Transform a static model into a realistic car

Most of the time, models you obtain from the web don’t define multi-texturing effects so they might look flat. Here we show you how to add a realistic look by means of 3DXchange and iClone 2. To learn how, you can download the car model – mirage3ds.zip from http://www.amazing3d.com/free/free.shtml (Copyright 1997-2002, Amazing 3D Graphics, Inc) and try the following steps.

  1. Load the car into 3DXchange. The body is not metallic and the glass is like plastic.

3dXchange tutorial creating car 0 Transform a static model into a realistic car

  1. Select the mrglass_1 node.

  2. Set the Specular to 400 and the Glossiness to 35.

3dXchange tutorial creating car 1 Transform a static model into a realistic car

3dXchange tutorial creating car 2 Transform a static model into a realistic car

The original look of the glass

Specularity modified

  1. Select the node as shown in the illustration.

  2. Check the 2-sided box. You may check off the include box of mrglass_1 to see the difference before and after the 2-sided feature is applied.

3dXchange tutorial creating car 3 Transform a static model into a realistic car

3dXchange tutorial creating car 4 Transform a static model into a realistic car

Before 2-sided

After 2-sided

  1. Select the mrbody_1 node.

  2. Set the Specular to 800 and Glossiness to 50.

3dXchange tutorial creating car 5 Transform a static model into a realistic car

3dXchange tutorial creating car 6 Transform a static model into a realistic car

Bleak car body

Metallic car body

  1. Check the Included box of the mrglass_1 only and click Export (Ctrl + E) button to export it as a prop.

  2. Check the Included boxes of the rest of the nodes except the mrglass_1 and click Export (Ctrl + E) button to export them as a prop.

3dXchange tutorial creating car 7 Transform a static model into a realistic car
(In iClone 2)

  1. Apply both of them in iClone 2.

3dXchange tutorial creating car 8 Transform a static model into a realistic car
(In iClone)

  1. With the glass selected, set the Opacity map to dark gray.

3dXchange tutorial creating car 9 Transform a static model into a realistic car
(In iClone 2)

  1. Load any image for the Reflection map. Click Update button.

3dXchange tutorial creating car 10 Transform a static model into a realistic car
The body is optionally applied
with a reflection map
(In iClone)

Transform a static model into a realistic car