Max exporter

[PerPixel]

I'm dropping the script anyway. Its never gonna perform no matter how hard I try. I have a good part of the c++ exporter done and hooked as a renderer plug-in for max. So now you just need to set your renderer to LuxRender and hit the render button. It will also handle material preview in the material editor.

I'm planning to build the plug-in for max 2010, 2009, 2008 in 32bit and 64bit. Does anyone need it for older version of max? ETA 1 week.

[klemar]

I'm dropping the script anyway. Its never gonna perform no matter how hard I try. I have a good part of the c++ exporter done and hooked as a renderer plug-in for max. So now you just need to set your renderer to LuxRender and hit the render button. It will also handle material preview in the material editor.

I'm planning to build the plug-in for max 2010, 2009, 2008 in 32bit and 64bit. Does anyone need it for older version of max? ETA 1 week.

Cool news! I want to be a alpha-tester Some of my colleagues use older versions (3ds max 8-9), whether recompiling plugin for these versions?

[losbellos]

f.cking hell..
you are the hero!! amazing, you are the men for the job.

[patro]

hi PerPixel,
I'm very enthusiast about this new exporter for max and thank you so much for the job.
I make a few test render with your latest exporter release, and this is the result trough max 2009 on 32 bit xp:

the box is mapped with your mat material and your lr imagemap, I make the same render with a sphere as area light but with the same result.
I can see splotch on the sphere mesh (scene obj) that describe the triangular property of the obj surface,
the room is split in two zone, the lower more illuminated than the upper part. this imaginary cutting plane I think correspond with the horizon in max view. I try the same render using the same view but as perspective.
probably you just know that the exporter export the full scene including all the obj that are on hidden layer.
thanx again for give us the possibility to experimenting luxrender directly from max.
jinj

[PerPixel]

I know about the hidden objects thx also in luxrender, 1 unit equal 1 meter. Your scene is too big and that's why you see artifacts. The next version convert the max units to lux units for you.

[patro]

great
I scale down the scene to 1/500 after that I set unit to meter, her is the result

this time I used a Chamfer Cylinder as photo set.
with max 2009 I'm experiencing that while I playing with sigma and bumpmap in the lr matte mat sub slot,
this will automatically reset to 0, but probally you just known about.
thanks
jinj

[patro]

hi again,
after the chamfer cylinder, another fast test with a simple box as photo set:

I'm continuing experiencing that with a "box" the render is split in two zone, the lower more illuminated than the upper part. but in the render whit the chamfer cylinder there's no problem.
to create physically correct material is possible that in the future your exporter will support " *.nk &/or *.ior " data files?
thanks again
jinj

[PerPixel]

I'm now ready to release something. If you want to try an early incomplete release just send me a PM with version of 3dsmax you need it for and if its 32 or 64 bit.

So now the exporter is C++. You have to select LuxRender as the rederer from your 3dsmax render setup dialog. Then under the render page you input a filename to save the lxs to. Do not assign LuxRender in the material editor slot since it not gonna work for now. You have to manualy run LuxRender and open your output file for now. I'm using some code from the 3dsmax sdk sample code and i'm not sure if its possible to share the source for now. Its just a little bit of code so it will be replaced soon if required. I should be sending out the plug-in on saturday.

[dougal2]

OK, it's probably time 3DMax has it's own exporter sub-forum. I'll create it later if nobody objects.

[tomb]

Good idea Doug - excellent work PerPixel!