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add lights on a flight deck

Cobber

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hi guys,
I have done an aircraft carrier with 3dmax and I would like to add lights effects on its flightdeck
Is there a method to add lights before exporting?
regards
 
Hi,

I would have answered that if it had been a thread in MCX. Now I am not sure.
In MCX you would just attach some effects or lightobjects to the mdl and then compile again as model or a bgl.
 
is there a tutorial o how to do?
Imagine having a full ship with imported mcx and now what I have to do?
I thought to design night texture for the deck but I'm not sure to figure out the result
I beg your pardon If I wrong the side of this thread, administrator could move this in the right section pl.
regards
 
I studied well, but I have still doubts
  1. Is there a tutorial where design a simple rwy light?
  2. I created a 3 orthogonal planes in 3dmax 2sides but which effect I have to attach?
do you have a simple example to follow?
for the moment I'm doing night textures for the flightdeck waitning to improve this job.
regards
 
Well you can't have studied those posts well.

You can't use SCASM lights on a carrier.

Attached effects would suffer from there being a lack of size change relative to distance, unless you introduce LODS.

You might be able to attach /bgl lights. But this seems to not be overly popular.


I would use the texture method: outlined in those threads. No attached effects.

Texture the planes according to how to in those threads.

Put planes where you want the lights to be, then create LODs by changing the side of the planes. x,y,z.

Experiment with LODs with MCX to see what gives you the best result.

This is quite difficult, but once you know how, it is very effective in making an entire airport's lighting.
 
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