rotating maps

matt_vinoir · July 25th, 2002

i'm being dense i know but i've just started with it! How do you rotate the map without rotatring the actual solid object. ie slate floor procedural maps.

Also, i want a fluro tube to hide in a recess of thew ceiling. whats the best way to create light flooding down a wall like fluro tubes?

cheers!

quizzy · July 26th, 2002

rotate maps:

1. rotate the uvw map modifier gizmo (if you have one)
2. goto material editor -> select material -> goto the map you want to rotate -> every map has an offset/tiling/angle... change the z-angle (also known as the w-angle if you have an UVW... XYZ=UVW x=u and so on...

greetz....

STRAT · July 26th, 2002

an easy way to create a strip of light flooding down the wall is by using a self illuminated falloff map or gradiant map in the opacity slot.

here's a quick piccy i done showing a few examples of using this method -

http://strat.freewebspace.com/flood.jpg

if the link dont work you'll have to copy the url and paste it into the address line to see it.

[ July 26, 2002, 07:48 AM: Message edited by: STRAT ]

matt_vinoir · July 29th, 2002

i always seem to get remote linking frobiden with your images strat. shame cos i've only seen one image you'vedone and it was nice.

btw i have viz 4. i forgot to say.

i tried the uvw map thing. do i select the obect that the map is assigned to? the w map doesn't change anything. am i meant to go itto my mterials editor?

i thought i could go to mapscaler and just rotate the map. grrr i'm so dumb!

July 26th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
quizzy Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,563 Name: Michiel Quist	rotate maps: 1. rotate the uvw map modifier gizmo (if you have one) 2. goto material editor -> select material -> goto the map you want to rotate -> every map has an offset/tiling/angle... change the z-angle (also known as the w-angle if you have an UVW... XYZ=UVW x=u and so on... greetz.... __________________ Michiel Quist http://www.3idee.nl

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STRAT Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK. Age: 36 Posts: 6,488 Name: Stephen Leworthy	an easy way to create a strip of light flooding down the wall is by using a self illuminated falloff map or gradiant map in the opacity slot. here's a quick piccy i done showing a few examples of using this method - http://strat.freewebspace.com/flood.jpg if the link dont work you'll have to copy the url and paste it into the address line to see it. [ July 26, 2002, 07:48 AM: Message edited by: STRAT ] __________________

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July 25th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
matt_vinoir Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: england Posts: 316 Name: matt vinoir	i'm being dense i know but i've just started with it! How do you rotate the map without rotatring the actual solid object. ie slate floor procedural maps. Also, i want a fluro tube to hide in a recess of thew ceiling. whats the best way to create light flooding down a wall like fluro tubes? cheers!

July 29th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
matt_vinoir Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: england Posts: 316 Name: matt vinoir	i always seem to get remote linking frobiden with your images strat. shame cos i've only seen one image you'vedone and it was nice. btw i have viz 4. i forgot to say. i tried the uvw map thing. do i select the obect that the map is assigned to? the w map doesn't change anything. am i meant to go itto my mterials editor? i thought i could go to mapscaler and just rotate the map. grrr i'm so dumb!

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