Materials and animation

[Skeletor]

Hi

I'm having trouble figuring out how to make Octane use the materials I specify in Octane when I'm doing an animation. My work flow is as follows. I run the plug in inside Max 2011, press render, set up the materials in Octane and save the project.

I go back in to Max and start the animation to render via the plug in, but then Octane will just render with the Max materials.

Am I doing something wrong, or is this a known issue?

[erik]

Hi,

Yes I don't think it works like that currently. I believe your Max scene materials are translated via the exporter and used for the render. I think you may have trouble if you can't get your Max materials to export to Octane as you want them (which i think should be possible for most normal materials). But I can't say I'm an expert on this work flow. I'm sure there are some gurus out there who can give you some very good tips.

[bepeg4d]

Hi Skeletor,
1.23.x seem to have interrupted the connection between the plugins and octane
check this thread for a workaround:
http://www.refractivesoftware.com/forum ... f=9&t=3748

ciao beppe

P.S. would be very useful if the next version would allow plugins to directly create the material nodes

[Skeletor]

Okay so it works if using nodes for the materials? I'll give that a try later today

Thanks guys