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Custom reflect map

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Andrey Tsvirenko

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Hello there,

Did anyone try to use custom reflect map ? I'm faced with problem - if
I use default it looks nice, so or so. But I'm try to change it (add
files into maps list as reflection map, and do not point checkbox "use
default map as reflection") - it looks like on second picture -
doesn't cover whole sphere, no depends on UV, no depends on reflect
map resolution...

Thank you,
 

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It looks a bit like you only have one face of the 6 needed for the cubic environment map dds file.

If that is a cubic env map then the FSX graphic engine must be usign a different algorithm such as spherical environment mapping for custom env maps.
 
FSX uses a bog standard cubic environment map. There are plugins available for Photoshop that will "unwrap" cubic maps for editing as well as "wrap" them for sim use.
 
Hmm.. okay, but how to use them ? Mean I have map and then how to put my flowers everywhere on sphere ? Remember that is "reflection" mean it do not moving if object rotating... I can't find that in sdk.

Sorry for my English, hope you got an idea.
 
I first learned about environment mapping while using Caligari's TrueSpace modeler and animation system. In that system you would create the 'world' that you wished to have reflected on your object and then rendered the environment map. I'm not sure if you can use that system to make your maps, but the concept is the same.

By the way, TrueSpace is free now and you can get it at http://www.caligari.com.

Smooth air!
 
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