squirrelboy71 Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 This is driving me nuts. It's so simple. I've done it a dozen times in other programs. I just can't figure it out!!! I need to make a lampshade-type texture. Actually, it's a transluscent paper. I need to use a JPEG image that the client provided. The texture must take light on the front as well as on the back; in other words, I need to see hot spots from back illumination. I know this is simple. I know I'm just overlooking something. But I'm driving myself crazy. Can anyone just give me a simple recipe before I waste more of our time? Thanks! (I'm going to put this on the general board, also. Since it shouldn't take a Renderworks pro to set me straight.) Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Dave Donley Posted August 20, 2004 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hello squirrelboy71: Try the Translucent Reflectivity shader. This one will light up from backlighting. If you need the texture to project the image you can try the Image Transparency shader. Quote Link to comment
squirrelboy71 Posted August 20, 2004 Author Share Posted August 20, 2004 Dave, Thanks for replying. I don't see a Transluscent Reflectivity Shader, though. Which shader menu is this under? I don't see it under Reflectivity or Transparency. I am currently using the Image Transparency shader; my problem is that this allows light through, but does not reveal lighting from behind on it's surface. This appears to be a tougher problem than I thought. I can get this to work in other products (which I won't mention), so I'm now wondering if its just not possible in Vectorworks. I might just have to move this topic over to the wish list section. Quote Link to comment
MikeB Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 What version are you running, The translucency shader is under Transparency but it only became available under VW 11 Quote Link to comment
squirrelboy71 Posted August 21, 2004 Author Share Posted August 21, 2004 Thanks Mike. Yep, I'm in 10.5. I'll try it in 11 when I get to the office. Quote Link to comment
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