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Packed Instances and nested dielectrics

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:24 pm
by Meet
Nested dielectrics don't work when using packed instances, is this a bug or expected behavior?
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houdini 19.0.383
octane 2021.1.1.1

Re: Packed Instances and nested dielectrics

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:02 am
by juanjgon
While working with packed geo instances you can't mix regular mesh data and packed geometry in the same OBJ node. The workaround in your scene is to pack also the duck object.

Hope it helps,
-Juanjo

Re: Packed Instances and nested dielectrics

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 4:19 pm
by Meet
That makes sense. Thank you