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  • J Offline
    jpmorla
    last edited by 28 Nov 2014, 00:37

    Hi fellow vray-ers! I have a design where a bathroom is separated from the room via a Smart Glass Wall. I have already rendered a version where the glass is fully transparent and am in the process of re-creating the scene with the glass "turned on".

    I looked into tutorials for frosted glass and have been playing with refraction glossiness and fog. However, I am having a hard time achieving the right look. When on, Smart Glass is really not see through, but it is not fully frosted either. It is a bit milky, with sharp reflections.

    I was hoping that one of you experienced render artists would give me a hand with the right parameters to play with to achieve this glass look. If anyone has done this before, I would be so grateful if you could share your material.

    I am attaching some pictures of a real apartment where this glass has been used. As you can see, the glass changes from transparent to opaque/transluscent with the push of a button!

    Thanks in advance and Happy Thanksgiving to those in the USA!

    http://o.homedsgn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/73rd-St-Penthouse-10-850x566.jpg

    http://o.homedsgn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/73rd-St-Penthouse-11-850x566.jpg

    http://o.homedsgn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/73rd-St-Penthouse-12-850x566.jpg

    http://o.homedsgn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/73rd-St-Penthouse-13-850x566.jpg

    http://o.homedsgn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/73rd-St-Penthouse-14-850x566.jpg

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      jpmorla
      last edited by 28 Nov 2014, 00:46

      Maybe I should play with the transparency of the diffuse layer as well? FYI, I have the glass modeled with true thickness (two faces separated by the thickness of the glass).

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        Nemesis
        last edited by 30 Nov 2014, 08:54

        Hi, Juan. Maybe this will help you: http://sketchupvraymaterials.blogspot.com/2012/12/z-design-materials.html #1 looks smart enough 😄

        http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-91uaG9VEWsM/ULyWhWofxMI/AAAAAAAAC_Y/k1xze-dmut8/s640/GLASSMODEL1A.jpg

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          doppel
          last edited by 2 Dec 2014, 17:36

          Hi,
          These settings from Jonathan Ignas, found on nomerada's website, work fine for me : http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.fr/2011/07/vray-sketchup-glass-material.html

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            valerostudio
            last edited by 2 Dec 2014, 18:08

            Try this one... adjust subdivs on the refraction as needed.


            SmartGlass.zip

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            • J Offline
              jpmorla
              last edited by 4 Dec 2014, 21:31

              ^^ Thank you guys! That is PERFECT! ☀

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