- Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:15 pm
#326847
I've got a problem with hidden emitters.
I've followed the instruction for hiding them in Tom's post on the Think! Maxwell site http://think.maxwellrender.com/invisibl ... ers-7.html i.e. create an emitter material with an extra 'invisble' BSDF layer so that it doesn't cast shadows.
Everything works fine until I add a glass material (Maxwell wizard glass) in front of the emitters.
I'm not sure if this is a bug or if it's just impossible to do with glass? Has anyone else has this issue?
First, create geometry and apply 2 layer emitter (emitter with extra 'invisble' BSDF). Still visible here because I haven't added 'hide from camera'...
![Image](http://www.richardosborn.com/maxwell/beta-bugs/emitter_2-layer.jpg)
...now apply a 'hide from camera' mesh property. So far so good!
![Image](http://www.richardosborn.com/maxwell/beta-bugs/emitter_hidden-from-camera.jpg)
Now add a glass material infront of the previous shot (no other changes have been made) and the emitters reappear!
![Image](http://www.richardosborn.com/maxwell/beta-bugs/emitter_with-glass.jpg)
I've followed the instruction for hiding them in Tom's post on the Think! Maxwell site http://think.maxwellrender.com/invisibl ... ers-7.html i.e. create an emitter material with an extra 'invisble' BSDF layer so that it doesn't cast shadows.
Everything works fine until I add a glass material (Maxwell wizard glass) in front of the emitters.
I'm not sure if this is a bug or if it's just impossible to do with glass? Has anyone else has this issue?
First, create geometry and apply 2 layer emitter (emitter with extra 'invisble' BSDF). Still visible here because I haven't added 'hide from camera'...
![Image](http://www.richardosborn.com/maxwell/beta-bugs/emitter_2-layer.jpg)
...now apply a 'hide from camera' mesh property. So far so good!
![Image](http://www.richardosborn.com/maxwell/beta-bugs/emitter_hidden-from-camera.jpg)
Now add a glass material infront of the previous shot (no other changes have been made) and the emitters reappear!
![Image](http://www.richardosborn.com/maxwell/beta-bugs/emitter_with-glass.jpg)