[Tutorial] Easy, Quick, Ambient Occlusion in MAX

[vreza]

i think i know why it has some bluish tint. it is because of the default sky color in the skylight setting. it is not really noticeable at first glance but if u double click the sky color and open the color window, u could see that it is indeed a little bit bluish.
just change it to pure white and u should be ok.

[hitestyle]

Thank you very helpful.

[Quisuke]

Thanks Sampson, great informative tutorial!!!

[chris89]

i'd like to add that, depending on your texture and art style, you could also change the white output of the AO map to half (image>adjustments>levels>255 => 128) and apply it as an overlay.
This way your texture gets a bit more saturated in the shadow areas and gives it a "possible" interesting look.

[varoondextor]

Ya ya yesterday afternoon i was messed up with that"
I clicked the [add] outputs, and i did not find the word ambient-occlusion there, and i hadn't installed crazybump on my old machine.
Thanks !""

[Gilgamesh]

Have to say, that maya Amboc is so much easier to do :P

[sdinesh86]

thanx for that gr8 small tut sampson it surely is a easy and better way to render AO maps thanx again

[nfollmer]

This was already posted awhile back

Game Artist - Bake AO maps with 3dsmax' Light Tracer