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Graduated Architect living in Brussels, I'm specialized in the field of architectural visualization.
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Archive for October, 2007

Tutorial / Random object visibility in 3dsmax with MaterialByElement & Opacity

Zip file with illustrations & max 7.0 files can be downloaded here.

This simple 3dsmax technique is quite useful when you have to trigger the visibility of numerous objects. Instead of deleting “randomly” some elements, you apply randomly materials that are visible… or not. This is a very simple flexible method, and it works normally with any rendering engine inside 3dsmax. It doesn’t involve any script (although I think it can be improved with scripts) Read more »