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What is this product called and who made it -- primitives capturing part of backdrop

RandWulfRandWulf Posts: 182
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Hi -- a quick question.  What is the name of the product that lets you use a background image then bring in a primitive (cube, cylinder, plane, etc.) to capture part of the background as well a shadows etc. -- say your backdrop is a photo of the a Greek ruin and you want to bring in a cylinder to capture a column so you can put a figure partially behind it?  Who makes it?   Thank you.

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  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,173

    I think you're talking about Iray HDRI Toolkit.

  • nemesis10nemesis10 Posts: 3,489

    https://www.daz3d.com/iray-hdri-toolkit has shadow catchers

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,513

    your library -scripts -utilities  create Advanced iray node properties

    apply to primitive

    in parameters choose mat

  • NorthOf45NorthOf45 Posts: 5,541

    You can do the basics with the matte property on a primitive, or any object, I guess. Use the "Create Advanced Iray Node Properties" script on the object to add the property, and set it to On and it will go transparent and hide what's behind, and catch shadows if they fall across it. I suppose the other functions, like reflectivity, could be done, but I have never tried it.

    (I notice that I have to toggle the object's visibility to get it to actually go transparent, otherwise it remains visible. I don't know what else would trigger it. I don't recall it doing that in earlier versions, it would activate right away, IIRC.)

  • wsterdanwsterdan Posts: 2,390

    If on the slim chance you're looking for the much older, 3DL plug-in, there's still:

    https://www.daz3d.com/pwcatch

    -- Walt Sterdan

  • RandWulfRandWulf Posts: 182

    Thank you all!!  Really apreciate it!  PWCatch was the older tool that did similar things, but the Iray HDRI toolkit was what I was looking for.  Thanks again!

     

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