galaxy not working in Metal ray

# 1 23-08-2014 , 08:55 AM

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Hi guys. I converted galaxy in paint effects into polygon, but i did not like what i expected. What did i do wrong. Please show me details. Here's images
https://upanh.in/CRh
https://upanh.in/BRh

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# 2 25-08-2014 , 03:50 AM

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no one help me? So sad

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# 3 25-08-2014 , 01:33 PM

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Mental ray apparently still can't render paint effects. You'll have to convert them (Modify > Convert... > Paint Effects to polygons).

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# 4 26-08-2014 , 01:11 AM

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I think this is one of those paintFX that just don't translate well after converting to polygons. Even if you set a high poly limit on the conversion settings, you still end up with a mash up of tiny triangular pieces which just look like little splinters. You can:

1. Use a particle system and do the glow in post. More versatile.
2. Software render out the image using render layers with an override to use maya software renderer, assign a "use background" to the objects you'd like to "cut out"(because they'll be rendered in mental ray). Then composite the images.

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# 5 26-08-2014 , 02:33 AM

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Hey stwert.
I converted it into polygon, but it didn't work
Hey Gen.
Almost don't understand what you said but thank you. I'll google it ^^
Thank you, guys!

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