Prop's Monitor Display is Blank when Rendered

WarAxe-Actual

I'm using the "MonitorCart" from the "Sci Fi Medical Gear" in a scene, and when I view the scene in Texture Shaded, the monitors show medical/xray type images.  But when I Render the scene, the monitor screens are black (see attachment).  The DAZ product page also shows the monitors displaying the images (see attachment, twin monitors are shown in the upper left). I get the same result whether I use dome or scene lighting.  Am I missing something simple here, or is this a product limitation?  Thanks in advance for all help!

Richard Haseltine

That product doesn't have any Daz Studio materials as far as I can see - certainly not for Iray, given its age. If you select the monitor, then in the Editor tab of the Surfaces pane select the screen surface (depending on how the model is made you may be able to do this with the Surface Selection tool - but if there is an outer layer of glass that won't work). Apply the Iray Uber Base preset from the Presets tab of the Surfaces pane, then go back to the Editor tab and set the Emission Colour to white and click the Daz icon next to the colour bar and select the map with the screen details; adjust the luminosity values to get something reasonable and you should be done.

WarAxe-Actual

Well that worked a treat, and I learned something valuable in the bargain.  Thanks for your help, Richard!  - TJ

Richard Haseltine

Glad it was comprehensible.