I create a mesh in 3Ds Max, sometimes I apply specular level in the materials window which make the mesh appears more realistic, I export the mesh to .x file and load it using DirectX 9 and C++, the problem is that I don't see the specular level that I have applied in 3Ds Max.
How can I load .x file in DirectX 9/C++ with specular level according to the material applied in 3Ds Max?
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Loading Mesh with Specular Level
Are you rendering the mesh using a custom shader? Does your shader support specular highlites?
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No, I'm not using shader, I'm just loading the mesh using D3DXLoadMeshFromX() and D3DXLoadMeshHierarchyFromX()
Well have you enabled specular highlights for your rendering? Ie. setting D3DRS_SPECULARENABLE to true?
You don't give much of information about the rendering code so this is just guessing.
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You don't give much of information about the rendering code so this is just guessing.
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No, I was not setting D3DRS_SPECULARENABLE to true, now I tried to set it to true by using:
but still no specular.
device->SetRenderState(D3DRS_SPECULARENABLE, TRUE);but still no specular.
Another thing to check is that your Light structure has some meaningful value for the specular color.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb172566(v=vs.85).aspx
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb172566(v=vs.85).aspx
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I'm not creating any light using DirectX, I'm just using 3Ds Max to set the specular level as you see in the above screenshot, then I use the following code to render the mesh after loading the mesh from .x file:
device->SetRenderState( D3DRS_LIGHTING, TRUE );
device->SetRenderState( D3DRS_SPECULARENABLE, TRUE );
device->SetRenderState( D3DRS_SPECULARMATERIALSOURCE, D3DMCS_MATERIAL );
// Code to draw the mesh here...
Well is there a light source in the scene? Does your diffuse lighting work as intended?
Can you confirm that the exported x-file contains lights and that your rendering code sets the lights?
A screenshot of your program with the model would help also.
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Can you confirm that the exported x-file contains lights and that your rendering code sets the lights?
A screenshot of your program with the model would help also.
Cheers!
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In 3Ds Max, I'm only changing Specular level value, I don't add any other light, when I load the .x file into DirectX Viewer, I don't see the specular as well, I'm trying to use Panda DirectX Exporter to export from 3Ds Max, I'm not sure if it export information about the specular level that I set in the material window.
ive never tried adding specular in 3dsmax to a mesh, but i know how to add a specular on a model with .fx which gives off a nice effect like this
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