Strands is the way to go. If you have lots of then and you want fast rendersolition try that and emRenderpointcloud from Eric Mootz -- christian keller visual effects|direction
m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 [email protected] gesendet von meinem iDing Am 05.11.2012 um 17:09 schrieb Mathieu Leclaire <[email protected]>: > Why don't you simply create ICE Strands from your curves? You can render > strands using the particle size attribute to drive the rendered pixel width > as long as you set the ICE attribute ShapeSizeAbsolute to false. > > -Mathieu > > Vladimir Jankijevic wrote: >> >> it's not possible for arnold with the sitoa exporter because sitoa won't >> export any softimage curves. what you could do though, is extend it to do >> that. But then again, it's maybe easier to make an ICE compound to generate >> strands along the curves and export with the current sitoa and render with >> arnold. >> >> cheers >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Alok Gandhi <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Seems like you need to make your own shader. It is possible for Arnold I >>> think. In case you are using Arnold, I will ask our awesome shader >>> developer to know more and keep you posted. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 2012-11-05, at 10:08 AM, "Stefan Kubicek" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > I believe 3Delight will render curves too. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> Hi yall, >>> >> >>> >> So I'm curious to know if in the last several years there has been a >>> >> curve rendering solution. What I need is the ability to render a curve >>> >> as a set "pixel width" line. Sort of like Illustrator but within 3D >>> >> space. It doesn't need to be OpenGL supported, in fact I'd rather it not >>> >> be as I am not looking for a hardware or display render solution. >>> >> Instead I'm looking for a software solution that has a similar >>> >> appearance but renders in 3D space and preferably with anti-aliasing. >>> >> Has any shader been developed in Soft that can support this? >>> >> >>> >> Thanks >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > ------------------------------------------- >>> > Stefan Kubicek Co-founder >>> > ------------------------------------------- >>> > keyvis digital imagery >>> > Wehrgasse 9 - Grüner Hof >>> > 1050 Vienna Austria >>> > Phone: +43/699/12614231 >>> > --- www.keyvis.at [email protected] --- >>> > -- This email and its attachments are >>> > --confidential and for the recipient only-- >>> > >> >> >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------- >> Vladimir Jankijevic >> Technical Direction >> >> Elefant Studios AG >> Lessingstrasse 15 >> CH-8002 Zürich >> >> +41 44 500 48 20 >> >> www.elefantstudios.ch >> --------------------------------------- >
