Aug09: The laboratory

[Tamerygo]

Hi Everyone

I'm new here and I'm happy that I've found this monthly contest. I've started working with Maya just a half year ago, but I try to make a project for this month. I've already started it, I will make more details but I have a question. I made the portal with MultiStreak particles in Maya2009. Is it possible to render it in Mental Ray? Please help me how can I solve the problem.

Sorry for my english :)

Tamerygo

[johnny]

Hey Tamerygo,

I would recommend using the Hardware Render Buffer (Window > Rendering editors > HRB). Then render out the particles. Then render your scene using Mental Ray, and using a Compositing package like After Effects Comp the two passes together to form your lab. Good luck :)

[Tamerygo]

ohhh I thought there is an easier way :eyeRoll but thanks for the tip. :) Then I hope next time I can send a better quality photo

[DjVoyager]

Welcome to DT, Tamerygo :)

You can render multistreak particles with Mental Ray too.

[johnny]

DJ...is it limited to multistreaks or can you render more particle options with MR...didn't know about that little secret of MR...although probably not a secret :)

[DjVoyager]

DJ...is it limited to multistreaks or can you render more particle options with MR...didn't know about that little secret of MR...although probably not a secret :)


Yup, you can render all particles with MR, granted you've got Maya 2008+ :)

[Tamerygo]

Hi

In the last few days I hadn't got too much time work on the project, but I added some details for my Lab. I still couldn't find it out how render it in MR, so I sent the photo of the portal in Hardware rendered mode.

[DjVoyager]

Coming along nicely.

[Tamerygo]

I've added some details. Now starting to make portal around the vortex, add some stuff to the desk, add some fog, and "warning" lights. And then I finish :biggrin:

[Tamerygo]

Thats why don't use Vista in a very super secret laboratory :D:D Somehow the photo isn't so clear now. I hope I will finish with it in 2 days

[brandeil]

Looking Good :)

[Tamerygo]

Here is my final concept, Now I have to render somehow normally the vortex, or I will make with AfterEffects. and I will post the final image soon.

[DjVoyager]

Looks awesome! :bang

[Tamerygo]

Thank You :) Now I'm trying to rendering the vortex, but it still just grey in MR, but I set up the ramps for the life transpareny, and incadescence.

[Tamerygo]

Is my attachments appearing for everybody? Becouse I checked the forum from another PC and I hadn't seen my uploded images

[Xpandemic]

no i cant see it, i couldnt see the images in the email digital tutors send me either

[Tamerygo]

ok then the problem is not in my pc i hope they will solve the problem soon.

[DjVoyager]

This issue has been forwarded to DT webmaster.

[Tamerygo]

Ok Thanks. I don't know why are my attachments doesn't appearing, becouse I didn't delete them. I upload again my last updates from my project work. I hope it will work now.

[DjVoyager]

Yup, they are showing up :) And what wonderful work. Excellent!

[Tamerygo]

Thank you. And FINALLY I could render the vortex normally (not the same color that i planned first, but not bad). And here is my final render.. I think :D I hope you will like it.

[safaki_lemur]

Wow, looking really great!

[10000hours]

thats really GOOD !!!

[Tamerygo]

Thank you. :) Unfortunatelly I couldn't make animation becouse the render time was more than 1 hour. But I will make animation with a better computer