Mirror Material Looks Glossy Black In Final View Render--Like A Hole To The Heart Of Doom.

[zowie123]

Hi all,

 

It's hard to sell doom.... It looks good in raytrace, but bad in final view render.  Is it like that for everyone, or do I have a render setting on that should be off?  Anyone experience this? This happens with reflections turned on or off--transparency too.  

 

Thank you, 

Barry

[rlackore]

Photon mapping enabled?

[ArthurDent]

I think photon mapping only affects raytrace views.

 

Check the material using the rainbow tool.  See if it is really set to be a "mirror".  If it's not that, post the plan.

[rlackore]

I think photon mapping only affects raytrace views.

 

 

Yes - I was confused if the OP was really talking about a render vs a raytrace (I hate how Chief uses these two terms). As you mentioned, probably a material definition issue.

[DRAWZILLA]

I had two mirror materials in my lib. One was an old one and one was a new one. old one didn't reflect, new one did. Check that.

[Gawdzira]

Copy the mirror material from this file:

 

x7 public beta

mirror object.plan

[zowie123]

Thank you all, I'm still working on it.

 

Alan, I'd like to try that object you sent via a  plan file, but I can't open it because you're using a newer version of the program--are you testing beta 7?  I thought I did have the latest version. 

 

Please send again, that would be the best way to know if it's my material or settings.  

 

Thank you, Barry

[Gawdzira]

Yes. Beta x7

[zowie123]

Using the rainbow tool, it says material mirror and it shows up as a gray pattern.  In properties it's at 100% reflection, but that's for RayTrace only. In Raytrace it looks good, it's only black in render views.  

 

As per Perry's suggestion, I'm looking up an old plan to see if I can find a different mirror material. 

[Gawdzira]

 

 

DBX settings

[DRAWZILLA]

No, the old one didn't work, see if you have reflections checked in the render DBX. There are two checks to make for reflections all the time, one for preview and one for final

[zowie123]

Hi Perry, Yes, mine is set to the same for both properties and general tabs.  Thanks for posting that...I'm using the newer library mirror I guess, I'm looking to find an old plan for an older library item to see if it makes a difference. Or if someone has mirror in a plan they know works in render please send so I can see if it's a setting. Sorry to be a bother, I appreciate all the help.  I'm at work and have to get this image to a client, but it looks like ****.  I can just turn it gray for now, but would like to know why it's so black.  cheers!

 

BTW. I'm using using a nvidia gtx 760.  

[Gawdzira]

prefs as Perry suggested?

[zowie123]

Perry.. I tried the reflections and transparency check and uncheck in the final view section of preferences before I finally gave up and wrote to the group, trying again, but little hope.  

 

So no one else is getting this black in final view render?    

 

To summarize:  It looks correct in raytrace, it's black only in render final view-- with or without reflections checked in preferences.    

[zowie123]

Yes, all those specs are the same.   I get a good reflection in preview, but turns black in render.  This I true other rooms I've tried this mirror material in too..

[zowie123]

Here's a render of a plan from 2012.  It's dark, but not as dark.  This is probably closer to normal.  The settings in properties are about the same.  Is there any other setting that controls mirror darkness?   Thanks again?

[DRAWZILLA]

You can try to edit the mirror material itself, I myself have never seen that before. Looks like a material edit to me.

[rlackore]

Why don't you post your plan.

[zowie123]

Here's what I see in preview and final view with shadows.  

 

All preferences set to normal of what everyone has sent.  

 

 

[zowie123]

Here's the plan, yes, should have done this a while ago

Mirro plan issue.plan

[zowie123]

Opps, meant to say thank you in advance for giving this a look.  Cheers!

[DRAWZILLA]

that's weird, don't know. I would just try to put a new mirror over that one and see if it works

[DRAWZILLA]

I get a good mirror in both, might be a setting. I am using X7

[zowie123]

That's the only mirror I have.

 

I just posted the plan, curious to see if anyone else get's a black mirror with their settings and video card.  In preferences I tried all the different hardware edge settings too x2.ect.  

[zowie123]

Well crapola, what setting could be wrong?