Need help making window scrims

andreg · September 25th, 2006

Hi guys,

I need help making window scrims for a showroom that I am making. How would you guys go about creating those scrims that are semi transparent from the inside and opaque from the outside? From the outside view, we would see the printed graphics on those scrims through the windows and from the inside we would see outside. By the way, I'm using V-ray (1.5)

STRAT · September 25th, 2006

is this for an animation? (where you see both sides of the same scrim in the same sequence)?

andreg · September 25th, 2006

no animation, stills only

thanks for the quick reply

BrianKitts · September 25th, 2006

if you are just doing stills I would highly recommend setting up seperate scenes. You will get faster rendering times and have an easier model to navigate if you aren't loading everything into one scene.

Create your building shell place it in two scenes, and then in one model detail the interior, and in another detail the exterior. This of course will create two seperate scrims that you can apply different materials to, making for the desired appearance in each scene.

crazy homeless guy · September 25th, 2006

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Originally Posted by andreg

Hi guys,

I need help making window scrims for a showroom that I am making. How would you guys go about creating those scrims that are semi transparent from the inside and opaque from the outside? From the outside view, we would see the printed graphics on those scrims through the windows and from the inside we would see outside. By the way, I'm using V-ray (1.5)

Vray2SidedMtl would work for this if your glass material were a plane instead of having a thickness.

andreg · September 25th, 2006

Good idea I never thought of using 2sided vray mat, thanks

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andreg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntingdon, Quebec Posts: 179 Name: Andre Gariepy	Need help making window scrims Hi guys, I need help making window scrims for a showroom that I am making. How would you guys go about creating those scrims that are semi transparent from the inside and opaque from the outside? From the outside view, we would see the printed graphics on those scrims through the windows and from the inside we would see outside. By the way, I'm using V-ray (1.5)

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STRAT Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK. Age: 36 Posts: 6,553 Name: Stephen Leworthy	Re: Need help making window scrims is this for an animation? (where you see both sides of the same scrim in the same sequence)? __________________

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andreg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntingdon, Quebec Posts: 179 Name: Andre Gariepy	Re: Need help making window scrims no animation, stills only thanks for the quick reply

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BrianKitts Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Age: 28 Posts: 1,588 Name: Brian Kitts	Re: Need help making window scrims if you are just doing stills I would highly recommend setting up seperate scenes. You will get faster rendering times and have an easier model to navigate if you aren't loading everything into one scene. Create your building shell place it in two scenes, and then in one model detail the interior, and in another detail the exterior. This of course will create two seperate scrims that you can apply different materials to, making for the desired appearance in each scene. __________________ Brian Kitts ANSHEN + ALLEN

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andreg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntingdon, Quebec Posts: 179 Name: Andre Gariepy	Re: Need help making window scrims Good idea I never thought of using 2sided vray mat, thanks

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