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Chaos Corona for Cinema 4D => [C4D] General Discussion => Topic started by: BigAl3D on 2018-01-18, 19:13:19

Title: How to Use the Shadow Catcher Material
Post by: BigAl3D on 2018-01-18, 19:13:19

I wanted to try the new shadow catcher material, but all I get is a black plane. Maybe I'm fortetting a button somewhere. The only example I saw showed the exact same setup I'm using. Is it a video card issue perhaps? I'm a Mac and we all know the limitations there.

Thanks.

Title: Re: How to Use the Shadow Catcher Material
Post by: Beanzvision on 2018-01-18, 19:59:05

In the shadow catcher material properties, drag your sky into the environment slot. Apply the shadow mat to the ground plane and you're good to go. And now a fun example ;)

Title: Re: How to Use the Shadow Catcher Material
Post by: TomG on 2018-01-18, 20:06:01

Be sure to use the latest daily build - the shadowcatcher was not working in the last Alpha (which is the last official release and the one on the download page for now). Daily builds are at https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?board=40.0 (https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?board=40.0)

Title: Re: How to Use the Shadow Catcher Material
Post by: BigAl3D on 2018-01-18, 22:23:31

@beanzvision Wow, thanks for that! Had no idea how to use it. Pretty easy. I know the manuals are a ways off for the C4D version, but would the Max version of the manual be useful for C4D users?

I don't see any .pkg files any newer than December 21. My version seems pretty recent (Mac version):  Build timestamp: Jan  8 2018 17:04:04, Version: B1 rc 2 (core 1.7 (hotfix 2))

Title: Re: How to Use the Shadow Catcher Material
Post by: Beanzvision on 2018-01-19, 02:17:01

There's also this which is very helpful for c4d users.
https://help.c4d.corona-renderer.com/support/solutions/folders/12000003772

Title: Re: How to Use the Shadow Catcher Material
Post by: stereoV on 2018-02-01, 18:18:03

watch this :