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Subject: Cut off a spectral cloud layer?

jc opened this issue on Nov 01, 2008 · 4 posts
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jc ( ) posted Sat, 01 November 2008 at 12:27 AM · edited Wed, 13 November 2024 at 7:19 AM

Hi All!

In Vue infinite, I'm working on an aerial scene with a spectral cloud layer below my subjects (it's right near the ground and my subjects are 2,000 ft. up, where the camera also is).

Because of my camera point-of-view, I had to cheat the sun down below the horizon (-2 degrees). Unhappily that means my spectral clouds are hiding most of the solar disk.

Anyone know a way to stop the spectral cloud layer before it gets to the horizon, so the full solar disk shows? Because I'm coloring the cloud layer, I think it needs to remain a spectral layer, not MetaClouds.

Thanks!

Rutra ( ) posted Sat, 01 November 2008 at 2:15 AM

I already had to deal with similar situation. What I did then was to check "dissolve near objects" in the cloud layer and place a really large flattened sphere far away in the horizon. It had to be really big. Of course, the sphere must be hidden from render.

jc ( ) posted Sat, 01 November 2008 at 11:01 AM

That's great Rutra, thanks very much.
 
Was thinking of trying that, but making the "mask" transparent. Your method is even simpler and lower in render time. :biggrin:

garyandcatherine ( ) posted Sat, 01 November 2008 at 3:01 PM

Superb tip, I'm gonna have to 'member' that.

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