Max Hair and fur

[Dark_Arkon]

Is it possible that a future realease supports Max hair and fur?

[vlado]

Unfortunately this does not depend on us; we have no problems to support them, but Autodesk must provide access to it from the 3ds Max API.

Best regards,
Vlado

[Dark_Arkon]

And they are not allright for this?

They made for Mental ray. It will be very cool they do for Vray.

It will be usefull.

[Morne]

Hi Vlado what is the latest on this? Still the same?

[vlado]

I know Joe Alter worked recently on this; I've seen pictures of it working, but I don't know what are the plans on that.

Best regards,
Vlado

[3LP]

I know Joe Alter worked recently on this; I've seen pictures of it working, but I don't know what are the plans on that.

Best regards,
Vlado

on this ?
on the fact that hair and fur would be bridged to vray ?

[vlado]

On rendering hair and fur from the Shave&Haircut engine directly with V-Ray inside 3ds Max. I do not know if this was designed for the 3ds Max Hair and Fur specifically though - it might be better to ask them directly.

Best regards,
Vlado

[simmsimaging]

Just wondering about something:

I have one file where I was playing with Max H&Fur and it renders with Vray no problem, in buffer mode. In another file where I'm trying it the only way it renders is geometry mode - which I think is the expected behaviour.

I cannot figure out what I have done differently between the files though. What would allow me to use buffer in one file and not the other? Buffer certainly seems faster.

Thanks in advance

b

[vlado]

Not sure without seeing the scenes really...

Best regards,
Vlado

[simmsimaging]

I will email them to you shortly then.

Thanks
b

[simmsimaging]

A couple of factors that I have found that may help, although they are probably well known already: buffer H&F only works with the Max framebuffer, and does not work with crop renders. Also doesn't seem to work with VRay shadows (works, but no shadows cast or received by the H&F)

b

[Morne]

I know Joe Alter worked recently on this; I've seen pictures of it working, but I don't know what are the plans on that.

Best regards,
Vlado

Vlado do you have contact details for Joe please?