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[C4D] I need help! / Re: Total novice here. Need help with transparency etc

« on: 2023-04-18, 12:17:46 »

THANK YOU!
Do I need to 'fake it' if I want to see the light itself? What about visible light emitting from the light? See below...

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[C4D] I need help! / Re: Total novice here. Need help with transparency etc

« on: 2023-04-13, 18:14:25 »

No, that last fella sorted it for me. Thanks. Was mainly concerned with targets as I usually just grab a 'target' spotlight.

How would you achieve, for example, a strip light in Corona? Like you would use under a shelf in a store?

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[C4D] I need help! / Total novice here. Need help with transparency etc

« on: 2023-04-12, 19:14:57 »

Hello. I'm very new to Corona but not to Cinema 4D. I'm just starting with learning this and it seems to be going pretty well. I have three queries really, if you could be kind enough to answer them.

Firstly, why does my viewport in cinema show any transparent or translucent materials as solid black.
 
Secondly, any material that has an alpha channel/transparency elements (such as logos etc) show the area of the image that's transparent as a solid colour. Why is this?  Everything renders out okay, just the preview in the working area looks awful. I can't seem to find anything to 'enable better preview'.

Lastly, there don't seem to be many options for lights and stuff. Targets, shapes, etc. Am I missing something? I'm assuming they've very in-depth but I don't know what to do or where to look...

Thanks in advance
Andy

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[C4D] I need help! / NEWBIE QUESTIONS!

« on: 2023-03-01, 20:20:31 »

Hello. I'm a total beginner to Corona. Been using C4D for a long time however. I have a couple of queries.

Firstly, I have taken a supplied scene as a starting point to learn Corona. I've deleted most of the things so my lighting etc is all there to drop things into.
I have something that's made of clear plastic. I've downloaded the material from the material library and applied it to my object but in the viewport the material looks solid black. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

Secondly, when I click on the Corona VFB button it brings the window up huge and the image goes off the bottom of the screen, I can't even grab the corner of it. Is there a way to have a specific sized VFB?

Thanks very much in advance