Lines in transparent materials

[David Bearss]

I am experimenting with a rendering techinique and want to include transparent and translucent materials. I have created some different transparent materials with different transparency and color and then I have created some tree forms from slab tool and applied a transparent material to get desired effect. Sometimes the trees show grid lines acros them. When I apply the material to a large slab or wall there are no lines. Am wondering if the complexitiy of the tree form is causing?

[Dwight]

What if you make a complex profile wall with the shape instead of a slab? Any difference?




Just like all things can be made a complex profile, all words come from Greek.
"Kimono," for instance.

[David Bearss]

Have not tried that. And to be sheepishly honest I have not even tried using the complex profile. I will have to experiment with that this evening.

[David Bearss]

Well the profile tool is cool and easy. However the lines stil appear. Might note that as i rotate the view around the line seem to be related to screen position and view angle rather than directly associated to the object.

[David Bearss]

Same tree different angle view

[Erika Epstein]

why don't you post a file with one of the elements that show the grid

[Karl Ottenstein]

Right. Select one tree and 'save selection as module' - it'll give us the tree and the material to study.

Karl

[Erika Epstein]

Tree slices, what a fun idea!
The tree I created I stretched to make 25' wide. I rotated 3 more around its central axis.
I then shrunk the tree slice to 3' high, 2' wide, keeping its thickness at 1/8".

No lines.

The lines on yours look like they might be a cover fill as others have suggested. Look close, its not a grid, but perhaps a roof shingle ?

Great idea

[David Bearss]

I will post these two trees. These are more complex versions that seem to have more lines running through them. Also the darker one has lighter splotches in them as an added bounus. Weird.

[David Bearss]

Um, sorry to have to ask, but, where would I post the module?

[Dwight]

Consider putting a texture on the material - like an image of noise.