Shadow catcher keeping Reflections/Illuminations

[atoyuser1]

Hi, I am rendering the following:

But I wanted to remove the floor keeping the shadows, so I've used the shadow catcher:

But this also removes all reference to the reflections and illuminations:

I wanted to achieve removing the floor but keeping everything else. Is something like this possible?:

Using R23 & PR6 on Catalina

Thanks

[bepeg4d]

Hi,
have a look at the render Layer technique:
https://docs.otoy.com/cinema4d/RenderLayer.html

ciao Beppe

[atoyuser1]

Hi,
have a look at the render Layer technique:
https://docs.otoy.com/cinema4d/RenderLayer.html

ciao Beppe

Thanks, that's really really handy to know.

I've got as far as this, but I cannot get the shadow layer to show:

[lanklaf]

Thanks, that's really really handy to know.
I've got as far as this, but I cannot get the shadow layer to show.

Use Black Shadows, it will keep all shadows from the current render layer,
even without a shadow catcher.






Then compose these 2 passes.

Or update to 2020.2 and use "layer shadows" instead of "black shadows".

[atoyuser1]

Thanks, I tried checking 'black Shadows' but didn't see any difference. Would it show in the live viewer?

I should have mentioned I am using Octane X PR6 (Catalina)

[bepeg4d]

Hi atoyuser1,
I’m on PR7 Big Sur, but it should work also with PR6 Catalina version.
Please have a look at this example scene and report back, thanks:

RenderLayer_PR7.c4d.zip

(71.55 KiB) Downloaded 161 times

ciao Beppe

[atoyuser1]

Thanks Beppe, this is what I get:

hope I don't have to upgrade to Big Sur!

[bepeg4d]

hi atoyuser1,
please, post a complete screenshot from PR6 Live View, thanks.

ciao beppe

[atoyuser1]

[bepeg4d]

Thanks for sharing the screenshot.
What happen if you click here?

ciao Beppe