Desperate... 3d Studio Max hates me

MrColossal · Mon 09/08/2004 08:34:56

Hello, I have a question for anyone who knows 3d studio max...

I'm so confused as to why this is happening. I made this scene and I started adding lights, I want light to stream in through 2 windows that I cut into a wall... So far so good

Except this happens:

lights just decide to shoot right through walls! everything was working fine and then I did some tweaking of vertices and bloop! my walls don't cast shadows anymore...

and it's only those 3 walls, the other walls block light like nobody's bidness

I don't understand.

Any help what-so-ever is so greatly appreciated

eric

sedriss · Mon 09/08/2004 09:38:57

Hmm.. i dont get how that happened.
Go to the properties of the light, then exclude the wall from it.

MrColossal · Mon 09/08/2004 18:46:03

Ok, it only shoots through walls if it's set to shadow map, all the others stop and cast shadows as they should.

And it's only spot lights and directional lights.

if I set it to double sided shadows it casts shadows fine but i have to break up my objects into smaller objects so the light will "pass through" the glass.

i don't understand

LGM · Mon 09/08/2004 20:44:29

Use Blender

MrColossal · Mon 09/08/2004 21:08:08

why would I use Blender? It doesn't even have Zverily...

Gregjazz · Mon 09/08/2004 23:40:19

If he has 3Dsmax, who cares about Blender?

Anyways, to do with your problem, I suggest putting the lights on Raytracing mode. It will make the render slower, but the lights will be extremely more accurate. Either that or try increasing the shadow detail.

shbaz · Mon 09/08/2004 23:53:53

EDIT: NM, after re-reading your second post I realized this wouldn't help at all.

Also, what is Zverily? Blender has a lot of stuff that people assume it wouldn't.

Pesty · Tue 10/08/2004 00:17:34

Quote from: shbazjinkens on Mon 09/08/2004 23:53:53
EDIT: NM, after re-reading your second post I realized this wouldn't help at all.

Also, what is Zverily? Blender has a lot of stuff that people assume it wouldn't.

Blender definately doesn't have Zverily. We've already checked.

shbaz · Tue 10/08/2004 00:19:06

Quote from: Pesty on Tue 10/08/2004 00:17:34
Quote from: shbazjinkens on Mon 09/08/2004 23:53:53
EDIT: NM, after re-reading your second post I realized this wouldn't help at all.

Also, what is Zverily? Blender has a lot of stuff that people assume it wouldn't.

Blender definately doesn't have Zverily. We've already checked.

Sure, but what I really want to know is what exactly it is. It doesn't even show up on a google search. Are you using a shortened version or something?

BerserkerTails · Tue 10/08/2004 00:19:38

I don't knowhow to help you Eric, but that DEFINATLEY looks like a 3d version of 6DA if I've ever seen one

Esseb · Tue 10/08/2004 00:21:42

Minus one room it does.

Shba, they're not using a shortened form. They're just unable to spell it properly.

DGMacphee · Tue 10/08/2004 00:26:01

All the best 3D rendering programs use Zverily these days. It's a sign of a modern 3D program.

shbaz · Tue 10/08/2004 00:50:50

Quote from: Esseb on Tue 10/08/2004 00:21:42
Minus one room it does.

Shba, they're not using a shortened form. They're just unable to spell it properly.

Yes, so how is it spelled?

http://www.discreet.com/products/3dsmax6/features.html

No Zverily there either..

DGMacphee · Tue 10/08/2004 00:59:27

It wouldn't be listed in features because it's not a feature. It's a rendering standard.

MrColossal · Tue 10/08/2004 01:17:33

argh! I already told you what Zverily is, don't you remember?

berserkertails, I thought about making the 6da room in 3d.. then i stopped. maybe some day

shbaz · Tue 10/08/2004 02:30:09

Quote from: MrColossal on Tue 10/08/2004 01:17:33
argh! I already told you what Zverily is, don't you remember?

Yes, it's why I ask repeatedly.

Gilbert · Tue 10/08/2004 05:29:47

I think it's not important if you use Blender anyway.

DGMacphee · Tue 10/08/2004 05:32:33

But that's just like using half a rendering package.

evenwolf · Tue 10/08/2004 05:43:40

I once tried to use Blender and I lost all my coordinates.

I don't know what Zverily is either, but I'm a beginner 3d user too, shabz.

shbaz · Tue 10/08/2004 06:43:06

I'm beginning to wonder if this Zverily thing is just made up. Are you bastards tricking me?

Quote from: kingsized on Tue 10/08/2004 05:43:40
I once tried to use Blender and I lost all my coordinates.

I don't know what Zverily is either, but I'm a beginner 3d user too, shabz.

That's strange, because I've been using Blender for years and I'm neither a beginner nor have I lost all of my coordinates.

I suppose you were trying to import a file? I've never had to but I hear some of the importers work find and some suck. Also, some people press the number keys (which change layers) and surmise that everything has been deleted.