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DG Shader Essentials 2

petes imagespetes images Posts: 213
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Just purchased this but the stone ones and glazed ones render to glass with no details at all more like water actually purchased it to make statuettes etch. Where am I going wrong please?

thanks

pete r

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  • fastbike1fastbike1 Posts: 4,078

    Are you using Iray or 3DL? How are you applying the shader? How about an example?

  • petes imagespetes images Posts: 213
    edited December 2015
    fastbike1 said:

    Are you using Iray or 3DL? How are you applying the shader? How about an example?using

    Iray, and 3dl. I just apply the shader in the normal way. Double click it after selecting the figure, I will get a sample tomorrow when I finish work

    thanks

    pete r

     

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  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,245

    To apply a shader, you need to select the item in the Scene tab and then go to the Surfaces tab and select the surface you want to apply the shader to. Then you double click on the shader icon to apply it to the selected surface of the selected item. You can select multiple items and multiple surfaces and apply the shader to all at once, if you want to.

    What you described (Double click it after selecting the figure) is the way to apply a "Material", not a "Shader".

  • petes imagespetes images Posts: 213
    edited December 2015
    petes images said:
    fastbike1 said:

    Are you using Iray or 3DL? How are you applying the shader? How about an example?using

    Iray, and 3dl. I just apply the shader in the normal way. Double click it after selecting the figure, I will get a sample tomorrow when I finish work

    thanks

    pete r

    Here is the before render and after, just did a basic genisis 3 also tried it with genisis 2

    Also tried your suggestion barbult :-[

     

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  • petes imagespetes images Posts: 213
    edited December 2015
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  • petes imagespetes images Posts: 213
    petes images said:
    petes images said:
    fastbike1 said:

    Are you using Iray or 3DL? How are you applying the shader? How about an example?using

    Iray, and 3dl. I just apply the shader in the normal way. Double click it after selecting the figure, I will get a sample tomorrow when I finish work

    thanks

    pete r

    Here is the before render and after, just did a basic genisis 3 also tried it with genisis 2

    Also tried your suggestion barbult :-[

     

    petes images said:

     

    Done it. need to set Refraction Active in Surfaces (Colour) to Off

    peter

     

  • DestinysGardenDestinysGarden Posts: 2,550

    Hey, send me a PM anytime you need specific help. (Click on my name under my avatar. I get an email and can come and answer.) Is your render 3Delight or Iray? The Shader Essentials 2 was for 3Delight, and while most of the shaders auto converted to Iray really well, I didn't feel the need to update the pack, but I do know that those that used Refraction are completely nonsensical in Iray.

    It sounds like you might have your issue sorted out, but please do let me know if you need anything else, and I love to see finsihed renders.

    cheers!

  • petes imagespetes images Posts: 213
    DestinysGarden said:

    Hey, send me a PM anytime you need specific help. (Click on my name under my avatar. I get an email and can come and answer.) Is your render 3Delight or Iray? The Shader Essentials 2 was for 3Delight, and while most of the shaders auto converted to Iray really well, I didn't feel the need to update the pack, but I do know that those that used Refraction are completely nonsensical in Iray.

    It sounds like you might have your issue sorted out, but please do let me know if you need anything else, and I love to see finsihed renders.

    cheers!

    Will do, and tried it with 3D Delight, so got the best of both worlds now smiley as soon as I have something worthy (I have more failures than successes sad) I will send /post it in the gallery

    Thanks

    pete

     

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