smooth wireframe rendering without subdivid

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

Hey folks,

im tryin to render out the smooth wireframe of a screw-model like this

but maya render it out with subdiv like this

how can i fix this....

best Rick

[J450NP13]

So you want a vector rendering?

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

i dont know,

i want to render out the wireframe in mental ray like the smooth wireframe preview in the viewport.

and when i do that maya add subdivision to the wireframe...

[J450NP13]

Try a vector render.  I am not sure if 2016 has that option...it is still in 2015 I am pretty sure...I don't have it in front of me.

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

i try it and its the same problem the vector render also render out the low quality display wireframe and not the smooth mesh preview

[J450NP13]

I don't know...it seems as though 2016 has jacked a bunch of things up.

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

im working with maya 2015 and yes youre right

the only way i could find was to do it with the maya vector render after checking some youtube videos

[J450NP13]

Did you have to set a setting in render options in the render settings?

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

what kind of setting you think about

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

this is the vector render result

its actual that what i want but i dont believe its not possible im mental ray as well

[J450NP13]

Rgr that....I couldn't use mental ray either.  But there is no reason to use mental ray...it is just vector lines.

I thought there was a setting in the render options you have to enable to get it to work....I may be wrong.

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

yes its just vector lines but i can render the wireframe with the material in MR and now have to composite it in photoshop but its no problem

thanx for your advice

[ZEICHEN.TRICK · Accepted solution]

the way it works with the vector render is

• select and set the edges at the low poly state of your model (Create/Sets/Quick select sets)
• after that select your model and convert smooth mesh preview to polygons (Modify/Convert/smooth mesh preview to polygons)
• than you have to soften all edges (Normals/soften edges)
• now you select your model and turn in the EDGE mode and go to quick select set (Edit/Quick select sets) and choose your set from the first step. Only the edges of the low poly state should be selected now
• the selected edges from your set have to turn in to hard edges (Normals/Harden Edge)
• open render settings choose maya vector render
• turn of fill object in the fill options settings
• in the Edge Options settings next the fill options are all the relevant setting which effect the look of your wireframe
• make your settings and render

now you have a render of the smooth mesh preview wireframe that appears in your viewport after pushing 3 on your keyboard

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

like this

[J450NP13]

Rick did you try it with MR with all edges set to hard?  Set to face?

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

no but i will try it

...what is the effect of set to face?

[J450NP13]

I think it is the same as setting all the edges to hard...but it may be to the face and not the edge.  If that makes sense.

[ZEICHEN.TRICK]

I break up testing around to make it working with MR

because afterwards has the vector render some benefits

already its always a benefit if you can change the look of parts from your animation separate...

so i can change the color of the wireframe and add some gradient...

my screwmodel wireframe part is complete right now