Flickering reflections in rain

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  1. Normark

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    Is it common that a rainy racesurface is very flickering from surten angles?

    Any comments are very welcome, and thanks in advance.
    Normark
     
  2. davehenrie

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    post a video if you could, and include your video card specifications. as well as your cpu & ram.
    Then, also include which cars & track(s) you are seeing the flickering.
     
  3. Normark

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    Thanks. :)
    The video can be found here:
    PC spec:

    Display Devices
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    Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    Manufacturer: NVIDIA
    Chip type: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
    Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C82&SUBSYS_864B1043&REV_A1
    Display Memory: 4095 MB
    Dedicated Memory: 3072 MB
    Shared Memory: 1023 MB
    Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
    Monitor Name: Standard PnP-skærm
    Monitor Model: ASUS VA27EHE
    Monitor Id: AUS27D2
    Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
    Output Type: Displayport External
    Monitor Name: Standard PnP-skærm
    Monitor Model: unknown
    Monitor Id: HIC0001
    Native Mode: 1024 x 768(p) (60.004Hz)
    Output Type: HDMI
     
  4. Alex Sawczuk

    Alex Sawczuk Administrator Staff Member

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    That looks like you have a duplicated mesh to me
     
  5. Normark

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    Thanks Alex
    Will the problem occur if the race surface is placed on top of the ground plane (grass)
    The ground plane is just a simple square, and the racesurface is placed 1 cm above it.

    Thanks for any advice.
    Normark
     
  6. Normark

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    Thanks again Alex
    When I remove the ground plane under the racesurface the flicker is gone.

    Thanks for your advice. :)
     
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  7. Coutie

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    You'll have to cut space out for the road, you should be able to use the edges of the road to create an object to cut with.
     
  8. Normark

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    Thanks Coutie, exactly. :)

    Funny enough the bolean operation in Max is still tricky, but I got the trick done, and now it works perfect.

    A little too much rain, don´t know how to stop the huge amount of rain. :)
     
  9. Normark

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    I do tracks more than I drive :)

    I see the perfect weather-system, and it gives fine control with rain amount.

    Normark
     
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    I got rid of the flickering and the road behaves perfect now. :)

    But how do you get the pitarea to behave correct.
    It seems the road only dryes where someone is driving, so the pitarea stays flooded.

    How do you fix this?

    Thanks for any advice. :)

    Normark
     
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    is it possible to exclude one surface from reflections to avoid the problem?

    I have cut out the tracksurface in the ground plane, but I have other tracks with the same problem, and it would be easier to exclude the ground plane if that would work.
     

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