Hi,
add another Texture Environment node and change the type to Visible, instead or Primary, in this way you can use it for Backplate, Reflections, and/or Refractions:
http://www.aoktar.com/octane/OctaneDaylight.html
ciao Beppe

Thank you Beppe, I did that and it allowed the material to refract ...

Hello,

Is there any way for refractive (transmissive) materials to refract a background object?

I'm attaching two different images, one with the desired result and another with what I get with octane render (which refracts octane's daylight object)

Desired result with c4d's standard renderer (you ...

Hey, this might be a bit obvious for a seasoned OTOY user but it took me quite some time to figure out. I had to simulate a "through a magnifying glass" setup for a project and I wanted to share the c4d scene in case it's useful for anyone out there (download over here: https://drive.google.com/file ...