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Maxwell Material handbook/cookbook

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:43 am
by breberka
would be nice to have some document about materials, shader and tips and tricks specially for maxwell.
there are some mentions in the user guide, but there is a lot of additional things in the forum .... it takes a lot of time for noobs to go through. It is important to know for example about performance of material, how to .... and so on.
would be nice to put this forum know-how together ....

any suggestions?

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:51 am
by thxraph
yes it would

there's currently lots of info & tests on the forum, it is actually up to you to take them and build a html or pdf with

i'm currently trying to clean and classify every things i found on both forum & doc, i'll generate and html based interface using php for browsing howtos and tips in the wiki style

everybody will be able to add content in

i'll share for sure when it will be clean & usable

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:12 pm
by -Adrian
maxwell wiki would be neat. Focus on the code now though thxraph, the ideal content is gonna change a lot with the new features of m~r 1.0.

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:19 pm
by thxraph
you are right Adrian, i won't start anything before the RC or V1 in need to have all the cards in hand before the start

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:24 pm
by Maximus3D
That's a good initiative to do such a reference site thxraph :) i hope you'll be able to do it. It's alot of work tho to get it done.

/ Max

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:46 pm
by Xlars
thxraph wrote: i'm currently trying to clean and classify every things i found on both forum & doc, i'll generate and html based interface using php for browsing howtos and tips in the wiki style

everybody will be able to add content in

i'll share for sure when it will be clean & usable
Wow, that sounds wonderful .. with all the helpfull and talented people in this forum, a common well structured place where for sharing and collectiong this information would be fantastic.

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 2:26 pm
by DELETED
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 2:33 pm
by Hervé
question is also which publisher will do it first...

we should open a bet... :wink:

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:04 pm
by Xlars
First someone has to write a mxw book :D

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:04 pm
by Hervé
ok, so let's bet on the first writer.... :wink:

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:58 pm
by Xlars
Ok, I bet it will be a member from this forum 8)

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:36 pm
by Hervé
I might be wrong, but I could imagine Tom making one nice book... with DVD, mxs files, materials bonus and a virtual Sardine on the cover.... :wink:

oh.... and also a sort of game with grand prize... a trip to Istambul with Tom .... and some real sardines on the grill... he he :wink: :wink: 8)