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Making an object visible behind another in rendering?

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derek.mallard
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Making an object visible behind another in rendering?

Don't know if this has been asked before. Basically I want to know if I can make an object visible through the object that it's behind in a render.

 

I use Arnold for my renders by the way. 

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RobH2
in reply to: derek.mallard

What exactly are you trying to do, I mean, besides render an occluded object? It might help figure out what the best way to do it is.

 

Have you Googled "3ds Max render occluded object?"  I saw a bunch of links using that search. One of them might be useful for you. 


Rob Holmes

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derek.mallard
in reply to: RobH2

Yeah, I already looked that up and I may not have known if I was already looking at the solution.

So basically I have some anime character models. I want to have their eyebrows render as if they were in front of their hair. (The front of their hair covers their eyebrows) I know I can just move their eyebrows to the front but, let's be honest, it would look stupid even at certain angles.

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RobH2
in reply to: derek.mallard

Ok, now it makes sense what you are doing. I'll see if I can figure something out and hopefully someone who already knows will find this post and let you know. But, I'll play with it and see what I can come up with. 


Rob Holmes

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derek.mallard
in reply to: RobH2

Thanks! And believe me, I've played around with it enough.

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Do you have an example? I am finding hard to understand what would happen to the object in front, if you want to see the one in the back.

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Nothing will happen to the object in front, I was wondering if it be possible for the object behind to be rendered visible through the object in front. Kinda like an overlay or like it's overlapping.

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