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Photoworks problem

Photoworks problem

Photoworks problem

(OP)
Hi all,

I've hit a bump in 2008 where when i use a custom made material with a satin finish, and i select accurate reflections. some options that are in 2007 are no longer available. Specifically the ability to adjust difuse brightness and specularity. My material now is way to dark, and i cant brighten it up. If i adjust difuse and environment, all my other parts look bad. Is this a bug? or am i missing something. thanks in advance.

Tony

RE: Photoworks problem

Have you tried increasing it's ambient brightness?

RE: Photoworks problem

(OP)
there is no option for increasing brightness at all for a satin based material anymore. weird....

RE: Photoworks problem

Is this for your renders or just the Realview preview?

Dan

www.eltronresearch.com

RE: Photoworks problem

(OP)
havent looked at it with RV so just the renders. I'll look at RV now

RE: Photoworks problem

(OP)
when i turn on rv the material with the problem looks like it does with no rv, flat and basic, weird. when i go back to 2007 it renders fine like on my previous assemblies.

RE: Photoworks problem

Seemed like 2006 let me do the most with custom material properties for tuning things in.  I'll be very interested to see if we have more lost functionality with materials in 2008.  If so, might need to move away from PhotoWorks--which I hate to do, since the engine behind the interface is so strong.

Here's hoping for some good news.

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
What did you dream?  It's all right--we told you what to dream.
    --Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

RE: Photoworks problem

Yeah, it's like you need to turn up the illumination settings--and those no longer exist, right?  That certainly doesn't look like cadmium plating--probably closer to black anodizing.

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
What did you dream?  It's all right--we told you what to dream.
    --Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

RE: Photoworks problem

(OP)
exactly. its almost like maybe i had reflections turned off but no the case.

I actually fixed the problem. Apparently there is a problem with the old material being 2007??? I took a 2008 satin based material and just changed some settings like color, to match my old material, and all seems to be well. Not sure why i didnt think of that b4... :)

RE: Photoworks problem

After seeing your screen shot, it looks similar to a problem that I had with trying to use '07 materials, (as you mentioned) specifically acrylic in my case.  I did the same fix as you, and haven't run into the problem again.

Dan

www.eltronresearch.com

RE: Photoworks problem

Does this mean that 2007 "legacy" materials suddenly render differently in 2008?

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
What did you dream?  It's all right--we told you what to dream.
    --Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

RE: Photoworks problem

(OP)
havent tried any of the actual legacy materials. But in classic SW fashion i tried to save and it crashed... :( now i've fixed my material again, but at some point b4 saving I changed some environment settings, and my renders look like crap....It never ends. :( Now to try and get back to where i was

RE: Photoworks problem

I've only found the issue with some materials that are attached to '07 files.  Some are fine.

Dan

www.eltronresearch.com

RE: Photoworks problem

You could change the design requirements of the part from cad plate to black anodize. Problem solved! (It's amazing I don't get beaten up more often)

RE: Photoworks problem

I think it looks pretty good.  The material in the butterfly area need to be remapped so it goes around the cylinder and I'd change the environment image to adjust the coloring a bit but all in all it's pretty good.  I'd have also used a satin metal shader (with accurate reflections checked) for the steel pieces rather than polished steel.

My thoughts anyway.

Rob Rodriguez CSWP
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SW 2007 SP 2.0

RE: Photoworks problem

(OP)
i thought i used that for the steel, but i'll re-check. Thanks for the input!

RE: Photoworks problem

Looking great!  The cadmium coating still looks a bit dim, but  it may just need a tad more ambient light to "turn up" the scene a bit.  I really like how the light plays on the materials.

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
What did you dream?  It's all right--we told you what to dream.
    --Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

RE: Photoworks problem

(OP)
Any idea how to correctly map the cylinder area? I've tried a bunch of scenarios with mapping. Might i have to map it separatley from the top flange?

RE: Photoworks problem

Yeah, I'd map it separately.  Select the surface, then apply the texture with cylindrical mapping oriented properly.

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
What did you dream?  It's all right--we told you what to dream.
    --Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

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