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formz alpha map problem
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:35 pm
by mojo
an alpha map which is refered in formz is invisible when rendering with maxwell.v2 !!!
anyone else with this problem ?
Re: formz alpha map problem
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:03 am
by Steven Houtzager
Maxwell does not read alpha maps from FZ. You have to have a "separate" black and white map used where the alpha map is loaded.
BTW, a new feature in V2 is the use of alpha maps in the Maxwell editor.
SH
Re: formz alpha map problem
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:25 am
by mojo
yes, the new alphamap feature in v2 is very nice.
but i did use an black/white map in the formz material setting, as you have described... and maxwell v2 renders it invisible. in v 1.7, this was working without problems. i can remember this problem in earlier versions...
i have a lot of plants in my scenes which have not refered an extra maxwell material, only the alpha map in formz ....
Re: formz alpha map problem
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:38 pm
by Steven Houtzager
You know, I have noticed the same issue. I just did a test of a map with a transparency map and Maxwell 2 rendered it completely invisible. Will report to Maxwell.