Render transparent png imgage files in free Maxwell Render?

Kreativ3D

How do I use transparent png images of a tree in free Maxwell Render? I have replaced all the white area around the tree and made it transparent, but this isn't working! Help is preciated! Thanks!

jason_maranto

Create a new SketchUp material using your PNG the normal way (create material button in the material palette). Apply it to some geometry... after that you can set Maxwell character type to whatever you want -- in this quick example I used ThinSSS (just to do something different).

Best,
Jason.

leaves.skp

Kreativ3D

Thanks! I'm going to test it! I'm looking for good and free tree textures, do you know where to find this?

jason_maranto

Unfortunately I do not -- You can get sample size free textures from Arroway, but they are often too low-rez to be suitable for anything besides far backgrounds.

Perhaps somebody else can help in this regard.

Best,
Jason.

novena

hi! in http://www.cgtextures.com/ you can find some tree textures for free (under: nature/trees) some of them come in high resolution only for premium members, but check these others:

http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=50335&PHPSESSID=5ivg2fuglpgaujv59o1sgbqrr5
http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=50334&PHPSESSID=5ivg2fuglpgaujv59o1sgbqrr5
http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=50327&PHPSESSID=5ivg2fuglpgaujv59o1sgbqrr5
http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=50326&PHPSESSID=5ivg2fuglpgaujv59o1sgbqrr5
http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=50332&PHPSESSID=5ivg2fuglpgaujv59o1sgbqrr5

personally I use my own 3D trees generated with arbaro
best
V