Non see through Wireframe on one object in view port.

knak47

In Max I want only one object to be viewed with its wireframe. But I dont want to have it see through so clicking the "WIRE" option in the material I apply to it is not the solution I am going for. I would like the object to have a solid color with its wireframe over that. This is not for rendering purposes either, I need it to work in the view port. Someone suggested the Lattice modifier but I couldn't get anything working like they suggested. Isn't there a simple way to make a layered material in Max. For example the base layer is Blue and the second layer is a black wireframe. Thanks guys

Daelus

I'm not sure how you go about it in Max, but if it's UVed you can simply take a snapshot of the UVs and apply it as a diffuse texture. In Maya, it's as simply as using the UV snapshot option, but I haven't touched Max in like 2 years, so good luck.

knak47

Thanks but I need it to update in real time, and that way wouldn't allow it.

Wells

is there a specific reason why only one object should show the wireframe?

one way you could do it:
create an instance of your object, give it a black texture set to 'WIRE' and put a push modifier onto the instance

knak47

Yeah I am just messing around with retopology in Max rather thatn My normal Topogun workflow. And I find its great if the reference mesh is solid with no wireframe while the new lowpoly mesh I am creating is slightly transparent with its wireframe showing. Seams kins of rediculouse that MAx cant do something as simple as that. Unless I am just missing something.

poopipe

turn on display edged faces for selected objects in your viewport settings

Ken Benson

poopipe has the right way for viewport purpose, which is what you want, but if you need to render it out:

Create a clone of your mesh.
Apply a push modifier with a small value.
Place a wireframe material with 100% self-illumination on the pushed model.

I wish there was a render with wireframe overlay option in render settings, but I've yet to discover it. This is my work around.

knak47

Cool thanks guys, that was what I was looking for, damn missed that one like a tard.