Thanks for the note.

No, the sss render pass doesn't happen with check mark removed -- but -- the visual result in the render is identical. The sss effect is obvious in the image even though sss is not checked. I'm sure I'm doing something goofy but can't figure out what. 

I created subsurface skin nodes using the handy wacro in the material room and attached them to each of V4's body texture groups. The effect was immediately noticeable upon rendering.

Maybe I  just need to go back through the manual again more carefully and see if I am missing something. I have experimented with sss in the past but it was always too slow to justify the results. With my latest computer and PP 2014, the effect is both more appealing and takes less time, so I'd like to try working with it.

~ R

ps. The IDL pre-render pass does happen as expected but only when the IDL box is checked.

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