TerraMatrix opened this issue on Oct 15, 2006 · 13 posts
TerraMatrix posted Sun, 15 October 2006 at 12:31 AM
I was doing a test with replication on a figure with sub-surface scattering, and found that I couldn't get the SSS to apply to the replicated figures, only the original. I remember checking a box in the replicator properties that was something like "use object shader", but this didn't help. Here's an image showing the resulting render-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v141/TerraMatrix/why.jpg
Any ideas? The only other thing I can think of would be to create instances.
GKDantas posted Sun, 15 October 2006 at 9:21 AM
I did a simple test here and the same thing happens! Lets wait some time until someone answer, after this I will report as a bug to Daz. You can turn all replicators as a copy and the error still there. No doubt that is a bug.
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ShawnDriscoll posted Sun, 15 October 2006 at 10:26 PM
It happened to me too. I reported the bug to DAZ just now. I'm glad you found it.
GKDantas posted Mon, 16 October 2006 at 8:31 AM
ShawnDriscoll posted Mon, 16 October 2006 at 11:04 AM
Will do.
nomuse posted Tue, 17 October 2006 at 3:18 PM
Bug reports get answered?
ShawnDriscoll posted Tue, 17 October 2006 at 7:29 PM
The programmers for Hexagon and Carrara do answer back.
nomuse posted Tue, 17 October 2006 at 10:10 PM
With ONE exception, that has not been my experience.
ewinemiller posted Thu, 19 October 2006 at 5:01 AM
I think SSS needs real geometry to calculate and the replicator is a ray traced effect. There is a button in the replicator that will create real instances. Use that, remove the original replicator, and that should give you SSS on the instances.
Good luck,
Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara and LightWave
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ShawnDriscoll posted Fri, 20 October 2006 at 2:25 AM
DAZ just asked me for a sample CAR file that illustrates the problem. I uploaded one to them.
ShawnDriscoll posted Mon, 20 November 2006 at 6:55 PM
DAZ just emailed me that they confirmed the bug. This was actually one of their fastest responses back to me.
nomuse posted Fri, 24 November 2006 at 1:08 PM
Nice. Now marks one month since I submitted mine. To their credit, the big one I submitted, they SHOULD already know about. Still would make for a little peace of mind if they'd update the public tracker.
rickei posted Wed, 29 November 2006 at 9:52 AM
The same happens when you replicate a light with an effect applied. The light replicates, but not the effects. I wonder if this would be considered the same "bug"?
