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creating an ocean surface

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:10 pm
by deflix
what is the best way of doing this?

thanks

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:21 pm
by AndreD
simple bump-map (on an cube) :
Image

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:35 pm
by Maximus3D
If you're using 3dsmax, here's a nice free plugin.

http://charles.hollemeersch.net/Projects/24/oceanwaves

/ Max

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:42 pm
by deflix
thanks for these tips: I'm really looking for an explanation of the material attributes and how these relate to geometry. Without a 'fog' function for example I'm assuming that playing with the attenuation is the key...and can geometry be a plane or does it need to be a volume?

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:05 pm
by Bubbaloo
Attenuation settings with a solid geometry. A plane will not show correct attenuation.