LightWave 3D - Boolean 3D section render example 01

Boolean 3D render example, LightWave 9.6, no plugins needed.
- example 01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuCUDTp3gb0
- example 02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bps6UMpEEw
- basic demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYsVF7sU3Zw

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• lightwave
• 3d'
• 3d
• boolean
• section
• render

[SuperChrisps]

some more detail would be much appreciated

been trying to do this for a while and not seen it done on lightwave this successfully before. very nice result indeed

[mikadit]

Just uploaded a demo ((oYsVF7sU3Zw)

[SuperChrisps]

really nice stuff mikadit

is this done in the layout with clip maps - looks more complex than that  please explain

[mikadit]

No clip maps. ;-)

I did this boolean effect exploiting the ray length through the node editor (Spot Info > Ray Length) in the transparency channel. Add some Math node too to get the result.

[jericsynergy]

Is there anywhere w/a full explanation on how this was achieved?  Tnx!

[SuperChrisps]

thanks

i do understand the theory but the devil is in the detail.

i take it you mean a surface node?

i am starting with a spot info node and outputing the ray length into the transparency of the desired surface

is there a math node needed between these 2? if so which math node do i use?

and what is the principal or moment which instructs the ray length to use a second surface? am i close or way off the mark? is it more complex than this?