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Has anyone had success simulating glass on a 3d object either on an Xpression primitive or on an imported 3d object? I want headshots to look as if they are backed by a glass plate with beveled edges.

Hey Malcolm,

I already had some succes using the texture below, which I copied from a demo-project of Ross :-)



Try if this works?

Cheers,

Kenneth

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The image doesn't seem to work but try this link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kklez3kdyn51noj/reflect%201.jpg?dl=0

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apply this as a reflection map or as a material. The look I am after is a transparent quad with little depth, beveled edges and specular highlights along any edge.

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As a material. You might have to play a bit with the alpha.

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I just made a glass plate in photoshop and dropped it in as a material with shader for use here. I haven't tried making a material from scratch in XPression, but I'll take a look at what Kenneth posted.

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Dan, given that glass is transparent, what does your material look like? perhaps something about 10% opacity?

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http://imageshack.com/a/img537/3538/joGQUv.png

That's the image I use. I vary the opacity and specular lighting depending on the scenes' needs. I use that all over the place; for sports, elections, anytime I need something thrown in. If you were to combine a reflection map with it, it would probably work pretty even better.

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ok, I will start playing. Thanks Dan

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