I have the Veepster and I want to add mirrors to the side and rear view mirrors. Is there a way to do it in the mat room? I've searched the forum but couldn't find anything.

Thanks for the help,
Nolos
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Easiest way is to download one of the mirrors from freestuff - they have shaders that will do the reflection for you. Just make sure it's a mirror for Poser 5 or higher - Poser 4/Pro Pack/Artist won't do, and freebies made for those versions will not have a mirror reflection shader.

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First, make sure you're using Poser 5 or above: P4 and Pro Pack don't support ray-traced reflections.
 
Next, go to the Material Room and select the "mirror" material on the Veepster.
Next, apply a reflection node. Here's a tutorial on my website: How to Make Reflections in Poser 5 (and above).
After that, check your Render Options: make sure you use the Firefly Renderer (the P4 Renderer doesn't support ray-traced reflections). Also make sure you use at least 3 or 4 ray-trace "bounces": more is better, but the more bounces, the longer the scene will take to render.
 
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Also...the current issue of 3rd Dimension Graphics also covers making a mirror :)

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Thanks for the information.  I tried some of the suggestions and you're right, it increases render time alot. I may have to see if I can blue screen instead.

The magazine is cool. I will definitely add it to my must read list.

Thanks again,

Nolos
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'I'm paying for this movie. I want guns'