Autodesk 62205-051408-9001 User Guide - Page 892

B Combustion and 3ds Max 8. In the Material Editor, Combustion Parameters rollout, click Edit. This launches Combustion. In the New dialog, set the Type to Paint, and create a gray-scale image to use as a displacement map. The following image shows a circle with a custom gradient on it. For more information, see Chapter 17, "Paint: Drawing Basics''. 9. In 3ds Max, increase the Displacement strength in the modifier Parameters rollout, and switch the type of mapping if necessary. As you increase the strength, you can see the result of the displacement map on the selected object. Importing 3ds Max Target Cameras You can import into Combustion any 3ds Max target cameras that have been saved to an ASCII Scene Export (*.ase) file. Note: You can only import target cameras into 3D composites. There are no Camera controls for 2D composites. An ASE file is an ASCII representation of your scene. When creating an ASE file, you can specify which scene components are included, and how they are output. (For detailed information, please refer to your 3ds Max documentation.) However, of all of the scene components that an ASE file may contain, only the target cameras can be imported into Combustion. When importing cameras into Combustion, you can choose to remap the axes from 3ds Max, since the Y and Z axes are inverted between the two applications. You can also discard the camera target if you do not need it in your workspace. Note: Free cameras cannot be imported. Also, only camera and target translation will be imported; camera roll will not be included. To import a 3ds Max target camera: 1. Select a composite in the Workspace panel. 2. In the Composite Controls panel, click the Camera button. The Camera controls appear. 3. Click Import Ase File. 10.In Combustion, save your workspace, then in 3ds Max, disable Edit in the Combustion Parameters rollout to exit Edit mode. The Import Ase File dialog appears. 876