Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold
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Caustics/displacement map issue
The problem is I have a strange grid pattern appearing (as well as the intended effect). The squares of the grid pattern seem to get smaller as I increase the resolution of the plane but they are still visible and my computer can't cope with a denser mesh. So is there any way to add greater detail to the displacement without actually adding geometry or is there another thing causing this issue to do with the caustic settings?
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are you using mental ray's subdivision proxy attribute? I think it's essential when you're rendering displacement maps with mental ray.
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I'm not and I didn't know it existed. Should do the trick; thanksHi,
are you using mental ray's subdivision proxy attribute? I think it's essential when you're rendering displacement maps with mental ray.
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sorry I meant to say subdivision approximation:,
should be tuts on the site or elsewhere on the net on this,
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The proxy actually helped the issue a bit but this is fantastic, thanks a lot.Hi,
sorry I meant to say subdivision approximation:,
should be tuts on the site or elsewhere on the net on this,
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What did take hours to render now only takes a couple of minutes
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As an aside, using displacement maps in other renderers (like renderman or mantra) is so much more efficient than MR, both in terms of setup and render-time performance.
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