rugrat Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) HI folks Any idea how I can get the kind of texture in the link below? I would like to use it for my stage decks (black and white) but I haven't been able to get the look right yet. Or does it have more to do with lighting than material finish?? https://www.dropbox.com/s/0mx1gzqqtc35fvk/Screen%20Shot%202016-08-08%20at%204.40.36%20PM.png?dl=0 Edited August 8, 2016 by rugrat Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 It is a material with (nearly) black diffuse color and some (very) blurry reflections. Because the whole appearance is done by the reflections, there has to be a suitable environment and lights that will be reflected. Quote Link to comment
rugrat Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Do you have an example of the settings for this material? I have been trying and trying but I just cannot get it right. How would a person get a white version of this as well? Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Less blurry than I initially thought. You have to play with blurry values according to Lighting and Environment. Probably also for the brighter color of the glass shader in reflection to dim reflections if necessary. Quote Link to comment
rugrat Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Ah, the image isn't loading. I will have to play around when I have more time then I guess. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) They got lost with Forum Upgrade. There is also the file : SPOTLIGHT-TEST.vwx.zip Edited September 6, 2016 by zoomer Quote Link to comment
rugrat Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 That is exactly what I am looking for! I just can't download the zip file, it says it doesn't exist. What is going on with this new forum?! Is there another way for me to get it?? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted September 8, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 8, 2016 The web team is still working to restore the old attachments, they're working with the file storage system heavily right now. It may come and go as they work. In the meantime Google Drive/Dropbox/Box and the like links should work unaffected. Quote Link to comment
rugrat Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Yay for the hardworking back-end team that no one really knows about! Thanks for the feedback Jim, much appreciated. Waiting in anticipation for the links to be restored 1 Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 1 hour ago, JimW said: The web team is still working to restore the old attachments, they're working with the file storage system heavily right now. It may come and go as they work. In the meantime Google Drive/Dropbox/Box and the like links should work unaffected. I attached both files new to the (new) forum. I'll try again .... SPOTLIGHT-TEST.vwx.zip 2 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted September 8, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 8, 2016 Not your fault at all, the second one is working just fine. Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 For me too. But I see some problems with the "upload Manager" disappearing partly when editing a post. Sometimes even when quoting or just for no reasons (?) (Safari) Completely reloading the Thread helps at some point. Nice that the text already entered got stored. Little tedious or strange to try to delete an accidentally quote. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted September 8, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 8, 2016 6 minutes ago, zoomer said: For me too. But I see some problems with the "upload Manager" disappearing partly when editing a post. Sometimes even when quoting or just for no reasons (?) (Safari) Completely reloading the Thread helps at some point. Nice that the text already entered got stored. Little tedious or strange to try to delete an accidentally quote. Yeah it's holding the cache too long sometimes, the behavior is different on various browsers but I notice the problem more if I have multiple tabs to the forum open concurrently. We're going to get a list of repeatable issues with it and see if they can be ironed out. 1 Quote Link to comment
rugrat Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Okay, seriously, this is not meant be. I can see the file in VW2016 viewer, but there is no resource browser for me to check the materials out on and the OpenGL view is just grey. If it isn't too much trouble, could you save it down to 2015 for me PLEASE?? Or is there a secret to opening a 2016 file without VW 2016 that I don't know about. PS - I know it has bugs, but I like the new forum, more user-friendly too. 1 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted September 8, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 8, 2016 The Viewer can not do anything related to Renderworks. Here's the file converted to 2015: SPOTLIGHT-TEST_v2015.vwx 1 Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Sorry, have overseen your signature. And while I was thinking about having used anything 2016 only (?) I saw that Jim did the job already You will find a Render Style in Ressource Browser, Should also appear in the render dropdown. As I used only self illuminated surfaces for lighting, Global Illumination is needed to see something. Maybe the Render Settings will not work very well in VW 2015 and need some tweeking. Quote Link to comment
rugrat Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Just for your interest, this is how it turns out in 2015. No changes/tweaking needed. Thanks again for your help, I will be adding these to my default collection! Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Strange, why don't the glowing object light the Wall ? Did I build them that way and or used a 2016 feature camera bloom effect ? Thanks that you like these. You can duplicate these and play a bit with blurry settings and such, to get a feel for it and adapt them that they look as you like in your projects. Quote Link to comment
RitchieTheBrit Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 On 06/09/2016 at 1:10 PM, zoomer said: They got lost with Forum Upgrade. There is also the file : SPOTLIGHT-TEST.vwx.zip I've spent most of the day trying to figure out how to get this effect on Renderworks Textures with glow enabled. We're trying to create lightboxes on an exhibition stand, but the boss isn't happy with them simply being a set illumination, and I can't find a way of creating this glowing halo around the lightsource. Does anyone have a copy of this file they could upload, or a way of duplicating this effect? Spotlight & Renderworks 2017. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment
rugrat Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Ritchie, I think you will have this camera feature in v2017? I don't have it in 2015. Here's how Zoomer said he made the glowing effect: used a 2016 feature camera bloom effect You can also try downloading the 2016 version of the file that zoomed sent and checking out the settings etc that he used, then adjust as you need. 1 Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) Im not sure if I set any "Bloom" effect in the camera settings (new in 2016) I doubt. I think it is just that the self illuminated faces are either extruded and their sides light the wall or just simply have a little distance to the Wall and their back side illuminates the wall .... Edited November 17, 2016 by zoomer Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted November 17, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted November 17, 2016 I recommend trying the Bloom method as well as altering the Glow portion of the lit textures to see which gives you the look you prefer as well as which is faster. I suspect one might be speedier than the other and if you're going to be rendering it a lot or in multiple views, knowing which is faster is useful. Quote Link to comment
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