calus wrote:But what about extracting "thin film layer" attributes as a separated additionnal layer node ? besides It already has the perfect name: thin film LAYER
( this won't break previous octane scene as they don't use layer nodes)
wallace wrote:Because ultimately thin film depends on an underlying BSDF, in which case is either specular or metallic.
Well, doesn't seem right, "ultimatly" thin film layer should not depend only on just one underlying BSDF ,
thin film interference should happen on the specular result of the layered pile of all BSDFs below.
wallace wrote: Each layer represents one BSDF exactly currently.
So the Sheen layer represent exactly one BSDF ?
wallace wrote:Why do you want thin film in a separate layer? Can you please provide a use case?
I don't understand your question, isn't it the point of layered material, to decompose materials to simpler material components and well ... layer them.
and obviously this is particularly indicated for thin film effect as this phenomen is actually due to a true material layer in the real physical word.
but I understand why it could be hard to do in Octane regarding the historical thin film layer implementation.