DS documentation

barrieM

Is there any documentation for 4.9 or 4.10? I can only find 4.6 which is not applicable to current render settings. 

Chohole

Render settings are

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/new_features/4_8/start#render_settings_pane

barrieM

Thank you Chohole.  I'm trying to set up for my first render with a spotlight. I eliminated headlight and environmental lighting and props and hair turned black as expected but the G3 character remains illuminated. Any suggestions how I can get the character black?

Richard Haseltine

Which character (or at least which materials) is it? In the Editor tab of the Surfaces pane click the little arrow to expand the list for the figure, then click on skin - which shader is being used (top-left, above the list of surfaces)?

barrieM

• It is AoA_subsurface. By the way, the character renders black without a spotlight as expected but is not black when the props are black during the posing setup. The character is not brightly illuminated  but bright enough to see textures. I am following a video "How to create dramatic lights in DAZ Studio (Iray)" by WP Guru. His character went black and I was trying the get the same result.

barrieM

Here is a screen shot. It uploaded OK but don't see the picture here.

 

Richard Haseltine

If it's only in the preview that is how the AoA shader tends to show, the preview seems to treat SS as ambient.

barrieM

Thank you. I appreciate your help.

barrieM

Is there a detailed User Manual? I am trying to get the shadow controls to show up in the properties tray of the lights tab. My spotlight is selected in the lights editor but the shadow property is not active (black text). The user guide assumes the shadow property is active after selecting a light but doesn't say why it may not be active. Please help.

Richard Haseltine

Shadow properties are 3Delight only and are hidden in Iray

barrieM

Thank you. Saved me a lot of time.