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Title: Railway
Post by: Dune on July 09, 2019, 12:42:27 PM
Some versions of my procedural railway.
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: WAS on July 09, 2019, 12:46:54 PM
Very nice. I have a forested version I need to render. Love the train tracks you made. Really cool idea. Wish I had a train to put in my second version of the scene under heavy fog. Wanted to have the fog light cutting through the trees and fog.
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: bobbystahr on July 09, 2019, 02:45:20 PM
Quote from: Dune on July 09, 2019, 12:42:27 PM
Some versions of my procedural railway.

Very cool bit a small critique....railroad tracks only wiggle like that after an earthquake; their curves are a much more gentle radius, like curving over a mile or more. Still a lovely procedural set up.
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: mhaze on July 09, 2019, 03:25:50 PM
Very nicely and cleverly done.
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Post by: DocCharly65 on July 10, 2019, 12:17:25 AM
I like it :)
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: Dune on July 10, 2019, 01:59:26 AM
Yeah, I know it's very undulating, but this was actually just a valley first, then I decided to put something in, turned out to be a railway, with slightly smoothed warp. The thing I don't like about such narrow valleys is that lighting is difficult, may have to experiment more with that. Or turn it into just a one-sided wall with railway. Fun playing anyway.
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: mhaze on July 10, 2019, 03:52:57 AM
Recently I've been exploring two enviro light nodes one set to GI and the other has a small amount of AO which seems to do the trick in these situations.
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: Dune on July 10, 2019, 07:01:07 AM
Thanks Mick.
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Post by: DannyG on July 10, 2019, 09:03:16 AM
1st one is my favorite for sure.
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: bobbystahr on July 10, 2019, 12:08:53 PM
Quote from: mhaze on July 10, 2019, 03:52:57 AM
Recently I've been exploring two enviro light nodes one set to GI and the other has a small amount of AO which seems to do the trick in these situations.

I as well have found that quite helpful.
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: bobbystahr on July 10, 2019, 12:10:02 PM
Quote from: Dune on July 10, 2019, 01:59:26 AM
Yeah, I know it's very undulating, but this was actually just a valley first, then I decided to put something in, turned out to be a railway, with slightly smoothed warp. The thing I don't like about such narrow valleys is that lighting is difficult, may have to experiment more with that. Or turn it into just a one-sided wall with railway. Fun playing anyway.

Figgered you knew that but couldn't resist a comment heh heh...I'm sorta off my feed it seems .
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: masonspappy on July 10, 2019, 02:01:15 PM
Very nice, especially images 1 & 2.
Will you be putting more detail into the rail car?
Title: Re: Railway
Post by: Dune on July 11, 2019, 02:05:26 AM
It was a loc I found on the web ages ago, don't even know who made it (sorry), and in the first versions I had it simply textured, but later I added a RT reflective layer on some parts, which made it a bit nicer, but it can do with more diverse texturing; dirt, scratches, etc. I have thought about doing that, but went on with another render (the stream). I might still, though.