Corona v6 New Features

[BigAl3D]

I just saw that C4Dcafe.com posted the new features videos for v6 which is nice. I have one question though, can someone explain what "Propagate Masks in Reflection and Refraction" actually does? The video is unclear to me. Thanks.

[TomG]

The blog showcases it, and the helpdesk page walks you through it - https://help.c4d.corona-renderer.com/support/solutions/articles/12000072867-how-to-use-masks-with-reflection-refraction-in-cinema-4d

Basically, it determines if you want the mask for an object to show up in reflections of other objects, refractions of other objects, not at all in either, or have the object invisible in masks. E.g. if you want to recolor a sofa, and the sofa is seen in a mirror and through a vase, you would need the mask to show up in reflections so you can select and recolor it in the mirror, and in the vase refractions so you can recolor it there. SOA also have a good tutorial on it, link is in the blog :)

[indexofrefraction]

corona is really developing fast lately...
i just wish it would be more stable, it crashes from time to time and that makes me hesitate to fully switch over...

[burnin]

corona is really developing fast lately...
i just wish it would be more stable, it crashes from time to time and that makes me hesitate to fully switch over...

in development it's common to hit issues
if you do find a showstopper, take a moment to make a bug report - knowing what's wrong is already big step closer to stability :)

[mmarcotic]

corona is really developing fast lately...
i just wish it would be more stable, it crashes from time to time and that makes me hesitate to fully switch over...

Hey,
we are sorry to hear that you are having issues! Please, as burnin said, don't hesitate to create a ticket whenever some crash or freeze occurs. It is our number 1 priority to deliver a stable product.

Thanks,
Jan

[indexofrefraction]

tx jan, but i guess i'm not the only one experiencing this.
while vrayforc4d never crashes, corona 5 sadly did quite often on windows 10 / R21
maybe i give it a try again with the new version

[burnin]

one thing... Did you ever check if it's a plugin conflict (ran faulty scene file with only Corona plugin present)?