Re: How do I create a 3D Transparency Map - AE + ZAX

Hi Joe,

I actually used one of those in my college radio days. Great microphone!

Figuring out how to create the map depends on how you built the mic.... whether the shape is considered an edge (my assumption here) or a front or rear face.

In the case of edges, you need to remember that Invig wraps the map from the lowest, leftest portion of the object all the way around, sort of like a ribbon around the sides of a box. When the edge is curved, distortion naturally happens. The simplest way to see what's going on is to create an image of a grid of squares with numbers in them. Once you have that, you can determine what sort of distortion you'll need to do to the transparency map to get it to look like. The transparency map will be a grayscale image applied to the transparency channel of the material you're making.

Hope this helps.

Jon