Using an .FX shader, would like to render it (scanline, 3DS Max)

adam

Hey hey,

For the current LPC I am using an FX shader that allows me to vertex texture blend. However, when it renders, it renders it as a flat colour. My understanding is that FX shaders won't render. So what I am wondering, is..

1.) How can I render vertex texture blending inside of 3DS max ? (2008)

2.) Can you actually get Max to render FX shaders? Is there a setting somewhere?

Thanks

MoP

You can't render a shader.
You could use a Mix map or a Mask map type using Vertex Color map as a mask/blend amount... should work.

adam

Ah perfect, thanks

thomasp

or just take a screenshot from the viewport?
i did most of my portfolio that way since it proved to be very timeconsuming to try and replicate shader-results with an offline renderer when all the maps were finetuned to work with the shader in the first place.

max's confusing mateditor didn't help either.

kio

composite material works really well for a vblend shader substitue.

Psixos

You can render out viewport turntables or static image scenes with realtime shaders from the animation>make preview menu. You can get some quite nice renders this way, make sure you put AA to the highest setting in your graphics card settings, unless you have max 2009 which has gotten rid of the viewport AA for some annoying reason.