Forum: Vue


Subject: Puffy Clouds

FuzzyVizion opened this issue on May 28, 2006 · 5 posts


FuzzyVizion posted Sun, 28 May 2006 at 2:19 AM

How can I make some nice puffy clouds - cumulus - type as opposed to the thin flat whispy cirrus and stratus clouds VUE gives me?

This is for a fly-around animation w/ animated sky, so alpha planes are not an option


bruno021 posted Sun, 28 May 2006 at 2:22 AM

The only option then is to use volumetric metablobs.



impish posted Sun, 28 May 2006 at 5:59 AM

Which version of Vue are you using?

I've been experimenting using groups of spheres with a transmap texture rather than a volumetric one to create mist, smoke and fog.  A similar group of spheres might work for a cloud.

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FuzzyVizion posted Sun, 28 May 2006 at 3:27 PM

thanks a ton for your tips,

so a volumetric metablob can be animated?  I want the puffy clouds to morph and roll by...

maybe if it's not in the atmosphere settings for the clouds I'm not going to fight w/ it... the point of buying VUE was simplicity, not complication... if I wanted to fight w/ a program I'd go back to using VIZ 2006.  :)


bruno021 posted Mon, 29 May 2006 at 2:02 AM

Yes, it can be animated.