Shaders not appearing in Smart content

jsdaz_5811013940

Hello,

I notice that the shader category does not show up in smart content when I have selected any part of V4 Arkangel outfit. When I select V4, the shader category comes right up. This is especially confusing when I saved a shader from the Arkangel outfit that shows when V4 is selected, but does not show when any of the Arkangel objects are selected.

Thanks,
Jim

jestmart

Smart content is not smart, it relies on metadata to set compatibility between items and if an item isn't tagged in the metadata smart content is useless. The Content Library tab will always shows properly mapped content.

jsdaz_5811013940

Thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it. I was coming to the realization that Smart Content is a great idea in theory. Top marks to Daz for trying to bring some sense to the dizzying complexity of organizing all the files. Alas, it is not working quite as well as hoped.

I agree that everything shows up in the content library. But finding stuff there is also difficult. The search works if the item you want is named reasonably. When it is not, then very difficult to find. Category and product help. It will just be an ongoing problem finding items.

Szark

I find some Shaders only show up in the Surfaces Pane when in Presets mode (top of the Pane) when not showing in Smart Content. Of course they all show up in the Content Library pane as mentioned already.