V-ray questions

BigTom · 11 Nov 2010, 15:33

A slight variation:
Bumpmap: Blend
- Texture A: Noise - Size: 50
- Texture B: Bulge
Blend Ratio: 0.25 (75% Texture A)

This just add the slight bulging which you often see in windows.

What layer are you placing this bumpmap to? I've looked through this thread and I haven't been able to find it exactly. If there is another thread which explains it I'll gladly go there.

thomthom · 11 Nov 2010, 15:54

Bump map isn't a layer of its own - but a map applied to the material. Look at the bottom of the material properties in the VfSU editor. You have a bunch of checkboxes and map slots.

BigTom · 11 Nov 2010, 17:00

I need to set the UVW Type to UVWGenPlanarWorld for both Texture A and Texture B?

For Texture A use the default Noise settings? There are so many I'm a little perplexed by them.

Use the default Bulge settings in Texture B?

BigTom · 12 Nov 2010, 18:42

I got it to work! Thanks THomThom - your posts have been a big help and I've gotten closer to mastering this skill.

I'm still left trying to understand all the many parameters available in the materials panels. The TexNoise, TexBlend etc have so many posible variables and the operator manuals I've read don't address them all. (things like amplitude, frequency, persistence, inflection, bias, etc)

Can anyone recommend resources that help to explain the vray materials and texture panels parameters fully?

thomthom · 12 Nov 2010, 18:50

I'm a wee bit confused to all them myself to be honest... Essentially with the latest release where we have all these new procedural maps.

BigTom · 12 Nov 2010, 19:01

UhOh - if you don't know these things it seems that much more daunting!

thomthom · 12 Nov 2010, 19:03

I've been meaning to do some experiments with them. But never got around.
So if you look at them and work out what some of these parameters do - them please post back to the forum. I'd appreciate it.

nicolerouillard · 5 Apr 2011, 15:27

@thomthom said:

@solo said:

below is an image of a render in progress, it's a studio setup that has blotchy artifacts in the shadows, how does one overcome it?

In the DMC Sampler section of the Options. Is the adaptive Amount set to 0.85?
You are likely to get splotches if this is set to 1.

Where is the DMC sampler, I have QMC sampler. Is this the same?

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