Re: Blobby Shader reflect/refract

["Alan Jones" <skyphyr(at)gmail.com>]

Hi Eric,

Just a general idea to throw out there - what about making an
LampiWorkgroup you take with you? Seeing XSI can handle multiple
workgroups you should just be able to tack it on the end.

Cheers,

Alan.

On 7/13/06, Eric Lampi <ericlampi(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
> No need to shout, I know about the metaball plugin,
> that was the first thing I said remember?
>
> I appreciate the advice, but you all missed the point.
>
> I was looking for a shader for a reason.  It's not a
> question of wanting to use metaballs or not.  Try
> freelancing and going from place to place and all the
> machines are set up differently, having to install the
> same things over and over again.  It's a real pain in
> the ass, and basically I don't always have the
> sys-admin at my beck and call at a moments notice, and
> I don't always have permissions to make changes.
>
> So I though that perhaps there were some native
> functions or shaders that I could utilize to get the
> effect I need, without having to install a bunch of
> stuff.
>
> Eric
>
> --- Perry Harovas <perryh(at)netzero.net> wrote:
>
> > I can answer that.
> >
> > YES YOU CAN
> >
> > I have done it, and still use it very often.
> > It just spits out polys. Shade as you would anything
> > else.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wayne " <w1343(at)comcast.net>
> > To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:21 PM
> > Subject: RE: Blobby Shader reflect/refract
> >
> >
> > > Can't you shade the metaballs created using
> > Michele's metaball plugin with
> > > typical shaders like phong/dielectric etc?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > Eric Lampi
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:18 PM
> > > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > > Subject: RE: Blobby Shader reflect/refract
> > >
> > > Simple, if there was a shader available- God knows
> > why
> > > there isn't STILL- then I could just plug it in
> > and I
> > > am done.
> > >
> > > E
> > >
> > > --- Marc-Andre Carbonneau
> > > <marc-andre.carbonneau(at)ubisoft.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > But the solution IS the metaball plugin... You
> > can
> > > > put blobs on your
> > > > particles...and then shade away as you wish.
> > > > Why don't you want to use metaballs?
> > > >
> > > > MAC
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > > > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> > > > Of Eric Lampi
> > > > Sent: July 13, 2006 11:31 AM
> > > > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > > > Subject: Blobby Shader reflect/refract
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone written or found a better solution to
> > the
> > > > blobby shader other than the metaball plugin?
> > > >
> > > > I need reflective/refractive blobbies for
> > particles.
> > > >
> > > > E
> > > >
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