Combining SimpleShapeShaders

bobbystahr · May 13, 2012, 05:42:02 AM

Quote from: bobbystahr on May 13, 2012, 05:40:10 AM
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Sigh, I'm going to have to ask someone to make this work for me. I just can't wrangle my brain around it somehow.
Here's the .tgd that has me stumped...just replace all the image maps with brick image maps of your own, likewise with the ground...I'll be eternally grateful as this is ruining my Terragen time....pic with atmo off for clarity.
peace and gratitude

bobbystahr · May 13, 2012, 05:42:39 AM

Quote from: bobbystahr on May 13, 2012, 05:42:02 AM
Quote from: bobbystahr on May 13, 2012, 05:40:10 AM
test previous post wouldn't connect test
Sigh, I'm going to have to ask someone to make this work for me. I just can't wrangle my brain around it somehow.
Here's the .tgd that has me stumped...just replace all the image maps with brick image maps of your own, likewise with the ground...I'll be eternally grateful as this is ruining my Terragen time....pic with atmo off for clarity.
peace and gratitude

bobbystahr · May 13, 2012, 05:43:59 AM

Quote from: bobbystahr on May 13, 2012, 05:42:39 AM
Quote from: bobbystahr on May 13, 2012, 05:42:02 AM
Quote from: bobbystahr on May 13, 2012, 05:40:10 AM
test previous post wouldn't connect test
Sigh, I'm going to have to ask someone to make this work for me. I just can't wrangle my brain around it somehow.
Here's the .tgd that has me stumped...just replace all the image maps with brick image maps of your own, likewise with the ground...I'll be eternally grateful as this is ruining my Terragen time....pic with atmo off for clarity.
peace and gratitude

bobbystahr · May 13, 2012, 05:45:31 AM

Sorry, that's the only way I could get the attachments to load....strange...I tried 4 times before with just a hang on connecting.

bobbystahr · May 29, 2012, 11:19:56 AM

no takers after 2 weeks so I guess it's un-doable...sigh....

TheBadger · May 29, 2012, 12:05:58 PM

What are the practical uses of this. I have been trying to imagine what I could do with this but cant think of too much. Granted I'm pretty sleepy, but still.

bobbystahr · May 29, 2012, 01:13:05 PM

Quote from: TheBadger on May 29, 2012, 12:05:58 PM
What are the practical uses of this. I have been trying to imagine what I could do with this but cant think of too much. Granted I'm pretty sleepy, but still.

While I can't really think of a global use for this. I myself like sculpting with SimpleSSs and would like to be able to control the textures because I, as a colourblind soul, am pressed to use image maps who's colours are known to me...and I haven't really had a lot of success...I'm trying to assess whether or not to abandon this Quixotic Quest

Dune · May 30, 2012, 02:46:00 AM

I haven't had time to look into it, Bobby. But I think you need to set it up differently; use each SSS with both displacement and its color map after an initial compute terrain (if you need one) as input to a surface layer (child and perhaps blend), and see where that goes.

bobbystahr · May 30, 2012, 03:01:56 AM

Quote from: Dune on May 30, 2012, 02:46:00 AM
I haven't had time to look into it, Bobby. But I think you need to set it up differently; use each SSS with both displacement and its color map after an initial compute terrain (if you need one) as input to a surface layer (child and perhaps blend), and see where that goes.

I'll give that a try later...back in music mode mostly the last few weeks. Just finished my solo cd...just me and my axe....

Dune · May 30, 2012, 03:26:08 AM

Ah, you're online... I just wanted to add a little experiment for you. maybe it helps a bit. Good luck. Nice to hear of your music, you actually brought out a cd? Great!

bobbystahr · May 30, 2012, 11:24:58 AM

Quote from: Dune on May 30, 2012, 03:26:08 AM
Ah, you're online... I just wanted to add a little experiment for you. maybe it helps a bit. Good luck. Nice to hear of your music, you actually brought out a cd? Great!

I'll give that a try, was just crashing when your post came in and didn't see it till now...10:30 A M in Canuckistan....thanks for you efforts on my behalf....will be posting a link for mp3's of the tunes soonish for my out of town friends to dl...will spam here and all my other 3D stops with that in early July....

j meyer · May 30, 2012, 12:40:54 PM

Just for the record: tested your file yesterday evening and
all that was necessary(beside loading images)was to crank
up the displ values 2 or 3 times.

bobbystahr · May 30, 2012, 06:02:14 PM

Quote from: j meyer on May 30, 2012, 12:40:54 PM
Just for the record: tested your file yesterday evening and
all that was necessary(beside loading images)was to crank
up the displ values 2 or 3 times.

the original file?....could you save the .tgd and post/send it....I am totally at sea on this and would like it to work...thanks in advance...off to rehearsal for another friend's cd release....they're all gonna owe me come time for mine, hee hee hee

j meyer · May 31, 2012, 10:26:28 AM

Sorry Bobby,but I deleted anything right after checking it out.
Just download/take your newSSStest_0001 file open it and go
to all surface layers displacement tabs and inrease the values.
Nothing more to it,really.
Happy jammin',J.

bobbystahr · May 31, 2012, 11:41:34 AM

Quote from: j meyer on May 31, 2012, 10:26:28 AM
Sorry Bobby,but I deleted anything right after checking it out.
Just download/take your newSSStest_0001 file open it and go
to all surface layers displacement tabs and inrease the values.
Nothing more to it,really.
Happy jammin',J.

Thanks man...off to give that a try....