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[solved] Hiding an emitter to camera?
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:16 am
by adri
Hi
In order to get better shadows I placed a large stretched cube and assigned it a maxwell emitter material.
On the other side of the scene I had lots of glass in which I didn't want the cube to be reflected so I tried playing about with the 'hide to' tags. Nothing worked. Whatever settings I choose it seems that the emitter cube is reflected in the AGS where I don't want it.
Can anyone suggest what I've done wrong? Or is it a bug?
TIA
Adri
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:34 am
by Mihai
Hidden from Reflections/Refractions didn't work? Upload a simplified version of your scene.
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:41 pm
by adri
I'm at work but will upload a scene tonight. And yes that is the case. Shouldn't take a moment to test it yourself. 1 cube as glass + 1 cube as emitter and then add the hide from reflections tag to the emitter...it don't work!
It would be nice if it did!
TIA
Adri
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:56 pm
by adri
Here you go.
Two screenshots. I can't upload the scene as I only have a demo version of C4D at work. It does however show the problem and I can confirm that it is a problem on both MAC and PC as my machine here is a MAC.
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:00 pm
by adri
Come on NL!!!
I know it's Christmas but this needs attention as soon as possible please.
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:19 pm
by Mihai
Seems to work correctly here adri, can you upload the resulting mxs file? As soon as possible please
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:12 pm
by adri
I've got the mxs but where do you upload files to?
TIA
adri
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:15 pm
by Mihai
You can use rapidshare.com
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:56 pm
by adri
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:10 pm
by Mihai
Well, that cube doesn't have any Hide to flags checked. Are you sure you're applying these tags correctly in Cinema? Which version of the plugin are you using? 1.6f3 is the latest, available in the download area.
As a general tip, you could easily check these things yourself by opening a scene in Studio when something strange is happening and you don't have to wait and stress for somebody to answer your questions and help you. It makes me feel stressed as well when every request for help has an exclamation mark (or three) at the end of it
Why are you using a cube as an emitter? If it's only ment to emit light in one direction, a single poly plane is enough and will render faster.
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:07 pm
by adri
Thanks for the replies Mihai.
As you can see from the C4D screenshot above the hide to reflections tag is applied to the emitter cube...
I'll upload a C4D file in a short while...
TIA
Adri
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:19 pm
by adri
good grief!!!
I've just seen that it's not just a matter of applying the tag...you also have to tick the box in the tag itself. Surely applying the tag should be enough...
rendering a test now and it's working fine.
Thanks for the help anyway Mihai...
Adri
