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- Renderer
- Let's create a simple cube and then render it to laser using Lasershow Converter MAX. - Select the **... nverter MAX as the renderer ==== To view this in laser light, the first thing you need to do is to selec... see this frame window. If you are previewing on a laser projector, you should uncheck the Virtual Frame B... rendering scenes that take full advantage of the laser projector’s 1:1 aspect ratio. (If you are produci
- Utility: Object Line Types
- ect. This makes the object look like a typical 3D laser frame with no hidden line removal within this obj... **with** \\ Prevent Errant Lines | * **Prevent Laser Output** calculates the object, but does not actually write any data (points) to the laser frame. This lets the object mask or intersect oth... l in several cases: - To produce a hole in the laser output that exactly matches video or a slide. For
- LC Max
- ogram. It lets you turn 3D computer graphics into laser graphics, quickly and easily. * [[tools:lcmax:... The renderer turns 3ds Max frames and scenes into laser-projectable frames and scenes. Here are step-by-s... ter settings|Filter settings]] * [[tools:lcmax:Laser Output|Laser Output]] * [[tools:lcmax:Ultra-smooth refresh-based rendering|Ultra-smooth refresh-based
- 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 ===== Allo... Fixing mysterious flickering lines]]. ===== Show Laser Frame Info ===== This tells the plugin to show the number of points in the laser frame, along with the Front-most Z-axis and Rear-
- Renderer: Overview
- 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 frame note that will be used for each frame, the minimu
- Utility: Laser Preview
- ====== Utility: Laser Preview ====== This panel allows you to review the laser frames, and also provides additional information. {{:tools:lcmax:laser-preview.png?nolink|}} When this panel is opened, you will see the laser frame in the preview window. Also, as long as you
- Renderer: Filter Settings
- a bit rough. When rendering a rough object to the laser, many small incomplete and runt lines can be crea... ilter-settings2.gif?nolink|}} | Obviously if the laser tries to scan all of these short runt lines, flic... rs to aid in the creation of smooth paths for the laser to follow. {{:tools:lcmax:renderer-filter-settin... png?nolink|}} ===== Gap Filter ===== Allows the laser to jump across small gaps in the lines generated
- Renderer: Ultra-smooth refresh-based rendering
- for film or video, this is less than perfect for laser display. For this reason, Lasershow Converter MAX... -smooth-1.png?nolink|}} ===== Timing factors for laser frames ===== Since laser projectors are based on mechanical scanners, the frame rate of laser displays is almost never fixed -- it is continuou
- Renderer: Include Z-axis data in laser frames
- ====== Renderer: Include Z-axis data in laser frames ====== This section allows you to select the inclus... ically creates only two-dimensional output in the laser frames. That is, the laser frames have only X and Y data that change, and normally the Z-axis data is se... ecify whether Z-axis data will be included in the laser frame output. If this check box is not checked, t
- Tips: Using renderable splines
- nk|}} ===== Recommended Spline settings for best laser results ===== If you look closely above, the **R... checked. This will make the spline output to the laser and the Lasershow Converter MAX preview window. ... render the spline as a single thin stroke on the laser. (This is generally the desired result.) However,... een 4 and 6 provides pretty smooth results on the laser. If you use a higher value, it probably will not
- Utility: Object Filter Settings
- 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... ep the beam on. Increasing this number allows the laser to create longer more-continuous paths from lines... Converter MAX will not generate any points on the laser display if a line is less than 3.0 pixels long. T
- Introduction
- verter MAX automatically converts 3D objects into laser show animations. The objects can be any geometric... is into information needed for optimal display on laser display projectors. Since Lasershow Converter MA... g-in, you can interactively create animations for laser display, with playback from within 3ds Max. Once ... ogram. Below are sample 3ds Max scenes and their laser counterparts. As you can see, Lasershow Converter
- Utility: Object Point Spacing
- his object ===== This controls the path that the laser beam follows, when drawing the selected object. ... e different rules that can be applied to keep the laser path optimized: * **Keep path consistent** Use... ame direction and line traversal order), for each laser frame. In order to create this consistent path, t... ines somewhat to achieve a shorter path, for each laser frame. This tries to minimize the "jumping around
- Tips: Fixing mysterious flickering lines
- n the camera viewport of 3ds Max, and also in the laser output produced by Lasershow Converter MAX. {{:t... f?nolink|}} The result is perfect and consistent laser output. ===== An alternative solution ===== The... hange the objects in your scene. \\ [[tools:lcmax:laser_output|See the Prevent Intersection Flickering tool in Renderer: Laser Output]]. ---- [[tools:lcmax:|Go Back]]
- What's new
- Added the ability to show information relevant to laser frame rendering in several 3ds Max rendering wind... 1.0 or lower, Splines are rendered directly into laser lines with no intermediate mesh-rendering step. F... operly assign the correct internal "[[tools:lcmax:laser_output|LD Animation Frame]]" number if the Starti... Support for 3ds Max version 4. * [[tools:lcmax:laser_output|Real Time Rendering]] for relatively simpl