Warp with Texture

CreativeSheep

I'm looking for something like this for Maya. Since there is not quoting with the new forum design, blue is my quoting method It probably is within Maya, and I'm not aware of it  

Distorts one texture with another texture. Each RGB component of the warp texture will distort the corresponding UVW/XYZ value of the Target texture (ie. the warp red will push the Target texture along U/X).

Eric Chadwick

Take a look at Shader FX, it ships with Maya. You can distort the UVs using a texture.

I posted an example recently.
http://polycount.com/discussion/160691/sketchbook-eric-chadwick

I used Shader Forge in Unity to make it, but I also used Shader FX in 3ds Max to do the same thing. Same setup in Maya. Let me know if you want to see any closeups of the nodes.

CreativeSheep

You're familiar with the Warp Texture in Max ? That is what I'm after, except doing it with Mental Ray.

antweiler

I dont know what warp texture does, but you can map a texture to repeatUV, offset, noise, etc, on the 2D Texture Placement node. Can be previewed in the viewport with Maya 2016.

Eric Chadwick

You should have mentioned mental ray in your first post, since that's one of your requirements. Making your questions more complete will help you get faster & better answers in the future.

CreativeSheep

I wanted to see what options would be presented !
Does one exist for Mental Ray ?

Eric Chadwick

What searches have you done so far?

CreativeSheep

The only solution is that one has to texture bake; I'm looking to not bake the textures.

2bytes

Just connect a ramp node to the 2d placement offset U/V  -you will want to use values over 1 probably.

Eric Chadwick

When I google "mental ray warp maya" the first result looks promising. It looks like a bit of a hassle though, and may not work. Have you discounted this already?

CreativeSheep

When I google "mental ray warp maya" the first result looks promising. It looks like a bit of a hassle though, and may not work. Have you discounted this already?
Yes

CreativeSheep

2Bytes - The warp texture for Max is suppose to use one texture to distort another; I don't understand how a gradient fits into this ?

2bytes

A ramp IS a 2d texture. Just use the alpha value of your bitmap with a Set Range node +1 values.