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Building reflection
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No, it is not possible in FSX. But you can make your own reflection texture (Environment) and add some night light in there.
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Check this out:
http://www.eagleskinner.com/EScubemaps.htm
If you want transparencies in a model in addition, Make a different material, and you'd have to make the glass section separately. You can't just have a section of a box semi-transparent.
But I can't seem to use reflections on a transparent object, so either do that or use the diffuse alpha as the reflection map:
Tick "use inverse alpha for reflection" and either use "Global environment map" or one you have supplied.
This way you can just have reflective glass.
http://www.eagleskinner.com/EScubemaps.htm
If you want transparencies in a model in addition, Make a different material, and you'd have to make the glass section separately. You can't just have a section of a box semi-transparent.
But I can't seem to use reflections on a transparent object, so either do that or use the diffuse alpha as the reflection map:
Tick "use inverse alpha for reflection" and either use "Global environment map" or one you have supplied.
This way you can just have reflective glass.
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In this case you should make your own ones (cubemaps). if you want to see some of the around environment. like lights.
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I think this tutorial is very good for making CubeMap. Please search in Google for Cube map, you will get tons of examples.
http://www.cgtextures.com/content.php?action=tutorial&name=cubemaps
http://www.cgtextures.com/content.php?action=tutorial&name=cubemaps
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If you want window reflects existing surroundings you can make a kind a fiction by following this tutorial as well..
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Very good one.
But I'd like to ask. If the example is a glass building, all the surface are glass. How would it be? Do we need more cube map?
But I'd like to ask. If the example is a glass building, all the surface are glass. How would it be? Do we need more cube map?
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I wouldn't make a separate cube map for say each side of the building,.. because it would use quite a lot of memory,..
The default "cube map" or environmental map,.. its a general representation,.. for trees, hills, and without buildings. So for instance, with say a downtown area where a lot of buildings around other buildings,.. the default cube map wouldn't be the best fit.
What I would do, would create a "cube map" for each general region,.. the default would be best for the rural areas,. another for a city or downtown area,.. and so forth...