Hiden from camera in shadow pass

Hiden from camera in shadow pass#385571

By itai bachar - Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:13 pm

- Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:13 pm #385571

Hi all
This feature is worth the price of version 3.1 alone...
But, in my opinion, it should be on as default. why would I need the object cutting into the shadow pass?
And my question is, how do I turn this flag on for many objects? (Maya)
Its tedious going over all the objects in a scene and ticking this on/off.
Thanks
(*I've tried in the attribute spreadsheet but it doesn't do it)

Re: Hiden from camera in shadow pass#385580

By Mihnea Balta - Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:08 pm

- Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:08 pm #385580

I'll talk to the engine guys about enabling this by default and unless they point out some obvious reason against it, I'll do it for the next build.

Which version of Maya are you using? I've just tried setting the flag for multiple objects with the attribute spreadsheet in Maya 2015 and it worked fine.

Re: Hiden from camera in shadow pass#385583

By itai bachar - Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:32 pm

- Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:32 pm #385583

on 2015, i'll try again, thanks

Re: Hiden from camera in shadow pass#386726

By itai bachar - Sat May 09, 2015 6:22 pm

- Sat May 09, 2015 6:22 pm #386726

where is the flag located? i cant see it in the render tab of the attribute spreadsheet.
im using 2015
thanks

Re: Hiden from camera in shadow pass#386733

By Mihnea Balta - Mon May 11, 2015 10:21 am

- Mon May 11, 2015 10:21 am #386733

Did you try the latest plug-in version from the early builds site? (http://www.maxwellrender.com/betas/plugin/12)

Re: Hiden from camera in shadow pass#386759

By itai bachar - Tue May 12, 2015 10:22 am

- Tue May 12, 2015 10:22 am #386759

Ive now installed maxwell_maya_win_3.1.10 from the early builds, i cant say that i see this flag in the spreadsheet, is it there?.
also, hiden from shadow is not yet the default, as you suggested.
thanks
itai

Re: Hiden from camera in shadow pass#386773

By Mihnea Balta - Tue May 12, 2015 12:40 pm

- Tue May 12, 2015 12:40 pm #386773

All the Maxwell flags have the "Mx" prefix in the attribute spreadsheet, so this attribute should be in a column called "Mx Hide To Cam in Shadow", right after "Mx Hide to GI". Make sure the "All" tab is selected in the spreadsheet, since these flags aren't keyable.