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General Category => Porting and API => Chaos Corona for Blender => Topic started by: Rac Leborg on 2017-05-26, 00:01:41

Title: Connecting Nodes
Post by: Rac Leborg on 2017-05-26, 00:01:41

Hi

(Firstly, re -Hair Particles. I am pleased to say that rendering quantities of hairs is no longer an issue for me, so many thanks  for all the help on that).

Is there somewhere I could get a bit of info on how to connect up the nodes (newbie here with, sadly, no understanding of programming).

For example, how do I connect up the Round Edges node?

I noticed in RENDERMAN for Blender that the ability to link to a 3DSMAX library has been made available. I think this would be great if the same thing could be done in Corona for us newbies  to get to grips with the basics of creating materials in Corona.

Thanks

Title: Re: Connecting Nodes
Post by: blanchg on 2017-05-26, 01:23:43

Glad the hair worked out!

Doco that was used to create the nodes is here https://corona-renderer.com/wiki/standalone/mtl and https://corona-renderer.com/wiki/standalone/mtl-maps

Once all the features are done then documenting the exporter will be a priority.

I will see what render man does with the 3dsmax stuff I had thought it was a closed format so it would be interesting to see.

Title: Re: Connecting Nodes
Post by: blanchg on 2017-06-01, 01:13:17

Quote from: Rac Leborg on 2017-05-26, 00:01:41

I noticed in RENDERMAN for Blender that the ability to link to a 3DSMAX library has been made available.

Can you provide a link or something for this?

Title: Re: Connecting Nodes
Post by: Rac Leborg on 2017-06-02, 20:34:08

Sorry for the delay in response. Here is the link.

I downloaded the preset scene then linked to it inside Blender.

https://renderman.pixar.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33569

Title: Re: Connecting Nodes
Post by: blanchg on 2017-06-02, 23:42:38

Thanks Rac but that is just someone that has provided a material library based on one from Maya. It doesn't mention 3ds Max either?

Title: Re: Connecting Nodes
Post by: Rac Leborg on 2017-06-03, 12:45:32

Ah, yes. Sorry about the miss-information. I must have read it - a bit in a hurry - and just dived in to the library download!

Title: Re: Connecting Nodes
Post by: blanchg on 2017-06-03, 14:14:15

No worries, it is something that would be very helpful!