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Subject: Double sided materials?

MikeJ opened this issue on Aug 21, 2009 · 9 posts
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MikeJ ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 3:48 AM · edited Wed, 01 January 2025 at 6:10 PM

Is there a way in the material editor to make single-sided materials display as double-sided? Yes, a single-sided surface will render double sided and that's good, but I want to see it double-sided in the document display.
I'm having trouble posing some transmapped hair, because I can't see half of it while I'm doing it.
Or maybe a way to flip all the polygons inside out temporarily to see the other side?

Poser Pro by the way, but I doubt that would matter.


TrekkieGrrrl ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 5:47 AM

 The easiest way to do this, if you're having trouble with transmapped hair, is to set the display for the hair to wireframe (Element Style - wireframe)

That way you can see the mesh even if it's facing the wrong way.

As far as I know (but I'd love to be proven wrong) there's no way you can see the backfacing polygons in preview otherwise.

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MikeJ ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 6:42 AM

Yeah, thanks. That's what I suspected, and that's what I've been doing. It's annoying though. At least it has a hotkey assignment, which is good.

There's another thing for my request list now for Poser Pro 2010: Double-sided materials in the display.
I don't suppose Poser 8 has that, does it?


pjz99 ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:01 AM · edited Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:02 AM

I'd say the same, except I prefer Lit Wireframe mode because it hides the backfacing polys.

Quote - I don't suppose Poser 8 has that, does it?

No, Poser doesn't get the concept of double-sided materials at all even in version 8.

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ice-boy ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:08 AM

Quote - I'd say the same, except I prefer Lit Wireframe mode because it hides the backfacing polys.

Quote - I don't suppose Poser 8 has that, does it?

No, Poser doesn't get the concept of double-sided materials at all even in version 8.

is it possible in other software? 

i would really need this.

pjz99 ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:22 AM

Most of the "big dog" apps can do double-sided materials.

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MikeJ ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:53 AM

Quote - Most of the "big dog" apps can do double-sided materials.

Right you are. Which is why I don't even waste my time in Poser with posing hair too extremely and just take it into LW on those occasions where I can actually see what I'm doing as I'm doing it. End up with new morphs that way too, which is always good. So in a way, Poser's deficiency has expanded my versatility. Gotta find the positive in the situation. ;-)


lmckenzie ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 8:42 AM

"Or maybe a way to flip all the polygons inside out temporarily to see the other side?" 

Group Edit->New Group->Add All->Reverse Normals?

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MikeJ ( ) posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 8:52 AM · edited Fri, 21 August 2009 at 8:53 AM

Maybe, but that's getting into the territory of altering the models more than I want to just for a temporary look at the hair.
Double-sided would be a much better solution. ;-)


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