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saving shader mixer shaders with thumbnails

srieschsriesch Posts: 4,241
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

What is the correct way to save a shader mixer shader so as to generate a thumbnail? I have a handful of .dbm files, but if I try to use File > Save As > Shader Preset, it generates a thumbnail minus the actual shader, just showing the untextured material you would see before rendering.

Screenshot shows rendered sphere, and the untextured thumbnail that is generated.

Also, do I need a different option so I save my shader as one thing, and presets for it as another, or are they all rolled together into the same thing?

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  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited December 1969

    I generally set up the scene to show a nice shot of the sphere (or whatever I'm using for a test model), then set the render options to square and 100 x 100 (supposedly 91 x 91 or something like that is the 'official' size). Then render (to new window). Then I save that render over the auto-generated one...

  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,241
    edited December 1969

    Thanks, didn't even realize you could do that. Works great. (and the new thumbnail shows up after you restart DAZ Studio.)

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited December 1969

    Sean Riesch said:
    Thanks, didn't even realize you could do that. Works great. (and the new thumbnail shows up after you restart DAZ Studio.)

    Or right click > refresh in the Content Library...

  • PendraiaPendraia Posts: 3,598
    edited December 1969

    mjc1016 said:
    Sean Riesch said:
    Thanks, didn't even realize you could do that. Works great. (and the new thumbnail shows up after you restart DAZ Studio.)

    Or right click > refresh in the Content Library...

    That's what I do also...


    I didn't realise it could be 100x100 though I thought it had to be 91?

  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,241
    edited December 1969

    Pendraia said:

    I didn't realise it could be 100x100 though I thought it had to be 91?

    I just picked 100x100, and so far it seems to be working.
  • PendraiaPendraia Posts: 3,598
    edited December 1969

    Sean Riesch said:
    Pendraia said:

    I didn't realise it could be 100x100 though I thought it had to be 91?

    I just picked 100x100, and so far it seems to be working.

    Good to know...: )

  • atticanneatticanne Posts: 3,009
    edited December 1969

    Information saved for when I venture into shader mixing. :-)

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