AsOne Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I would love to see if the Shaded Full render engine can be updated to cast shadows through transparent materials. For example currently Shaded Full with the transparent glass layer turned on (Transparency Linear 85%): Shaded Full with glass layer turned off completely: It would be great to get the light/shadow quality of the lower image, but through an actual transparent material. Sometimes rendering it with no glass at all makes it seem a bit too clear. It presents an unrealistic picture to some clients if the actual glass comes with a tint on the exterior. If there is a way to do this now with Shaded Full, please let me know. (I know it can be done with Renderzone or Vray) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 You can place the glass on a separate layer, use layer override so the layer does not cast shadows but is still visible.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsOne Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) Perfect! Thanks Des!!! It works. Problem solved. Edited September 21, 2020 by AsOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Glad it worked for you AsOne. It would be nice if this could be done at material level while working in Shaded Full. What would be really cool would be visible reflections on glass/mirror materials. Des Edited September 22, 2020 by Des Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Montoya Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I think this is technically capable in our OpenGL based Shaded Full mode, but it is not implemented. OpenGL can also show Self Illumination, but it is also unfortunately not implemented in FormZ. Our Shaded Full is pretty powerful as is, but it needs some upgrades to be taken to the next level if we are going to compete with other modern 3D packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanjl Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Justin, Self illumination can be achieved by setting the material's reflection to constant. I believe this is default when you use the billboard tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanjl Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 AsOne, another option to have objects not cast shadows in full shaded as well as in Vray, is to uncheck "cast shadows" under the object's attributes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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