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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:36:40 PM | Water Trick

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Hi

right now im using the ceiling tool as my water. giving it water properties.  but it is only as thick as the ceiling.  I was wondering if there was another way i can put water in my pool so it will have a mass that goes to the bottom of the pool even tho there are different levels in the pool.  Which also i don't really want to use the massing tool becausei would have to do a bunch of masses (well i think unless anybody knows any other way to do those)

 

well if u got ideas please let me know

 

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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:49:05 PM | Water Trick

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Well if you don't want to use the massing use the "Floor" and give the thickness you want with the right texture and parameters (reflection, transparency, color....) it will be great...

 


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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:57:15 PM | Water Trick

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I'm not sure why you would want to do this.  I create a thin floor type with water properties which gives the impression of water all the way to the bottom in 3d views.  If it is for a section then a filled region may be easier than modeling it.

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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:58:29 PM | Water Trick

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oh because i need like a rendered section. don't really want to cut through the pool and it looks like its missing the water underneath.

 

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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:59:49 PM | Water Trick

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See image.

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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:01:02 PM | Water Trick

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If its for a rendered section then you will need to model it.

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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:03:53 PM | Water Trick

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nice render

u made the water look really good

 

 


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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:03:59 PM | Water Trick

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Hi jdivina, I agree with Typhoon and tim123 about using a floor as your water surface so you'll be able to change its thickness whenever you want for your section....I did it that way in my model (see image), and worked perfectly....

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Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:04:21 AM | Water Trick

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Ok thanks guys

i will use the floor tool for sure


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Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:26:53 PM | Water Trick

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I like this trick!

Anybody know how to make the water transparent so I can see through it when I render?  In the example picture, I would like to be able to see the bottom part of the column that extends into the water and not just it's reflection on the surface.

 



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Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:53:36 PM | Water Trick

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Actually, I've been looking at my renders and now I am wondering if it is actually doing what I want it to do.  It is very hard to see and be able to tell.

Here is another render, is the water transparent?



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Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:47:45 PM | Water Trick

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well... if you use the massing tools to build the pool itself, you could then copy the mass' family, open it up, switch all the geometry to void forms, and use those voids to cut a mass you make as the water.  superimpose the two families, and now they're seamless as pool, and pool water.


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Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 6:11:43 PM | Water Trick

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proof of concept for the above idea.  Oooo, the deep blue. 



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Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:56:30 PM | Water Trick

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Tim123 or erland73,

 

I am working in 2011 and rendering water.  However my swimming pool water looks no where near as good as what you have posted.  I keep changing settings but looks pretty bad no matter what.  See attached.  What settings do you use to make it look so good?

 

Thanks in advance

 



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Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 5:29:02 PM | Water Trick

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Some nice H2O up in here.


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