Object Glow?

Dan J · March 3rd, 2004

Hey everyone,

I'm on Viz4 and I'm trying to get an object to glow using the lens effect-glow. I've tried to use the material channel, sub-object materials, and use the explicit map channel, but nothing seems to work to get the object to glow. Picking a light will glow, but not a box or any other object.
Any help would be great.
Thanks.
Dan

M. Steadman · March 3rd, 2004

Hello Dan,

I think there is a tutorial at CG;architect by Smoke 3d that may have the answer you're looking for.
http://www.cgarchitect.com/resources...tutorial16.asp

Good luck

Dan J · March 3rd, 2004

M and all,

I should be a little more specific. I'm trying to make an object (not a light source) glow using the "Rendering Effects-Lens Effect-Glow" which should be able to do with a map channel, but I can't seem to get it to work in Viz4.
Any help would be great.
Thanks.
Dan

quizzy · March 4th, 2004

I think you have to do this by using the object ID channel or G-buffer.

Dan J · March 4th, 2004

Quizzy,

That's what I thought and tried it, but nothing. When I had Max this was an easy thing to do, but in Viz I don't seem to get it to work as it's noted in the "help" files. A tutorial would great, if anyone knows of one for Viz.

Thanks

siliconbauhaus · March 4th, 2004

have you made the element you want to glow a seperate ID and assigned it in the effects rollout ?

Dan J · March 4th, 2004

Here is an screen image of what I have setup.

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/fil...glow-setup.jpg

If I'm completely off, show me the best way to set it up. Perhaps with a screen image post. That would be very helpful.

Thanks.

DelfoZ · March 4th, 2004

try this

Dan J · March 4th, 2004

Huhhhhhhhhhhhh!

I'm so dense sometimes. Sheesh.

Right click on the object-object properties-G Buffer object channel set to 1 or
Material editor-material assigned with material effect channel set to 1 (or under one of the map channels for more interesting effects), then in the rendering effects-glow element- options tab- images sources object or effects ID set to one of the above choices.

Thanks for jogging my memory a bit.

Dan

DelfoZ · March 4th, 2004

or this :

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M. Steadman Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundas, Ontario Posts: 22 Name: Michael Steadman	Hello Dan, I think there is a tutorial at CG;architect by Smoke 3d that may have the answer you're looking for. http://www.cgarchitect.com/resources...tutorial16.asp Good luck __________________ M. Steadman (fact is stranger than fiction) www.lmdesigns.ca

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quizzy Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,562 Name: Michiel Quist	I think you have to do this by using the object ID channel or G-buffer. __________________ Michiel Quist http://www.3idee.nl

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DelfoZ Veteran Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chihuahua,Mexico Age: 31 Posts: 507 Name: Enrique Portillo	try this __________________ DelfoZ \| DS Citta Nouva http://delfoz.blogspot.com/

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March 3rd, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Dan J Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Portland & Central Oregon Posts: 79 Name: Dan Johnson	Hey everyone, I'm on Viz4 and I'm trying to get an object to glow using the lens effect-glow. I've tried to use the material channel, sub-object materials, and use the explicit map channel, but nothing seems to work to get the object to glow. Picking a light will glow, but not a box or any other object. Any help would be great. Thanks. Dan

March 3rd, 2004	#3 (permalink)
Dan J Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Portland & Central Oregon Posts: 79 Name: Dan Johnson	M and all, I should be a little more specific. I'm trying to make an object (not a light source) glow using the "Rendering Effects-Lens Effect-Glow" which should be able to do with a map channel, but I can't seem to get it to work in Viz4. Any help would be great. Thanks. Dan

March 4th, 2004	#5 (permalink)
Dan J Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Portland & Central Oregon Posts: 79 Name: Dan Johnson	Quizzy, That's what I thought and tried it, but nothing. When I had Max this was an easy thing to do, but in Viz I don't seem to get it to work as it's noted in the "help" files. A tutorial would great, if anyone knows of one for Viz. Thanks

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siliconbauhaus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: hagerstown md Posts: 203 Name: patrick anderson	have you made the element you want to glow a seperate ID and assigned it in the effects rollout ?

March 4th, 2004	#7 (permalink)
Dan J Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Portland & Central Oregon Posts: 79 Name: Dan Johnson	Here is an screen image of what I have setup. http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/fil...glow-setup.jpg If I'm completely off, show me the best way to set it up. Perhaps with a screen image post. That would be very helpful. Thanks.

March 4th, 2004	#9 (permalink)
Dan J Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Portland & Central Oregon Posts: 79 Name: Dan Johnson	Huhhhhhhhhhhhh! I'm so dense sometimes. Sheesh. Right click on the object-object properties-G Buffer object channel set to 1 or Material editor-material assigned with material effect channel set to 1 (or under one of the map channels for more interesting effects), then in the rendering effects-glow element- options tab- images sources object or effects ID set to one of the above choices. Thanks for jogging my memory a bit. Dan

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