Hello, I have been working with poser for almost a year. I am still kind of new to it, and still using almost basic freebies. I have bought a few things, but not too much. I recently purchases poser 6, and I have been checking out the galleries to get some new ideas, and I have noticed some nice refelctions. I thought I would try this. I create a box, and make it big enough to be the floor. I get a model all in place, and have it all ready to go, then I go into the material room and change the setting on the primitive box, so that it is chrome/brushed chrome and I turn on reflections, but the "chrome box" never reflects my character. I have made sure that all the boxes are check to reflect my character and lights, and changed the ambient color, so if you could help me, that would be great!!

did you turn shadow catcher off? It's in the materials listing

I never even checked that....I will check it out, and let you know.

Reflections need "Raytracing" turned on.

and the settings need to be turned up higher. But I was giving HK the benefit of the doubt on those things :)

This is what I was able to come up with real quick. Chrome mat on a block w/ a hi-res sphere.

I have been wanting to make some reflection-pictures myself ... but I have NO idea HOW to!!! Does anyone have a nice tutorial for this??? I'm on Poser6. :)

Open up the material editor and go to the object/Material you want to have the reflection. On the Reflection, click the plug and go to Lighting:Ray Trace:Reflection (I belive that's it, I don't have it open, close enough for government work though). That's pretty much it if you want a simple one. RuntimeDNA, the Forums here, and DAZ I think has tutorials on how to do it. Oh, and don't forget to turn Shadow Catcher off in the materials tab for the item, plus you have to do a Ray Tracing @ the higher rendering (render settings, Firefly tab, move the slider to the right)

Thanks MaryK - but I still can't figure it out! I'll try to find a tutorial here or at DNA. Thanks. ;)

Mirrors Tutorial. Probably works in 6. http://www.cocs.com/poser/reflectp5.htm

ok, now how do I turn on "raytracing"? I have seen in the render setting where to turn on raytracing, but if I need to turn on raytracing on the box, how do I do that?