Glass Material

Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

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# 1 13-10-2003 , 10:04 PM

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I'm trying to make a decent glass like material. Here is what I've got so far. Any suggestions are more than welcome.

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# 2 13-10-2003 , 10:28 PM

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Also I just remembered... Where can I find info on how to make tinted glass in Maya... The color I got above was a test of color but it seems too light.

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# 3 13-10-2003 , 10:32 PM

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there is a good glass tutorial on th aliaswavefront website - have a look there.

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# 4 13-10-2003 , 10:45 PM

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Fresh out of the oven... hehe

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A tinted and clear version of my glass material.

I checked https://www.alias.com and was not able to find a glass tutorial. Perhaps you could direct me as to how to find it?

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# 5 13-10-2003 , 11:25 PM

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Cool. Glass is something that will look right only if it has something to relect and something on the other side for it to destort.

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# 6 13-10-2003 , 11:52 PM

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well i did not want the scene to be too complicated yet, i mean i'm only testing the material. user added image

However the angle gives the glass its self to distort and reflect.

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# 7 14-10-2003 , 06:35 AM

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Looks like you got it to me. Looks great.

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# 8 14-10-2003 , 06:44 AM

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Try using caustics. really great for doing glass.

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# 9 14-10-2003 , 02:42 PM

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I did try to do caustics, really. But for some reason they look displeasing. They look fuzzy, almost like noise and not at all like caustics I've seen. What settings should I use to get it right?

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# 10 15-10-2003 , 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by RickStefani
Cool. Glass is something that will look right only if it has something to relect and something on the other side for it to destort.

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G'day Bro Rick is right. because glass is clear (has no sorta colour)
and refectivity the background of the scene will totaly change the look.

ie, grey back-ground, grey glass, black back-ground, black glass.

Iv'e seen some examples with a black&white fall off (circular white in the middle, black outside) on a syke or plane behind the glass.

try a lighter colour in your background, it may help.

sorry I don't know any good caustic settings user added image