How do i get a wireframe render of a 3ds model, without showing
objects on the other side of things?
i.e., if the image is of a box in front of a sphere the program will
render the entire spere and the entire box (when in actual fact the
camera can't see the sphere, the box should be in the way)
This makes for very confusing renders! (if there is a method of
rendering the visable lines of the wireframe at the same time as
textures, that would also be an acceptable solution.)

One way would be to duplicate the object, and then shrink it to 99% of
its original size. Put the wireframe material on the original object,
and the background color (like black or white) on the smaller object.

good idea, the problem is that wireframe is a render setting, not a
material, and you cant render some things in wireframe and some not
(so far as i know) of course if this was possable i would be very
happy.

I use 3d studio max 5 and wireframe is a material. make a standard
material, and then there should be a check box that says wireframe. a
better (but slightly different than you want) would be to duplicate
the object, call it object 2. apply the wireframe material to object
1. then make a double-sided material, with the facing side 0% opacity,
and the back side whatever color you want. apply this material to
object 2.

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