Cheryl_C_Crane

Thanks to all thoughts! Unfortunately, I won't be able to get back to finishing this plan until next Monday. 

Another thought on about the situation with this particular plan - It was a Save-AS from a 2350 Side View plan that I did a few years ago (I think X5).  The 2350 plan was NOT staged with furnishings.

Thanks you all again, ~C

Oh, outside. Geeze that's how I control the greenish cast, and glare of PBR. Wow, I hate to hear this! The file will be H U G E if I used 3D exterior landscaping.

I've not seen a fabric lampshade yet that didn't have SOME transparency. This is terrible news!

Thanks, Graham.. I don't want to kill the messenger, so I'll stop. I do appreciate your thoughts.

Graham, thanks for looking, but what 2D plants?

There are 3 lamps shown. Mick's are the Brass ones (not to worry, they say it's coming back).

Mick's lamp on the left end is just as it was in the Library.

The middle (stainless) lamp is the same one as yesterday.

Mick's lamp on the Right is what happened when I changed to the CA Core Library Lighting White. It has an Emissive setting of a ridiculous 25000. Which is enough to make Sea Turtles lay eggs in North Alabama!

Mick, thanks for taking your time and talent to help ferret this out! 

Ha Ha Ha! 

Mick, This has turned into a continuing Saga! 

Kirk thought that it might be in the Full Camera Default Setting. Sent him the Full Back-up File.

It isn't an expensive house, sq and fairly simple. Clients are crazy over the look because of the houndstooth material on the recliner. Roll Tide Roll. (Alabama Grads) 

I don't know what I'll do for Auburn fans and War Eagle. 

Reboot Time.

Mick, I'm anxious to get this into my Library - but can't for some reason!

Downloads just fine, but I can't get it to show up after drag & drop onto a plan in CAX10.

I have noticed that CA's go-to material for lamp shader is Bright White Sheer fabric. It has a Roughness of 90% and Transparency of 12% and Emissive of .19. I'm not a fan.

I saw that this Orgel Table Lamp was imported into CaX2! Thank You for updating it! I'll continue to try to figure why I can't get see it in my Library. 

It's named MHD_Table Lamp Orbel right?

It's easy to see why you are such a valued member of the CA  community! TY ~C

I played with the sun angles and Lumens, too.but kept getting missing items (the stem on the pendants also take flight.)

Since you heavyweights don't immediately see the problem, I'll send it to Tech.

Many, many thanks for the confirmation!

~Cheryl

I think that it is in the Material settings for the pendant's shade. I don't like to see the bulb through the shade very much. Thanks for your time and thoughts. ~C

Here's the stripped plan file. Thanks to all who try to help! 

Pendant_Shade_Problem..zip

Solver, Thanks for looking.  No, I've not sent it to Tech Support - yet. 

I'm going to do a 'save-as", and make the plan smaller to post here so you and others can see the materials, and play with it. I am guilty of 'User Errors' from time to time.

~Cheryl

Joe, Thanks for taking a look.

I'm afraid that I wasn't really clear. In the 1st post, there are 2 different PBR views. The camera was shifted slightly so that I could show how that right-hand pendant is truncated when it is between the camera and the glass door. I think that this shift in the camera is why you aren't seeing the wall on the left beside the wall ovens.

In the second posting, I have drawn a cyan circle around the right-hand pendant to illustrate what is missing ~40% of the fixture. The 2nd pix is a 10 pass RT of exactly the same view - no shift in the camera.

Thank you again for your thoughts, ~Cheryl

These are the same Camera View. The 1st is a 10 pass RT that took 12 min. The 2nd is the PBR that was immediate. Why is the right-hand pendant partially missing with PBR?

I wonder if you are experiencing materials (interior) that disappear in front of windows. I seem to be devoting a lot of time futzing with transparency trying to get a realistic look between camera views that are only shifted a small distance (but in front of a window or glass door). If so, how are you dealing with it? Adjust Material Settings between shots, like I do?

In this case, look at the Light Fix on the Right side.

I don't know how this would look with a RT, maybe I should try.

Do you have Reflections turned on? 

In the last picture it looks like the lights are off, also where are the sun & windows?

I made myself a tiny PBR toor bar like this one so that I can get to the appropriate settings quickly. HTH

I have a PC, and my Intous 5 is USB

Profinish, do you want a reflection? If so, do you want it to be like a mirror, a polished surface, just reflect light but not an image?

Prorefinish: are you wanting more reflectivity or less? You are right, it's the settings and an easy fix once we give you the secret handshake.

I use an Intous (wired) with Ver X10 - and love it!

As always, Mark offers sage advice from one who has tried many ways to improve! Thanks, Mark!

Since I now design mostly K&B remodeling projects, I set up several Templates with the ceiling hgt, door hgt  Cab Brand, & Overlay identified in the name. Such as 96 80 CS KM FO for an 8' ceiling with 6'8" door & window hgt on a crawl space using Kraftmaid cabs that have a full overlay. All my templates now include the number of lights set to 100 and the sun at 500 lumens so that I can have a better start at PBR from the get go. Using these templates has saved me a good bit of time and was well worth the time investment.  Templates help to keep designing fun with less mundane futzing. 

I used PBR and adjusted the lights (cans are Off) to 100. I didn't have some of your textures, like the rugs, red sofa, etc. But, this should give you an idea

Stager, Thanks for starting this thread! I'm learning a lot.

PBR = Physical Based Rendering 

I now use it exclusively as it is very fast and allows editing 'on the fly." But, I am not trying to produce EXACT renderings as to the time of day, GIS coordinates, and precise materials.

My job is to get enough information into the picture to make viewers like the space and see that their own 'stuff' will work within the space. My goal is to suggest how the space may be used, and possibly suggest a demographic or lifestyle. 

Ray Tracing still has some benefits. I'm just glad that PBR is in CA X10, and that it's good enough for my work.

Stager, How about posting a RT for us to see? We''d like to help! (And, as Mick suggested, give us info in your signature on the version of CA, and equipment that you are running on.)