Surface Blur

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This small module was developed by Pavel Kuznetsov, a Russian 3ds max enthusiast. It makes surfaces less glossy in the process of blurring images obtained by reflection or radiographing objects. Setting its parameters is easy (Fig. 21.10,a), and the results are self-evident (Fig. 21.10, b and c). It works correctly on the edges of objects, unlike the Blur process integrated in 3ds max (Fig. 21.10, d), and is the best way we found to achieve this effect.

Figure 21.10, a and b: Surface Blur parameters (a), the image before it is applied (b), after it was applied (c), and the result of the Blur process (d)

Figure 21.10, c and d: Surface Blur parameters (a), the image before it is applied (b), after it was applied (c), and the result of the Blur process (d)

The  Ky_SurfaceBlur.dlv file is on the CD-ROM in the \Plugins\Ky_SurfaceBlur5 folder.

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