grass on 3d max

grass on 3d max#350181

By wagurto - Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:41 pm

- Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:41 pm #350181

Can someone share some settings on how to get a nice grass using the new hair system on maxwell.
thanks

Re: grass on 3d max#350401

By wagurto - Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:29 pm

- Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:29 pm #350401

looks like nobody is using the new hair feature to do grass.

Re: grass on 3d max#350408

By JTB - Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:16 am

- Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:16 am #350408

I don't use hair for grass.... however, it is a matter of 3ds max knowledge... Maxwell just translates the hair-grass...
I suggest you read:
1. MAX's help file for hair-fur
2. Maxwell's new support site
http://support.nextlimit.com/display/ma ... r+and+Hair
and
http://support.nextlimit.com/display/knfaq/Fur+and+Hair

I won't sign it, if it is not a piece of art.. So far, I haven't done any...
Revit Architecture 2012, Max Design 2012, AutoCAD 2012, Moi3d, Maxwell, Octane ... and many working hours

Re: grass on 3d max#350479

By rusteberg - Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:09 pm

- Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:09 pm #350479

The way it is explained here may be more helpful: http://maxwellrender.com/forum/viewtopi ... 00&t=37630

Here's an example of how to set it up for grass:

Re: grass on 3d max#350639

By rusteberg - Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:16 am

- Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:16 am #350639

hey wagurto,

if you're interested, I've made a little grass/maxwell tutorial from stuff I've learned along the way. Since I render to maxwell from max, I thought this might be of some help here:

http://wanderplay.com/rusteberg/?p=1379

below are the methods I've tested.

More info here: http://wanderplay.com/rusteberg/?p=1379

Re: grass on 3d max#350647

By brodie_geers - Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:48 pm

- Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:48 pm #350647

Superb tutorial. Can't wait to try those hair/fur settings. That really clears up some things for me.

-Brodie

Re: grass on 3d max#350651

By numerobis - Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:23 pm

- Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:23 pm #350651

nice! thanks for the comparison and detailed settings!

Maxwell 3.2.1.2 - Win 7 x64

Re: grass on 3d max#350664

By Fernando Tella - Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:53 am

- Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:53 am #350664

There's also Grass-o-matic plugin: http://www.maxplugins.de/max2012.php?se ... ort=Author

No instancing, but fast and nice.

http://www.ftella.com

Re: grass on 3d max#350723

By rusteberg - Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:50 am

- Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:50 am #350723

Oh, yes. I forgot about that one! Thanks, Fernando!

I've been informed that export times have been addressed in the next max plugin update. So some of the settings shown in that last post may err on the side of caution.

Re: grass on 3d max#350928

By brodie_geers - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:54 pm

- Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:54 pm #350928

Am I correct that for 3ds Max we don't have to worry about this Channel 0, Channel 1 business that's in the manual?

-Brodie

Re: grass on 3d max#351697

By rusteberg - Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:59 am

- Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:59 am #351697

Max does not have zero channel. Starts at 1. Just + 1. You can setup your material for gradation in texture through mxed, but it can get cranky with max because of the +1 offset if you try to bring it back to work in max.

Instead, if your're using default max hair, use the built in root and tip texture boxes?

I thought it was well translated here: http://maxwellrender.com/forum/viewtopi ... 00&t=37630 (Should be a sticky)