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- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tips: Fixing extra lines on cone objects
- ect how Lasershow Converter MAX converts this for laser display. The second solution is to check the [[to
- Tips: Creating dust-like animations using particle systems
- tty good starting point, but this depends on your laser scanners. - 1.5 creates more particles but also
- 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
- Tips: Point spacing for objects
- onverter MAX, you will no longer get a nice round laser path. Instead, you will have a polygon with sharp
- Tips: Importing artwork
- vert several different kinds of files directly to laser frames. These file types include Adobe Illustrato... control -- you will be able to assign colors, and laser point placement settings differently for each obj... imation sequence. For now, it is best to view the laser output, and adjust the Lasershow Converter MAX se
- Utility: Object Line Color
- ng window. This allows the lines generated on the laser to be the same as the **Diffuse** color of the ob... ct number is shown in the Lasershow Converter MAX Laser Preview panel. As you select different objects, y
- Tips: Point spacing for lines
- on of the scanner’s bandwidth. It also results in laser frames with the least number of points. {{:tools
- 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
- Utility: Object Quick-Setup
- etup ====== Each 3ds Max object can have its own laser parameters. For example, a cube may need very dif... object in such a way that the path created by the laser beam has a corner. Since the "Sphere-like" button turns off almost all corners, the laser-projected corner may be too rounded. Thus, you mi
- Utility: About object settings
- ate picture and manually set the default value.)) laser settings do not appear in the main rendering cont
- 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
- Utility: Overview
- Utility plug-in features ===== * [[tools:lcmax:laser_preview|Laser Preview]] * [[tools:lcmax:about_object_settings|About object settings]] * [[tools:lc