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Hello all, new octane and softimage user here (old 3ds max and vray user). I have a question for which I hope there is a simple answer:

In general, will I be setting up materials, maps, cameras, etc. in Softimage and then letting octane just do the rendering? Or will I be setting up more in Octane? If this is just another user preference issue, anybody have a preference to share? I guess I am mainly asking so i can know if I need to learn the ins and outs of texturing and render setup in Softimage or in Octane.

Ian

enthewhite wrote:Hello all, new octane and softimage user here (old 3ds max and vray user). I have a question for which I hope there is a simple answer:

In general, will I be setting up materials, maps, cameras, etc. in Softimage and then letting octane just do the rendering? Or will I be setting up more in Octane? If this is just another user preference issue, anybody have a preference to share? I guess I am mainly asking so i can know if I need to learn the ins and outs of texturing and render setup in Softimage or in Octane.

Ian

if you use the current exporter, existing xsi materials will be converted into basic octane materials. as octane materials are based on specific physically correct parameters, like any unbiased renderer needs to use, you need to tweak or even rebuild those materials in octane's material editor to utilize the full power of octane. the same is ~ true for lights as octane doesn't know artificial light types like point or spot lights.

ps: if you search the forum for tutorials, you'll find a nice series "radiant" has done, which explain a lot regarding these points (and they are basically the same, no matter what 3d host you use)...