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Subject: godrays


ladylindael ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 11:49 AM · edited Wed, 25 December 2024 at 12:19 AM

Exactly what are the setting I need to fix to make godrays? I have the godrays clicked, but i am not seeing any rays? Please help!!


vaaern ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 11:58 AM

you gotta have clouds (of course) and you must change (if neccasary) the cloud material to cast shadows! for example, take the large cumulus thing out of spectral clouds, do the little change (cast shadows) and move your sun around, if you see something but not to much change the light settings, light coming from sun (it's the middle slide) (sorry for my english but i hope it works now!


ladylindael ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 12:25 PM

i kinda understand! LOL :D I will give it a try


Trepz ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 3:13 PM

BTIE MY LIP AND SHUT THE FUCK UP...BRUNO WHERE ARE YOU WITH YOUR PEARLS OF WISDOM...

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FrankT ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 3:54 PM · edited Fri, 12 September 2008 at 3:55 PM

ehh which version of Vue are we talking about ?
If I remember rightly, Godrays take a lot of fiddling around with the sun position and stuff to get them

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MRX3010 ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 5:15 PM

"If I remember rightly, Godrays take a lot of fiddling around with the sun position and stuff to get them "

You remember rightly, it takes experimentation IME.


Trepz ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 5:49 PM

BUNCHA IGIDTS:D

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sangelico ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 6:43 PM

There's a tut at geekatplay.com that covers creating atmospheres with godrays


jc ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2008 at 7:59 PM · edited Fri, 12 September 2008 at 8:00 PM

Godrays ARE hard to get.

Some methods that ought to help:

  1. Godrays look better and show up more from a distance, with a wide angle camera lens (small focal length).

  2. A dark scene helps (thick clouds, etc.)

  3. You can get a bit more control by using one or more transparent primitive cylinders to punch holes clear through the clouds, where you want your Godrays to be (thanks to Mark of ImpWorks for that).

  4. If you get "grain" (too few samples) in your rendered clouds, use the "Quality" slider in the Atmosphere editor "Sky, Fog and Haze" tab - which will increase render time, of course.

  5. If I remember correctly, volumetric lighting helps.

There's been a lot of discussion on Godrays, so you might want to do a search here.  

If you need to learn more about volumetric lighting, I have a tutorial...

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bruno021 ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2008 at 3:03 AM

Lol, Paul. my pearls of wisdom were with me, sleeping! And Jim said it all, except that volumetric sun doesn't do much to help you get godrays.
You just need a lot of very thick clouds, casting shadows, and a few holes in the sky where you can place your sun.



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