Bug in saving/loading Node Lists from (Render Settings->Canvases->NodeLists)

alicestarling

I'm experiencing a bug that has stopped our pipeline completely, and is forcing me to consider a new 3d software suite.

Our pipline is dependent on being able use one object to clip another object, and its resulting rasterized image retain that clipping.

For instance, we a body and a shirt into the scene, and use the canvas/node list to render out the shirt only, and the visible sufaces of the body clip out the areas of the shirt that are behind the body. This is an excellent pipeline for us.

The issue is, the node list is reset upone saving or loading the selection as a render settings preset file. The reason we cannot simply save multiple node lists and switch between them, is because that isn't supported by Render Doctor or any other batch renderer available. Everytime I load the render setting, the node list loses its selection, and yes the nodes in the scene are loaded before the render settings with the canvas and node list.

Has anyone else run into this issue? I'm using 4.20 and even tried the previous version and it has the same issue. If I can't find a solution I'm going to have to abandon thousands of dollars spent on content. That's going to hurt.

Thank in advance,

Alice

barbult

I haven't experimented with what you are doing, but RiverSoftArt recently posted a way to add render settings options to Render Doctor. I don't know if that would include your node lists of not. Check his Render Doctor commercial thread and post there to see ideas and ask a question about it.

alicestarling

Thank you for the note. I did review the Render Doctor thread and the latest version of their product. It doesn't go into the Advanced->Canvasses area. It looks like I can open a ticket of Daz3d so that is going to be my next step.

I am a bit confused though. For anyone that is exporting layered objects (such as clothes on a body), this is a necessary feature.