Occlusion (2)

[dariush]

hi
i'm working with mentalray and like to do something like in renderman for maya
i connect an occlusion shader to ambient color for sample in mentalray ,can i do it in renderman?

[parunach]

Yes if U can write RSL shaders. U can attach render man shaders to maya objects in rfm.
U can do it by occlusion function in shading language. But this is not going to be a node. U must write whole shader with RSL.

[kunlej]

So, Bahman, you tell that if one is bad with C(or C++) there is no way to achieve such an effect, nor additional GI pohotonic techniques (like ray marching in MR)?

[joojaa]

you dont need c to porgram shaders in renderman it has a own rathar easy to use shading language called shading language.

BUt yes no advanced stuff without typing im afraid thie even applies to mentalray, but in gereal ist WAY easier to write renderman shaders than it is to worte mr ones.

Custom is what custom does.

Anwyay the shader in rfm actualy have parametrs for occlusion use them.

[fxnurbs]

Before writing any shaders, don't forget that you have occlusion shadows in RfM.
you can render in the picture with colors or separatly in passe your occlusion.
Wirting shaders must be fun, but there is a lot of things you can do by default.
RfM is a complet rendering software, not a demo of Renderman.

just try
Jaz