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# 1 31-08-2013 , 10:12 AM

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Layered Texture Render Issues (MentalRay)- (Resolved)

Hi everyone,

I have followed the layered texture tut on youtube (https://youtu.be/sdI3ddGFYJg) and it works fine and I get to see both layers when I use Paint Vertex Color Tool.

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https://www.tusfiles.net/iwisth62b7l7

Screenshot.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/95867057@N07/9635492096/

But as you can see, when I render it using MR or Maya software, its only the top layer. were am I doing wrong?

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# 2 31-08-2013 , 12:13 PM

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Can you zip up the scene file and attach it to the thread. The link points to TextureTest 1.mb.exe. No good on my mac.

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# 3 31-08-2013 , 12:26 PM

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Can you zip up the scene file and attach it to the thread. The link points to TextureTest 1.mb.exe. No good on my mac.

Originally Posted by PixalZA

Thanks for reply,

in the file download page there is a check box that says "Use our download manager and get recommended downloads", PLEASE UNCheck it.,...and click on download.

The file is in .mb format itself. user added image

Once again thanks.

EDIT : for convenience..

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# 4 31-08-2013 , 02:19 PM

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To render vertex color information with mental ray you need to use the metalrayVertexColors node. When you do this you will have a white plane with some transparent patches. The tutor assigns white with alpha = 1 (solid) to the whole mesh just before he starts painting white on white but with the alpha = 0 (transparent). To get an idea of what you will see in the render when you use the vertexcolors node, switch your screen renderer to High Quality or Viewport 2.0.
To get around this you can try baking the existing color information of the texture material into the vertices. I'm note sure if you will loose the existing alpha information when you bake it. The down side is you will loose most of the detail as there are just not enough vertices.

Any particular reason you want to use vertex painting?

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# 5 31-08-2013 , 02:32 PM

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but even if I try to render using Maya Software, it still the same.

and there is no particular reason to use vertex painting?

All I want to accomplish is to perform this procedure LIVE on my object with 2 layers (eg : grass and dirt)

any further ideas other than mrvertexcolor ? [i will surf about this mrvertexcolor on net]

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# 6 31-08-2013 , 03:26 PM

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I very rarely use the maya software renderer so unfortunately can't help you there. I can understand the convenience of painting the alpha interactively. What I would do:
First I'll get the UV's back into the 0-1 space, use the repeat UV attributes on the place2dTexture nodes to tile the texture, paint the alpha and once satisfied, export the alpha values of the vertices to a texture. (In the paint vertex color tool, under the attribute maps section) I would use this texture as a starting point in PS as an alpha channel on the "rust" texture or even use the texture as is for the alpha attribute in the layered texture.

I'm sure there must be other ways of achieving this so I'm throwing this open to the other gurus on this forum.

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# 7 31-08-2013 , 06:35 PM

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Thank You

I just want to show u a screenshot. user added image

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# 8 31-08-2013 , 06:42 PM

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You're welcome

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# 9 31-08-2013 , 06:45 PM

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I have been trying this for more than 6 months, trying some work arounds or substitutes for this[like in photoshop] , but you made my day, you are The Man.

Thank you once again for all the efforts in helping me. I want to get you a beer.

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