Need help with DAZ Studio 4 Natural Ground Shaders

youngmoneycache

So I got the shaders... http://www.daz3d.com/daz-studio-4-natural-ground-shaders
When I click on the file, there's always an error. I assume it's because the shaders are basically MATs, but that would mean I would have to apply the shaders to an object, and I don't know what that object is. :/
Please help,
Thanks

kitakoredaz

hi,:) If in the product, there is no plane or ground prop., create new prmitive , then select plane from top menu.
or you can use other prop plane which you have bought already,,

then select the surface of primitive ground, by surface selection tool,
or in surface tab, then apply shader (or shader preset) t, should work.

Richard Haseltine

In DS4 using the Surface Selection tool you don't need to select the item first - just click on the area you want with the Surface Selection tool and both object and surface will be selected.

kitakoredaz

But,, I think,, he need to select plane or choose plane, when create primitive from top menu,
he may not hope to apply ground shader for sphere or cube,,,:down:

Richard Haseltine

Well, the shader would apply - how it looked I would be another matter, but some might be useful. But I did misread your post, sorry.

youngmoneycache

kitakoredaz said:

hi,:) If in the product, there is no plane or ground prop., create new prmitive , then select plane from top menu.
or you can use other prop plane which you have bought already,,

then select the surface of primitive ground, by surface selection tool,
or in surface tab, then apply shader (or shader preset) t, should work.

Tried doing that, but the plane still looks plain :\ (No pun intended)

Jaderail

You are doing a full 3Deight render I hope, DAZ Studio Shaders only render in 3Delight render mode not in any of the OpenGL render modes, they only use the built in settings of your Video Card.

youngmoneycache

Jaderail said:

You are doing a full 3Deight render I hope, DAZ Studio Shaders only render in 3Delight render mode not in any of the OpenGL render modes, they only use the built in settings of your Video Card.

I don't think that's the problem. I do use 3Delight. The problem is that the shaders do not show up when I'm editing a scene. Like, when I load a plane, select it, then double click on a shader, nothing happens.

WendyLuvsCatz

I select the surface in the surface parameters tab, it turns the text yellow
then click on shader or drag it in
other ways find often do not apply
you can hold ctl and select several surfaces too

kitakoredaz

Hi,

1 to see shader effect, we may need render. (not see effect in 3d view about many case,
it depend on how the shader made, I simply think, shader need render to see the effect ^^;)

2 If you use surface selection tool, then select the plane surface in 3d view,
it is same, select surface in surface pane>Editor
(I said both already)

If user think surface selection can not work , you may better send bug report, I believe.
if it can not work with 3d view, surface selection tool has no meaning.:roll:

And usually primitive have only one surface group. you can not choose many surface grouop.
Anyway select surface group, in 3d view or surface tab>edit then apply (click ) the shader preset.
and just render as jaderlair suggested already,:) you can see, your surface change in rendered pic, I believe.

Jaderail

Here one is the Viewport Applied view the other the render...

warrenao

I was havng some problems with this one as well, until I discovered that - apparently - the natural ground shaders don't render in Iray. Just 3Delight. In Iray all I ever get is a smooth white plastic surface. 3Delight seems to behave as expected.

Richard Haseltine

Procedural shaders will not usually transfer between Iray and 3Delight or vice versa.