I'm trying to create an emitter. Make my snowman light up like a Christmas decoration with a florescent light material. I cannot get the correct settings to do this because the snowman renders stark white. If someone would be kind as to modify my file and tell me what they did, so I wont bother you fine people so much. I really don't understand Indigo despite the tuts and readings. I am using Indigo 1.0.9 by the way, if it matters.
Thank you.
Please help me modify this file-it's the only way I'll learn
Please help me modify this file-it's the only way I'll learn
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Amie,
Your box faces are pointing outside, showing their backface to the camera. You have to reverse them. Only front face render properly.
You applied the "RGB-Light" preset material to your box, not to the snowman. And given the black color of the box... it will never cast a single photon.
So here's what I did :
1. reverse back faces
2. apply RGB-Light material to the white color of Snowy
3. apply a Phong material to the inside faces of the box (Phong means diffuse+specular) so that they show a bit of reflection
4. in the Render settings\Environment : "SketchUp backgroud Color" and flag "Black" (this disables the sun and ensures that the only light source is Snowy)
And here's what comes out :
Hope this helps
Your box faces are pointing outside, showing their backface to the camera. You have to reverse them. Only front face render properly.
You applied the "RGB-Light" preset material to your box, not to the snowman. And given the black color of the box... it will never cast a single photon.
So here's what I did :
1. reverse back faces
2. apply RGB-Light material to the white color of Snowy
3. apply a Phong material to the inside faces of the box (Phong means diffuse+specular) so that they show a bit of reflection
4. in the Render settings\Environment : "SketchUp backgroud Color" and flag "Black" (this disables the sun and ensures that the only light source is Snowy)
And here's what comes out :
Hope this helps
OMIGOSH!! Thank you so much....
But I dont understand why did you see a material on the box? I never applied a material to the box. The only item that had a material was the snowman's white body (fluorescent)...hmm.... strange
anyways---
Thank You Thank You!!...I promise that this will definitely be a kick up for me. It makes it easier for me to understand the program.
If I'm not mistaken and it already exists...There should be a section to encourage everyone to share files and check each others work. It'll help noobs like me and other folks no matter what expert level. There is always something to learn.
But I dont understand why did you see a material on the box? I never applied a material to the box. The only item that had a material was the snowman's white body (fluorescent)...hmm.... strange
anyways---
Thank You Thank You!!...I promise that this will definitely be a kick up for me. It makes it easier for me to understand the program.
If I'm not mistaken and it already exists...There should be a section to encourage everyone to share files and check each others work. It'll help noobs like me and other folks no matter what expert level. There is always something to learn.
Well, the Phong-shadingmodel is based on some works of Bui Tuong Phong, a Vietnamese
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