Visibility problem..

Ben · 22-03-2003, 03:31 PM

I've rendered a scene with a character with it's visibility at zero and snapping to full visibility in 1 frame. However, its outline is quite clearly visible throughout even though it's set to zero (see attached).

The only thing I can think could be causing it is that I have a volume light effect on the spot-light in the scene.. would that affect it?

RageCage · 22-03-2003, 04:14 PM

well try taking away the volume light and see if it still happens

Ben · 22-03-2003, 08:01 PM

Ok, i s'pose i should've thought of that really..

Not with it today, thanks for injecting some common sense into my poor deformed brain!

kuman · 23-03-2003, 06:53 AM

i'm not sure how you're doing your transparency to opaqueness but you might wanna try something like a visibility controller on your object. you can add one in track view or curve editor/dope sheet as they call it in max 5. that should take care of the problem i think. good luck.

-k

Ben · 23-03-2003, 12:07 PM

Cool, thanks for that- I've just dropped the Volume light and seems to have worked.. I can't believe I didn't try it before I posted the query in the first place.. it only occured to me as I was writing it!

Silly boy..

I animated the visibility within the Object Properties dialogue. It's set to zero throughout and suudenly pops into existence in one frame. Is that what I'd be altering in track-view anyway?

Thanks again!

22-03-2003, 03:31 PM	#1
Ben Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Visibility problem.. I've rendered a scene with a character with it's visibility at zero and snapping to full visibility in 1 frame. However, its outline is quite clearly visible throughout even though it's set to zero (see attached). The only thing I can think could be causing it is that I have a volume light effect on the spot-light in the scene.. would that affect it? Attached Images

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22-03-2003, 04:14 PM	#2
RageCage Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	well try taking away the volume light and see if it still happens

22-03-2003, 08:01 PM	#3
Ben Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ok, i s'pose i should've thought of that really.. Not with it today, thanks for injecting some common sense into my poor deformed brain!

23-03-2003, 06:53 AM	#4
kuman Fishscale Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Venice Beach Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i'm not sure how you're doing your transparency to opaqueness but you might wanna try something like a visibility controller on your object. you can add one in track view or curve editor/dope sheet as they call it in max 5. that should take care of the problem i think. good luck. -k

23-03-2003, 12:07 PM	#5
Ben Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cool, thanks for that- I've just dropped the Volume light and seems to have worked.. I can't believe I didn't try it before I posted the query in the first place.. it only occured to me as I was writing it! Silly boy.. I animated the visibility within the Object Properties dialogue. It's set to zero throughout and suudenly pops into existence in one frame. Is that what I'd be altering in track-view anyway? Thanks again!

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