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Hi
With the release of PR2 Octane X I was hoping that this issue would be fixed.
In another post weeks ago, I was given suggestions on how to make this work and I am still stuck. This should be so simple and yet somehow, I cannot find the cause of the issue:
I want to integrate a 3d object into a still. I have set the floor material to Shadow catcher, I tried with OctaneDayLight and alternatively with a regular light but while those two options present different outcomes none of them are right. This should so simple. What am I doing wrong? The shadows are either brighter or reversed but never as they should be. I know it must work somehow because I have followed several tutorials specific to shadow catcher in Octane. Is this still a bug in Octane X? Is there a workaround. I have included my test project. I really hope for someone to clear this for me.
Thank You!
Piotr

It seems it is a limitation on the macOS version, it works in the CUDA/Windows version with shadow-catching exactly as you would expect, but it does not in macOS (Metal) with the exact same file in my experience.

Thank You.
Yes. It is apparently still a bug, just as the Node Editor which is almost useless because it freezes all the time.
Piotr

Is the node editor still buggy? I'm trying to gauge the viability of Octane X/Macs for 3D without a Mac and an Octane dev said nodes should be stable now...

Hi,
shadow catcher has been fixed in PR3 SDK... stay tuned!

ciao Beppe

Thank You Beppe!
Great to hear that!
piotr