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hi all,

it's possible to make an object "NON OCCLUDING" the lights but remaining visible and computing the GI?

i need to see it in the scene, i need it is in the computation of the GI but i need that the light of the sky could passing through.

thank you,
roy

+ 1
Also will be great to control occlusion distance

Roy, you can do that by adding a ghost layer (100% weight, ND1, pure white trans, other chips black) to the emitter mxm, you dont need any render flags. look up 'invisible emitters' on the think site.

in another thread eric nixon wrote:I think the captian is contemplating the stupidity of your posts Zdeno, and how much of a nuisance you are on this forum. Misinformation in every post I've ever read, are you a professional sabboteur?

Go away, study your craft, and come back when you have rendered something decent. Otherwise you just hand out 'advice' based on ignorance.

... my ass


Did you really understood what Roy is looking for?
another uselles advice of your

That escalated quickly....

Here is link for 'Inivisible emitters'. Advice stands... enough said.

http://support.nextlimit.com/display/tu ... e+Emitters

Eric, Roy is not asking for invisible emitters but for objects that do not cast shadows. I think.

antonioloprete wrote:hi all,

it's possible to make an object "NON OCCLUDING" the lights but remaining visible and computing the GI?

i need to see it in the scene, i need it is in the computation of the GI but i need that the light of the sky could passing through.

thank you,
roy

You can not eat an apple and have an apple. If something have to let light through so it can not be used in GI computation.
It would be possible if meshes would be treated as "one side face" but maxwell automatically uses meshes as "two sided"

only possible way is to set this mesh hidden for GI and hoping reflection would do rest of tricks. You will not see self-shadowing, but in some scenarios maybe it will not be so harm