Well, i know youll probably kill me for asking but how do i render? I have zmodeler, but i could download 3ds max if required. Thanx in advance, and sorry if this is the wrong place.

3DS Max 7 or 8 + Brazil is most common set.

So what do i actually do then? just open up the model and inport textures, then take a photo?

Check out the LFS wiki (wiki.liveforspeed.net), as it has a helpful guide to LFS rendering. It can't possible teach you everything you need to know, but it's almost step-by-step (if you have Brazil), and will give you a chance to fiddle.

Fiddling is the only way to learn really, so don't be afraid to try things. The worst you can do is have to reload a previous save or cancel a render that says it'll take 15 years.

Just checked out the wiki, and it seems pretty straight forward. Sort of. Thanx tristan, ill try it out tomorrow, as i gotta get to bed for school in 20 mins.

Can it be rendered in MAX9 or I must have 7? In instruction of instaling Brazil says that it must be extracted in 3ds max / VIZ plug-in path. There is no such folder in MAX9 (VIZ). I appriciate any kind of help.

Brazil for max 9 isn't out yet so you'll have to use mental ray. or just use max8 or 7.

screw brazil why waste your time on such an expensive piece of software

raytracer is nice.. but go for mental ray if you can find enough information on it

you could even go for blender; its free and has had some really nice renders come out of it that i've seen off of its website

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you could even go for blender; its free and has had some really nice renders come out of it that i've seen off of its website

Oh even better. I thought nobody ever heard about blender! I know to work in blender better than in MAX. I used Max because i didn't find a way to import cmx files in blender, or finished models to download. Can I get link, if there is any, which will explain me how t import lfs carin blender?

If not, I will try with raytrace and metal ray.

I tried import those files from 3DS but it didn't work, maybe it is not compatibile with Max9.

Thanks!

you can look into these threads.. so old i can't remember what they talk about, but i searched "blender import" and this is what it came up with:

http://www.lfsforum.net/showth ... ;highlight=blender+import
http://www.lfsforum.net/showth ... ;highlight=blender+import
http://www.lfsforum.net/showth ... ;highlight=blender+import