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Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 10:06 am
by Chriz
Hi there,
just one - may be kind of stupid - question. Using the Volume object in the octane alpha, i see the three options default, cloud1 and random cloud. i can scale the box as i want. But for - let´s say - a simple cloud in sphere-shape i need a VDB file?
Is there any possibility to get some other volume-shapes without using any other software (for example Hudini) ?
Is it "thinkable" to drag a sphereobject under the volumeobject as a child of it and get a spherical cloud someday?
Thanks a lot for answering!
Have a nice day,
Chriz
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 11:51 am
by aoktar
My goal is to do this for next versions. There is a trial if you wish to see how will work. Not working as i wish but fine start.
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 3:45 am
by moritzw
aoktar wrote:My goal is to do this for next versions. There is a trial if you wish to see how will work. Not working as i wish but fine start.
Nice - I had exactly the same question in mind - glad that you have this on the radar.
I'm looking for a quick way to get an area filled with volumetric lightrays (speak: lit fog), and using the "global"fog method with the daylight system seems not like an efficient way to get volumetric lightrays in a specific place...
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 5:44 am
by ChrisMills
aoktar wrote:My goal is to do this for next versions. There is a trial if you wish to see how will work. Not working as i wish but fine start.
That looks great. You are making solutions to my problems before I even have a chance to ask for them
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 7:24 am
by Chriz
That looks great aoktar!
That´s exactly what i meant!
You are always one step ahead!
You are doing a great job!
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 8:33 am
by pxlntwrk
Very promising feature
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 4:56 am
by artbay
Looking forward to this! Will it be in Version 3.01, 3.1, or 4.0?
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:33 am
by aoktar
artbay wrote:Looking forward to this! Will it be in Version 3.01, 3.1, or 4.0?
Currently available but just support spheres. Add a few spheres under volume object.
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:23 pm
by mbutler2
+1 that this is really cool!
Re: Volume object without VDB files
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:43 pm
by artbay
aoktar wrote:artbay wrote:Looking forward to this! Will it be in Version 3.01, 3.1, or 4.0?
Currently available but just support spheres. Add a few spheres under volume object.
Excellent, thanks! I look forward to trying it.
Will it work on MoGraph-cloned or other instanced spheres? That's not critical for me now but I imagine it would be helpful.