3Ds max script to generate flat or curved lithophanes from pictures.
Example lithophane
- Clone this repo to you script folder
- Run the
lithophaneGenerator.ms
in Max
- Choose an image
- Click on Create!
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Width | Once and image is loaded, when modified changes the Height to keep the same aspect ratio as the image |
Height | Works like the width field |
Minimum thickness | The lithophane will not be thinner than this value |
Displacement strength | How much to displace the front face of the lithophane using the chosen image. Higher values will result in a higher contrast. Positive values will generate positive lithophanes. |
Tesselations | The flat face is uniformly tesseleted this many times. The number of faces generated are: |
Bend angle | If checked, a Bend modifier will be added with an angle around the x-axis. |
The image is rendered in max using a Subsurface Scattering Fast Material with these settings: