Halo 2 Rendering

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:38 pm

birdman wrote:ok here is what i got so far my color is tan btw.......

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u65/ ... la/***.jpg

I think i need to weld my vertices but when i go to weld it here is the screen

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u65/ ... lder-1.jpg
where do i weld my model?

Two problems.
1) That's not a render
2) You should be looking at the right-hand side panel in Max, not the menu bar.

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:15 pm

what do you mean thats not a render? Its what i have so far, and on the right side of max on weld, the menu is not clickable.....

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:19 pm

You're probably not in vertex mode.

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:42 am

ok i searched tuts, googled vertex mode in 3ds max, but i cant find how to get to vertex mode? Im seriously done if i get it welded adn ill be out of your hair FOREVER............

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:27 am

Just click the Vertex button on the Modify tab of the right panel.

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:28 am

on the right, click vertex instead of face.

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:36 pm

Is it possible to weld even tho i pretty much have my model rendered? When i click weld i get a "no vertices within mesh threshhold" even tho it says i have 1000 selected...............

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:55 pm

do you have it at 1000 or .001?

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:53 pm

I have it at .001 but under selection it says 1826 selected, am i selectin the vertices right?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:10 pm

You have vertex number 1826 selected, not 1826 different vertices.

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:19 pm

yeah you gotta make sure you select them all. just drag the mouse over the entire mesh to select all the vertices.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:38 pm

Or click "ctrl + a" to ensure you got them all.

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:39 pm

ok i traced these lines clear back to my rubber. It cant be metal_dirty i think it has to be how im doin my masterchief_alpha, am i right? I have tried a few times exporting the alpha and it looks like the one in the tut

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:02 pm

why are you using the alpha for the diffuse?

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:09 pm

cuz in the composit there are 3 maps, the first slot it says to put the masterchief texture, which is the alpha isnt it?

(WOW i cant beleave i actually understand enuf to ask questions)

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:11 pm

No... you put the regular image there.

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:16 pm

the alpha is for the specular.

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:23 pm

SWEET,

thank you DARCO

thank you TURAL

I will give you a shout-out in the next montage i edit........

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol jk

(more Q's may come later but i wanted to say thanks)

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:42 pm

i know it may hurt your eyes....lol....something must be in wrong spot so im doing it again.

what exactly is the diffuse texture again?

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:45 pm

the one you get the alpha channel from.