Yes you all i have a question on about going with neon under a car how would i do that would i make a tube and put an neon out put on it but then how would i get the glow can somone tell me how????? thanks

use v-ray or photoshop i think

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" Hey, I have a question about getting neon under a car. How do I do that? Do I make a tube and put neon out, but then how do I made it glow? Can someone plz help me..."

I personally have no idea seeing as how I just started using 3D programs... But I re-worded ur post becuase no-one else would answer becuase they can't understand it...

i think it is very simple, just put a light under the car! what renderer do you use?

3ds Max / Brazil Sorry about that Matt. I have a bad headace

sorry my brazil renderer died

A lot of programs can use self-illumination - i.e. a solid can emit light. You'll also want to use volumetric lights if possible to give the impression of dust in the air illuminating, and looking more real.

But lighting in renders is a HUGE and complex topic, so you'll just have to try lots and lots and lots. Nothing better than experimenting over and over again. Apart from reading a book on the subject (but that won't stop you from needing to experiment over and over again).

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sorry my brazil renderer died

How did it die?

Quote from tristancliffe :

A lot of programs can use self-illumination - i.e. a solid can emit light. You'll also want to use volumetric lights if possible to give the impression of dust in the air illuminating, and looking more real.

But lighting in renders is a HUGE and complex topic, so you'll just have to try lots and lots and lots. Nothing better than experimenting over and over again. Apart from reading a book on the subject (but that won't stop you from needing to experiment over and over again).

Thanks thats helpful.

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How did it die?

i don't know! i use vray only a very long time ago

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i don't know! i use vray only a very long time ago

show me a render u did with vray =)

Can someone post some complete render/templates for 3dsMAX? (for any car..)

Quote from kyler :

Yes you all i have a question on about going with neon under a car how would i do that would i make a tube and put an neon out put on it but then how would i get the glow can somone tell me how????? thanks

You don't need to have any third party renderer to do glowing neon effects. The standard 'light tracer' or 'Mental Ray' from 3ds max can create the effects.

Here is a test render I did, only took 24 secs to render (Duo Core, with 4G ram) A very simple set up which takes only about 5 mins.

You can download the attached scene (3ds max 2008) and replace it with your car and neon. (I have not include any texture maps in the zip)

Hope that will help you

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You don't need to have any third party renderer to do glowing neon effects. The standard 'raytracer' or 'Mental Ray' from 3ds max can create the effects.

Here is a test render I did, only took 24 secs to render (Duo Core, with 4G ram) A very simple set up which takes only about 5 mins.

You can download the attached scene (3ds max 2008) and replace it with your car and neon. (I have not include any texture maps in the zip)

Hope that will help you

Yea it will. But i have 3ds Max 7 and i need a better pc this one is crap it takes awile to render. But Thanks

You still can do the neon effects in 3ds max 7 with 'mental ray' renderer. There are lots of tutorial on the internet to show how to do neon with mental ray.

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You still can do the neon effects in 3ds max 7 with 'mental ray' renderer. There are lots of tutorial on the internet to show how to do neon with mental ray.

the ones i have found use video post and u can render a car in it lol.... /me goes to google and starts looking. Thanks for the tip. You have msn or xfire? and one more question do u use brazil at all?

I don't have MSN nor Xfire. I only use Mental Ray in Max, tried a little on Brazil before, but didn't like it, so I don't know much about it.
Here is a link of neon tutorial with Mental Ray, I am sure you can find more.
http://www.quality3dmodels.com ... x/neonlight/neonglow.html
and this one
http://www.tutorialized.com/vi ... ng-Mental-Ray-video/13583

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I don't use MSN nor Xfire. I only use Mental Ray in Max, tried a little on Brazil before, but didn't like it, so I don't know much about it.
Here is a link of neon tutorial with Mental Ray, I am sure you can find more.
http://www.quality3dmodels.com ... x/neonlight/neonglow.html
and this one
http://www.tutorialized.com/vi ... ng-Mental-Ray-video/13583

how do u get the reflections so real with mental ray??

In 3ds max 2008, there is 'Car paint' shader for mental ray. That is all I used.
However, you can use raytrace shader and mix with fall-off to create realistic reflections.

wow lol is there on max 7?

No, not on max 7, but I know that someone has created a material preset of car paint, try google 'car paint shader for 3ds max download'

o and 1 more question how are u getting the cmxs into 2008?

I had Max 7 too, and the car scene was on max 7, then I open them on 3ds max 2008.

hey man can u find what u told me to google i couldnt find anything. and thanks for all ur help

some car paint tutorials
http://www.3dlinks.com/Links.c ... 5&subsubcategoryid=47

Jaff Patton's materials collection
http://jeffpatton.net/Downloads.htm

Some metallic paint files by Jaff Patton
http://jeffpatton.net/Max6/index.html

here is an example of added Mental Ray's Glare effect

omg dude sexy!!!! i wish brazil would do that... i cant find out how to get the reflections right....

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here is an example of added Mental Ray's Glare effect

ok here we go im going to start now check back soon to see what it looks like....

Ok here is my first mental ray render. There are a few problems the main one is the glass. 2nd one is the back ground and. 3rd one is the rims witch i plan on replacing.... =) what do i need to fix?