hi, the bike is done !!! woohoo !

any tips for clay renders :P



:bandit:

ok, here is a clay, but for some reason, i am not gettin a shadow

if anybody knows how to help, that would be great


what u guys think ?

I like it although I would like it more if the tyres weren't bald. Looks really good though. One to be proud of. :tup:

yeah,, but how do i get the shadow to appear, is there a setting ?

shadows
 

Is raytrace shadows turned on? It is under the rendering menu in Layout.

diffuse
 

Also make sure that your ground texture has diffuse set to 100%.

ambient off
 

Also, set ambient light to zero. to do this select one of your lights and hit p to open up its properties. then click Global Illumination button. Then set ambient intensity to zero.

cheers colto ill give that a try, i workin on the wheels, do u know how i can select all the pologons that make up the tread, i heard there is a way to select polagons by texture so i dont need to selct them by hand, if so, how do i do it :p

i heard there is somthin like Sel-By-Surface command which selects all the pologons with a specific texture, this would make selecting the tread alot easier, but i cant find it :(

help plz

w
 

Hit the w key. (You must be in polygon mode) Select the little arrow next to Surf: and select the tread's surface. Then just click the little plus sign.

yeah
 

This is the result...

tut
 

Good tutorial on treads: http://www.lwg3d.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16490

edit: P.S. How are the shadows coming along?

thanks man, thats great, ill start on that 2morrow, here is a shadow pic, u were right, i had them turned off :confused:

:bandit:

my final clay render can be seen in the finished 3D work section :P

tell me what u think :P

cheers

ok, ive got my clays done, but how do i get a nice photo-real render, im new to lightwave and the surface editor looks confusing, anybody got tips on how to get a cool lookin chrome texture and shinny red paint for the bodywork :p

cheers :bandit: