Mograph Shader + Export to standalone

[crowellster]

Hello,
I'm using a mograph shader to control the color of clones. They change colors as a field animates through the cloner.

The color works in C4D--but when I export an animated ORBX to standalone, it loses that color for some reason.

Thanks,
Justin

[bepeg4d]

Hi,
MoGraph shaders do not exist in Standalone, so you need to replace them with Instance Color, or Instance Range nodes, for coloring your clones.
ciao Beppe

[crowellster]

Ah, thanks. I'm not sure how I'd use either of those, though, given that I'm just using a cloner's color parameter to drive the function. Would you be able to point me to an explanation of that?

[bepeg4d]

Please, post an example scene, or share it with me via Private Message, thanks.
ciao Beppe

[crowellster]

Ok, project attached. Thanks!

[bepeg4d]

Hi,
just replace the MG color Shader with an Instance Color shader.
Switch the Source to Particles, and drag and drop the MENU MoGraph cloner into the source field:

In this way, the cloners will be correctly rendered and exported to Standalone, and you can also set the MoGraph cloner to Render Instance:

ciao Beppe

[crowellster]

This is awesome! I had no idea I could use the instance color node that way! Thanks!

[crowellster]

Ok, so...now I'm running into the problem of when I try to export as an animated scene, it always crashes somewhere along the way. Usually before frame 60. Is there another method to export? I tried editing in standalone, but it looks like that eliminates the animation.

[bepeg4d]

Which version of plugin are you using exactly?
I have exported your scene with 2018.1.3 without issues.
ciao Beppe

[crowellster]

Hmm, that's strange. That's the version I'm using as well.