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[cosm0naut]

you could disable primary visibility on all the objects you don't want to be rendered...that way all their reflections, shadows and fg are still there and taken into calculation...

[Hamburger]

Thanks! Just did a quick test and that seems to be the way to go, but I just have to set up a custom alpha pass layer but that's easy enough.

I thought it was too difficult to turn off primary visibility on hundreds of objects and that there might have been a MEL command or script...but I just remembered Spreadsheet Editor.

Thanks again.

[MasterZap]

Thanks! Just did a quick test and that seems to be the way to go, but I just have to set up a custom alpha pass layer but that's easy enough.

I thought it was too difficult to turn off primary visibility on hundreds of objects and that there might have been a MEL command or script...but I just remembered Spreadsheet Editor.

Thanks again.

You can also use the mip_render_subset from the production shaders to do this sort of thing....

/Z

[dragonP]

Hi Masterzap,

Is there any documentation on the mip_render_subset lens shader, I have seen the mental images PDF, and that has given me an insight into how it works. But would like to know more about why I am getting this error.

mip_render_subset1.material: unsupported parameter connection of type material to incompatible node

Is there no support for this feature yet in Maya 2008??
Tried to link up to a material, and the geomerty still the same, any ideas?
Also since its a lens shader can I use this with the physical sky, sun? Can you have two connections connected to the lens shader?

Thanks masterZap

[HellstormDe]

You could also calculate maps for reflection, shadows, fg... before actually rendering your desired objects.

[dragonP]

Sounds like a cool way, sorta render layers. have tried that though. Really looking for a solution using the new mip_subset.

Tried again last night and it seems to render out black its sampling nothing so the background in the mip_subset is set to black so rendering black when it doesnt detect anything. I think there is another attachment that I have to make. Either a rayswitcher or something else.

Have got it to render an alpha out at least but that was the furthest I got with the mip_subset.

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