Point Position render element?

V-Ray V-Ray for Maya General
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Hey guys, anyone have any ideas on how to create a point position pass as a render element?

In PRman it would be the “P” pass…

Thanks!

B

2

It should work if you use the VRayExtraTex render element with a SamplerInfo shader. Make sure to disable the “consider for antialiasing” option for the element or it will be too slow to render.

Best regards,
Vlado

3

good idea. that extra tex function is awesome. So useful.

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Is this possible in max
I found this post on the area
http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/lighting\-\-\-rendering/sampler-info-under-3ds-max-/
seems to be possible in mental ray was wondering if its do able in vray?

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You can do this in 3ds Max using a small additional texture plugin that I wrote, called “VRaySamplerInfoTex”, you can find it here:

Note again, that if you use this inside a VRayExtraTex element, make sure you turn OFF the “consider for antialiasing” option.

Best regards,
Vlado