TITLE: JGVPROBE NAME: James Varner COUNTRY: USA EMAIL: jvarner@netmcr.com WEBPAGE: http://www.uncg.edu/~jgvarner TOPIC: Flight COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT. JPGFILE: jgvprobe.jpg ZIPFILE: jgvprobe.zip RENDERER USED: 3DStudio MAX TOOLS USED: None RENDER TIME: 23 10 10 HARDWARE USED: Pentium 90mhz IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Description: A lonely robotic explorer charts a course through the heavens. DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: This image is actually a still shot from an animation sequence I rendered in 320x240 for a client. Loosely based on the Magellan and Voyager Space probes, the attached scene file contains all the meshes and custom textures needed to recreate a Jupiter flyby (complete with a realistic ring system). I created the probe, ice rings, and planet meshes entirely in 3D Studio and rendered the entire scene in one pass. I hope you enjoy it!! Jim Varner attached files: satellite1.max The complete scene file. stars800.jpg (Background nebula) jupiter.jpg (Jupiter's cloud texture). Metal01.jpg (The 'worn' looking texture for the dish). jgvprobesm.jpg Thumbnail image.