Volumetric Clouds of Vue 6

dhavalmistry · September 18, 2007, 01:14:23 PM

I know this doesnt sound like a TG2 topic but there is something I was wondering if one could do in vue6....

I heard that Vue 6 has some good volumertic cloud presets and Vue also has an option where you can convert anything as object (internally and not .OBJ)

so...can you not convert a cloud (metaballs) into object and then export as .OBJ and then maybe bring it into TG2

old_blaggard · September 18, 2007, 01:24:05 PM

You could, but it wouldn't be specular, would have to have a huge poly count, and would pale in comparison to TG2's clouds anyways.

dhavalmistry · September 18, 2007, 01:26:39 PM

yeah...I was just thinking in getting basic shape....and then somehow applying cloud fractal to it......which I think wont retain the original shape.....

dyarza · September 18, 2007, 02:00:28 PM

Why not just create some random blobs or meta-ball objects of the rough shape you want in any other modeling software?

I am curious if you could do that and apply a cloud fractal and it would give you control over cloud shapes.

cyphyr · September 18, 2007, 02:23:53 PM

At the moment AFIK you cant properly apply a cloud shader to an object. the result ends up solid black and white, no soft depth to it. Maybe in the final version ... I dont know.
Richard

rcallicotte · September 18, 2007, 04:27:30 PM

I agree. TG2 clouds are better than any program I've seen, including Vue 6.

Quote from: old_blaggard on September 18, 2007, 01:24:05 PM
You could, but it wouldn't be specular, would have to have a huge poly count, and would pale in comparison to TG2's clouds anyways.

sjefen · September 18, 2007, 05:03:09 PM

Yes. Terragen's clouds are really something, but it would be nice if you had more control over them. Sometimes it's really hard to get the result you are looking for.
I would love to have the ability to import any object and apply a cloud shader to it.

Lucio · September 18, 2007, 06:33:43 PM

I agree with sjefen. An accurate control over cloud placement would be a great feature for TG2. There is some possibile workaround, but it's quite complicated

rcallicotte · September 18, 2007, 07:04:42 PM

Yes, that would be cool.

Quote from: sjefen on September 18, 2007, 05:03:09 PM
Yes. Terragen's clouds are really something, but it would be nice if you had more control over them. Sometimes it's really hard to get the result you are looking for.
I would love to have the ability to import any object and apply a cloud shader to it.