The object continues to render black, not with the texture

hi, the image texture should work even with just maya default mesh uv (so even if you did not set projection, just thought this may have been unset). when you apply the texture, what does the script editor say?

connectAttr octaneUVProjection9.outTex octaneGlossyMaterial6.Diffuse; window -e -vis ...

I was informed that Octane should work as I've done nothing wrong, must be a flaw with Octane.

Can I contact you directly, waiting nearly 24 hrs between responses is wearing my patience thin to the point I'm about to abandon Octane render altogether, if the correspondence between us is more frequent I may not abandon Octane render abruptly.

The mesh has UV's, there are no errors in the ...

ah ok, no worries, not judging you or anything. just thought you'd been following the threads beforehand as the maya documentation still needs an update.

for your query, its something like this:
texture_projection_node_maya.jpg

concepts are based on the standalone:
texture_projection_node ...

The documentation for the Maya plugin didn't explain the need for the UVprojection node although I did wonder about this node, I assumed since the object has a UV map that I simply plugin the OctaneImageTexture into the diffuse slot of the OctaneGlossyMaterial and my texture it shown ...

I added a texture to my object but it's rendering black ? I have an octaneImageTexture plugged into the diffuse slot of a octaneGlossyMaterial node ?

Toggling on daylight for the octane environment solved everything. Must you always use a octane environment to light a scene ?

This is a simple scene with a sphere which using (Octane) IPR renders horrible.
[http://www.divshare.com/download/26424821-403]

This is what I do, create a sphere, add a Octane specular material, change the render to Octane render, toggle on IPR and render. I just add an Octane Light, hoping there will be improvement with the sphere, instead it continues to look a horrible, flat, matte render.