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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] I need help! => Topic started by: Yanosh HRDY on 2018-05-14, 16:57:33

Title: [solved] setting CGeometry_ZDepth Render Element
Post by: Yanosh HRDY on 2018-05-14, 16:57:33

Hello,
I am trying to understand how to set CGeometry_ZDepth Render Element to have this kind of map.

I don't find any tutoriel on the web..
thank you by advance.
Yanosh

Title: Re: setting CGeometry_ZDepth Render Element
Post by: maru on 2018-05-14, 17:11:43

There is CGeometry_ZDepth render element for this, and the settings are rather straightforward. What exactly are you having troubles with?

Title: Re: setting CGeometry_ZDepth Render Element
Post by: Yanosh HRDY on 2018-05-14, 18:05:29

Hello... Thomas M Grimes, just explain to me on Corona Render FB,

https://www.facebook.com/groups/183831411996004/?multi_permalinks=589853194727155&notif_id=1526308592139919&notif_t=group_activity&ref=notif

Thank you.

Title: Re: [solved] setting CGeometry_ZDepth Render Element
Post by: vonlanthen on 2019-05-15, 13:21:00

? well ? im also having trouble. this is just really confusing to set up. why do i need to set "render only masks (disable shading)" on? cant i just enable the effin multipass, select render elements and im good to go? really really confusing. i kinda managed to get it but i dont know what i did and i want to understand what im doing. cant work like that. i hope they make it easier to hable all render elements.

in production i, one time, have selected the zdepth renderpass and i just got a black image. not nice after hours of rendering to get back to something like that. in vray it works. i select the freaking elements and it goes...its easy, its straight forward.

Title: Re: [solved] setting CGeometry_ZDepth Render Element
Post by: TomG on 2019-05-15, 15:52:44

You don't need to render only masks for zdepth to render, it will render quite happily along with a full beauty pass etc. If it is totally black, then the near and far ranges are not set properly for your scene - since every scene is different (close up of a watch, from 0 to 10 cm maybe, front room in a house maybe 10 feet, field outside maybe a mile), there is no "standard" or "always works" values for the near and far distances, you have to set them appropriately.