[Bubbaloo]

I am trying to use the zbuffer render channel to create a displacement map. I have created an arrayed set of triangles all 1'x1'x1'. I am in perspective view inside Max far away from the object to reduce perspective distortion. I set the zbuffer min to 0 and max to 1. (What units are these numbers anyway?) My z-render keeps coming out black and no adjustment in ps brings out the map shades. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone tell me how to do this? I even tried it from MXST in TOP 2d view, with the same results.

[JCAddy]

Why do you need maxwell to render a zdepth / displacement pass? Turn your render to scanline or mental ray , plop a camera in, and render.

[Bubbaloo]

Smart-ass...
Good idea, Jason!
Nonetheless, I'd still like to know how to do it from maxwell, if anyone has any suggestions on how to set it up. I still want to know what the min and max zdepth setting units are. I guess as a last resort I could RTFM...

[Stinkie7000]

This should help: http://think.maxwellrender.com/zbuffer_ ... ue-70.html

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[Bubbaloo]

Awesome, thanks!

[Stinkie7000]

Yeah ... I was happy with that one too.