Maya Plugin Demo Version: Disable Default Light?

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outpostvfx
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Joined: Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:10 am

Hi,

We're currently evaluating Octane as a potential render solution for a project. I have downloaded and installed the trial version, and have gotten it to render fine.

However, I cannot seem to find any way to disable the default light in my renders (disabling the Maya default light in the render globals achieves nothing). As a result, even with just one light in my scene, my renders look like this:

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When I'd expect them to look like this:
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What's going on here? I can't find any settings regarding the default light in the Octane globals, and besides a simple sphere and area light, I'm not seeing any other nodes that could be causing this phantom fill light to appear.
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dionysiusmarquis
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You should add an Environment Node and set the Texture to black:
http://render.otoy.com/manuals/Maya/?page_id=77

The default environment is neutral gray I think.
outpostvfx
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Joined: Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:10 am

dionysiusmarquis wrote:You should add an Environment Node and set the Texture to black:
http://render.otoy.com/manuals/Maya/?page_id=77

The default environment is neutral gray I think.
Cheers, that looks like it got it.
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