But only because in the 3 00 08 version the self illumination parameter is bugged.
Vray mat self illumination.
How do i do turn on self illumination in the python script.
In my example i used a vray blend material with vraymtl base vray light material as coat.
Mat render 17 603.
Shading viewport shader tree add layer button v ray materials v ray light mtl parameters.
3ds max vray realistic metal shine vray blend material duration.
Import rhino import scriptcontext import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs def dosomething.
Obj id rs getobject select object 8 16 32 true true if not obj id.
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Max 2009 vray 1 5 max 8 and max 7 samplescene right here.
Transparency a texture to use as transparency for the material note that making the material less opaque.
Correcting the vray mental ray self illumination display in viewport by jamie cardoso the following tutorial assumes that the user has a basic knowledge of 3ds max when applying textures to the self illumination toggle.
Hi terry chappell below seems to change something in v6.
Light color the self illumination color of the material.
Return obj rs coercerhinoobject obj id true true mat index obj attributes materialindex if not mat index 0.
If you just want something to look lit up like a tv screen or an led without actually contributing light or taking up calc time i would use the standard mat with self illumination enabled.
You should be able to create the same effect without the need for a blend mat.
Color multiplier multiplier for the light color note that this does not affect the texture map if specified.
Applying the uvw map modifier and assigning material slots to objects surfaces.
Tutorial vray 3ds max basic self illuminated object.
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