physical material or triplanar work.

[maru]

It seems to be working as expected with Triplanar. Here is a short demo.
Using Triplanar with RWS is a bit tricky. It looks like the dimensions specified in RWS bitmap are respected by triplanar when its scale is set to 1 unit.

[lupaz]

EDIT: Is it possible to have "fit to bitmap" available when NOT using RWS?

It seems to be working as expected with Triplanar. Here is a short demo.
Using Triplanar with RWS is a bit tricky. It looks like the dimensions specified in RWS bitmap are respected by triplanar when its scale is set to 1 unit.

[Aram Avetisyan]

EDIT: Is it possible to have "fit to bitmap" available when NOT using RWS?

it is, but you always UVW map the bitmap with tile mode, don't you? And it is more convenient to control the UVW map rather than the bitmap.
You can always change to RWS, fit to bitmap, then turn back to tile mode.

[lupaz]

EDIT: Is it possible to have "fit to bitmap" available when NOT using RWS?

it is, but you always UVW map the bitmap with tile mode, don't you? And it is more convenient to control the UVW map rather than the bitmap.
You can always change to RWS, fit to bitmap, then turn back to tile mode.

I'm specifically thinking about the usage together with triplanar.
So I wouldn't use a UVW map. I can control the overall size with the triplanar node, but switching to RWS to use the button "fit to bitmap" and then back to regular mapping doesn't seem to be a very convenient workflow, when it sounds like having that "fit to bitmap" available always wouldn't require much work on your end.
I may be wrong of course, but it sounds like this will be like the 'no open CXR button' situation in the VFB and for years we had to use "resume from file" instead.
If not too much bother, please, have the "fit to bitmap" button available at all times.
Appreciated.

[romullus]

I wonder why fit to bitmap is only available in RWS mode? This makes no sense to me. Please make it available all the time.

[maru]

I wonder why fit to bitmap is only available in RWS mode? This makes no sense to me. Please make it available all the time.

I agree. Let's see if this can be done.
(Report ID=CMAX-1342)

[ying]

Hi,
Want to mix light? Is this toolbar fixed?
This toolbar does not slide with the slider on the right.
Because there are too many lights, slide down to adjust the lights and slide back to the top to use this toolbar.
It doesn't seem very convenient. It's a small personal idea.
②Corona hopes to launch an official Chinese version.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Corona team.

[Aram Avetisyan]

I wonder why fit to bitmap is only available in RWS mode? This makes no sense to me. Please make it available all the time.

There can be a separate fix for triplanar to always respect texture aspect ratio, so there is no need to click on every CoronaBitmap's "Fit to bitmap" to use it with triplanar.

Fit to bitmap to automatically calculate the height/V tiling (based on width/U tiling) would not hurt to have, but that will mean UVW mapping usage difference.

[Aram Avetisyan]

Hi,
Want to mix light? Is this toolbar fixed?
This toolbar does not slide with the slider on the right.
Because there are too many lights, slide down to adjust the lights and slide back to the top to use this toolbar.
It doesn't seem very convenient. It's a small personal idea.
②Corona hopes to launch an official Chinese version.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Corona team.

To "lock" the toolbar to always be visible is reported now, thanks.
No info on Chinese version support for now, sorry. Hopefully there will be news sometime soon.

(Report ID=CMAX-1344)