Tron Bike scene (Beginner)

[Anonymous]

Hey I am a beginner in 3ds Max. Im working on a project for school where i have to do a Tron style animation. I am confused on how to do the neon style lightning on the ground. Can I just create a material that emmitts light on a "checkbord"? Also another challange for me is the traces that the bikes draw behind them. How can you display such a thing in 3ds Max. I would really apreciate some help guys.

Some reference what i am trying to achieve:

Ground Texture simular to this:

https://youtu.be/hnLsktA4gmY?t=327#

And the "Bike Traces":

[oliver]

I will not do all the homework for you, so here some clues:

- what you want is not called checkerboard but tiles

- yes, you can use such tiles for emission

- those trails are literally renderable paths (notice the slight gradient in their color)

Good luck!