blurry reflections artifacts

[GoncaloP]

I think this is a limitation, for a single cube we cant get reflections at all the faces when using anisotropic, since the first 03 build.

Gonçalo

[flipside]

Here's a 3ds, I already delete my max scene. Just apply a blurry reflection material to it.

http://users.pandora.be/stor1/vray/Blurry.zip

flipside

[yog]

I would also second the suggestion on importing OBJ files instead of 3DS files, it's how I bring all my Lightwave models into MAX.

There are a couple free scripts that add OBJ import/export into MAX (sorry can't remember where I got mine), they work with MAX 4.26 fine as that's also what I'm using.

[egz]

The anisotropy is very sensitive to totally flat areas perpendicular to it's axis. Often you can fix it by chamfering an edge, welding or collapsing points.

What you want to be on the lookout for is more than two polygons next to each other on the same plane (which creates a perfectly flat area after phong smoothing)

I changed the geometry in your 3dsfile to get this result:


Here's the file:
Max 5.1/VRay 1.09.03d file ~152 KB

[flipside]

Could you export as 3ds? I don't have max 5...

Or try to explain what you did

regards,

flipside

[egz]

http://vray.info/assets/aniso.3ds

[eltioseba]

Hi

I`m traying to make an anisotropic reflection like the one in your file egz. But I need with more radial lineas in the horizontal axis. The material is aluminium (I dont know the translation of the process, in spanish is "repujado"), and the process mark the material with very little lines. Its more like de Wine Glass made by Vlado.

I`m trayin to acomplish that efect with not the perfect result changing de glossines and the anisotropic value.

Any idear?

[egz]

could you post an image or a file, and I could take a look at it.

[eltioseba]

here...

Without interpolation
reflection almost black
glossiness 0.75
anisotropic -0,7


With interpolation


I`m trying to get a more horizontal affect.

tnx for the kick reply

[eltioseba]

Heres my best attemp

[586]

eltiosiba: could you please post your material or at least a screenshot of the material settings? Thanks!