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- Renderer
- Let's create a simple cube and then render it to laser using Lasershow Converter MAX. - Select the **Box** button on the **Standard Primitives** section of ... : {{:tools:lcmax:renderer-2.png|}} ==== Select Lasershow Converter MAX as the renderer ==== To view this in laser light, the first thing you need to do is to selec
- LC Max
- _logo.gif?nolink|}} ===== Getting started ===== Lasershow Converter MAX works with modern versions of A... ogram. It lets you turn 3D computer graphics into laser graphics, quickly and easily. * [[tools:lcmax:... ntroduction]] * [[tools:lcmax:instal|Installing Lasershow Converter MAX]] * [[tools:lcmax:whats new|What's new]] The Lasershow Converter MAX system consists of three plug-i
- Questions and answers
- *Virtual Frame Buffer** if you are connected to a laser projector. By unchecking this, 3ds Max does not h... u should have enough mesh faces to create detail. Lasershow Converter MAX uses the mesh faces to make the... are not enough mesh faces, there won't be enough laser lines. For example, if you have a sphere with jus... ) will look. ===== Should I be worried about the laser image having so many points it flickers? ===== F
- What's new
- Added the ability to show information relevant to laser frame rendering in several 3ds Max rendering wind... * Added the ability for the plug-in to work with Lasershow Designer BEYOND version 3.0 and higher. * A... n comes as a result of seeing how users are using Lasershow Converter MAX. Pangolin recommends you review... 1.0 or lower, Splines are rendered directly into laser lines with no intermediate mesh-rendering step. F
- Tips: Using renderable splines
- able splines ====== One of the object types that Lasershow Converter MAX can render is a spline((A **spl... can also control the thickness of these splines. Lasershow Converter MAX will render any shape object as... | | Original rendered spline \\ Thickness = 2.0 | Lasershow Converter MAX \\ Thickness = 2.0 | Lasershow Converter MAX \\ Thickness = 0.001 to 1.0 | Note that
- Utility: Object Line Types
- ect. This makes the object look like a typical 3D laser frame with no hidden line removal within this obj... in 3ds Max but may also appear on other objects. Lasershow Converter MAX normally treats degenerate poly... ring speed, but it may fool the Folds detector in Lasershow Converter MAX into thinking that a line shoul... you check the **Prevent Errant Lines** check box, Lasershow Converter MAX will examine degenerate polygon
- Renderer: Laser Output
- ====== Renderer: Laser Output ====== This section allows you to control the frames generated by Lasershow Converter MAX. {{:tools:lcmax:laser-output.png?nolink|}} ===== Framenote ===== Allows you to ente... t that will be assigned to each frame rendered by Lasershow Converter MAX. This framenote can be used in
- Renderer: Ultra-smooth refresh-based rendering
- for film or video, this is less than perfect for laser display. For this reason, Lasershow Converter MAX includes a special rendering method called Ultra-smoot... -smooth-1.png?nolink|}} ===== Timing factors for laser frames ===== Since laser projectors are based on mechanical scanners, the frame rate of laser displays
- Utility: Object Filter Settings
- ault((For any number value, you can return to the Lasershow Converter MAX default value by right-clicking... own lists, you cannot automatically return to the Lasershow Converter MAX default values. However, the pi... png?nolink|}} ===== Gap filter ===== Allows the laser to jump across small gaps in the lines generated for the laser. **Gap distance** is the number of pixels that L
- Tips: Point spacing for objects
- Tips: Point spacing for objects ====== Although Lasershow Converter MAX's default((For any number value, you can return to the Lasershow Converter MAX default value by right-clicking... own lists, you cannot automatically return to the Lasershow Converter MAX default values. However, the pi... jects-3.gif?nolink|}} When this is rendered with Lasershow Converter MAX, you will see the facet outline
- Utility: Object Point Spacing
- ault((For any number value, you can return to the Lasershow Converter MAX default value by right-clicking... own lists, you cannot automatically return to the Lasershow Converter MAX default values. However, the pi... es** controls the point density of blanked lines. Lasershow Converter MAX employs a sophisticated point p... urved lines. ===== AutoSpace Curve detect ===== Lasershow Converter MAX senses the curvature of lines,
- Introduction
- ====== Introduction ====== Lasershow Converter MAX is a plug-in for the computer graphics program 3ds Max (sometimes called 3D Studio MAX). Lasershow Converter MAX automatically converts 3D objects into laser show animations. The objects can be any geometric... r programs such as Adobe Illustrator or AutoCAD. Lasershow Converter MAX can look at these objects, can
- Renderer: Overview
- You will find several control groups on the main Lasershow Converter MAX rendering screen. These control... rol how the objects are interpreted and output as laser lines. * [[tools:lcmax:line_color|Line Color]]:... the objects are used to control the color of the laser lines. * [[tools:lcmax:filter_settings|Filter s... h derived from a coarse object. * [[tools:lcmax:laser_output|Laser Output]]: Allows you to control the
- Renderer: Include Z-axis data in laser frames
- ====== Renderer: Include Z-axis data in laser frames ====== This section allows you to select the inclus... ontrol the Z-axis data in the frames generated by Lasershow Converter MAX. {{:tools:lcmax:renderer-z-axi... s.png?nolink|}} As a non-photorealisic renderer, Lasershow Converter MAX typically creates only two-dimensional output in the laser frames. That is, the laser frames have only X and
- Tips: Fixing mysterious flickering lines
- rious flickering lines ====== From time to time, Lasershow Converter MAX users have reported "mysterious... ther beams. Because of this, it is impossible for Lasershow Converter MAX, or even the scan line renderer... n the camera viewport of 3ds Max, and also in the laser output produced by Lasershow Converter MAX. {{:tools:lcmax:fmfl-1.gif?nolink|}} In the camera viewport