3d max window texturing question

iceman30

Hello,kindly I would like you for a help/advice.In the most of the examples in the net i can find only clear windows of cars(the car body's texture is dirty but the glass is just simply clean..using ray trace or..)Please if someone knows the steps..
first to create in photoshop and then to put reflection so it will look real.Any help/tutorial/advice
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you.

Eric Chadwick

Is this for exporting to a game engine, or for rendering in Max, or just for viewing in the viewport in Max? Each has a different approach.

Add a reflection map.

iceman30

Thank you for the respond.
It's for max rendering.. The situation that confuse me is.. lets say I'm making my textures in photoshop with alpha so we can see through window of the car with some dirts but I'don't know how to apply to make it look little more solid and with reflections(realiastic)
Please waiting for your respond.

Eric Chadwick

In Max, Opacity will mask everything. So, use a Compound Material type, like Shellac. Put everything except reflection into the base material slot, and put just the reflection into the shellac material slot.
http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/15/ENU/3ds-Max-Help/files/GUID-B7CB7446-693D-4363-B02B-135BFE1F4700.htm

iceman30

Thank you so much!!! I'll try it.