My wish list for archviz

[gonnerman]

What a ingenious piece of software.

You definitely know all of this but here is my priority list to get it to a minimum archviz production level.

1. normal map support
2. individual bump map settings for each material
3. 2sidedmaterials for foliage
4. renderelements
5. displacement and/or parallax occlusion mapping
6. refraction glossiness

It's really fun to try out scenes with the Livelink and enjoy the interactivity.
I hope the development goes fast because I haven't had so much fun with an engine for a long time.
have a nice day and stay healthy.

[vladimir.nedev]

1. normal map support

We are working on this.
How do you use normal maps ?
Do you use just bitmaps, or do you combine them with TriPlanar/UVWRandomizer/Composite or other textures ?
Do you combine the normal maps with an "additional" bump ?

2. individual bump map settings for each material

We already support the per-material bump amount and texture.
Can you elaborate what you mean here ?

4. renderelements

Do you mean just the elements required to get a beauty pass back or do you have others in mind ? Like multi-matte for example ?

For the rest of the points (2-sided material, displacement, parallax occlusion, refr glosiness), they are planned for the future, yes.

Greetings,
Vladimir Nedev

[gonnerman]

I use Normalmaps as it is intended.
Bitmap into vraynormalmap into material.
Most of the time I use it without additional bumpmaps but the support of UVW Randomizer and triplanar would be desirable.

Uh there I made a mistake. I am just not used to grayscale bumpmaps anymore. I drew conclusions too fast when I used it together with displaced geometry. Everything is ok and works.

Yes, mainly multi-matt but many will also use other standard render elements. It's all about finishing in photoshop and having a little flexibility there.

i would like to exchange 6. with vraydirt. i think more people could use that.

thanks a lot. i am looking forward to the next improvements.