Hey man, thank you for the detailed reply. Apologies for not getting back to you sooner.

Hey bepeg4d,

By invisible emitter, do you mean an object with an emitter material and an Octane Tag applied and set to not be seen by the camera? I'm not familiar with that technique so I'm just trying to make sure I understand.

Hey Jolbertoquini,

So I'd apply the Portal material to all of the vehicle's windows along with a Sky object, and add extra area lights or spot lights as needed?

Hey Terry,

Thank you for the explanation. I think I might need more info, so is there a tutorial you can recommend, preferably using Octane? Also, I'm planning on this being an animation, so Photoshop polish really isn't an option.

Hey guys,

I'm curious, I'm going to be lighting a car interior I've modeled and I'm wondering if anybody has lighting tips for Octane Render. I'd like to get as close to possible as the attached in terms of the lighting / HDRI setup. I'll obviously have to mess around with the materials to get what ...

Hey Collider,

I appreciate all of the info! Do you know of a tutorial for going the 3m extender and extra power supply route? (I couldn't find the 3m online anywhere.)

And in your experience, does it sound like a jet engine with a power supply outside the case or are volume levels pretty ...

Hey guys,

I'm looking high and low for an expansion chassis for my 5,1 Mac Pro with a 980Ti in it, and all I'm finding are $2500 Cubix units. I'm wondering, is there a cheaper external solution, and if not, what would it take to get another 980Ti inside my tower?

That is great, I didn't even know that existed! Thanks for the link. That's probably a little too rich for my blood though, that's like heavy-duty industrial design firm stuff.

I've included a picture for reference. Is there a fairly simple way to reproduce the faux-leather dash material shown here, and the textured plastic by the vents up at the top?

Will do man, and you do the same.