Some of the gods probably know this already, but I thought I'd post this anyway in case you don't.

OK, so you just spent 5 days waiting for your final render to finish, but OMG! - Vicky's left eye doesn't quite match her right eye, or you forgot to make sure that little dog in the background was facing the right way.....whatever.

Here's the thing -
Save your final render.
Click to go back to your wire-frame.
Make that tiny little adjustment.
Click to go back to your render.(DO NOT HIT THE MAIN RENDER BUTTON)
Click & Drag over the part you adjusted and hit the plop-render button.
Wait for the plop-render to finish.
Now, click the little down-arrow next to the plop-render window and select 'collapse section'.
Your re-rendered part should now match the rest of your pic!

...and you just saved 5 days re-rendering your big pic!

Well it works for me!

Message edited on: 06/12/2005 04:52

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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster

And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...

If Vicky's eye offend thee,........then pluck it out.

"Any club that would have me as a member is probably not worth joining" -Groucho Marx

Yep, can't live without Plop Render. I use soft shadows. :^)

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

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Great tip, thanks Chris :)

Smile, your dead a long time :)

Just to add-- If you do accidentally hit the main render button, go to File->Open Image, and open your original render, then try again. Works like a charm.

One of the few things I miss when playing with C4D - Plop fixes!

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