pw2 problem

Hi all,

I have a rendering. It's an aluminum extrusion frame with a piece of
plexi inserted into grooves. When I render (indirect illumination)
random black splotches appear on the face of the extrusion where the
edge of the plexi would be IF you could see it there (which you can't).

I say random because the higher res I render the worse they are and
when I render my animation (using this part) they move around from
frame to frame.

Reflect and refract I have tried default 1 and 4 as well as higher
values.

I had this same problem last summer with a similiar part - I've never
solved it.

If you have any ideas please let me know.

Thanks,

Zander

 

Go here www.robrodriguez.com , hit enter and then choose the PhotoWorks
button at the left. Read the tip "Indirect illumination spots". This
should help you with your problem.

 

Might want to try to use the setting under Scene, Lighting, Transparent
shadows, so shadows can be seen through transparent objects.

 

Thanks fo the tip Rob! That helps a lot.

Matt, I'm trying transparent shadows seperately but I would have
thought that with only indirect illumination in my scene the shadow
setting would have no effec? I'm going to try it now.

Thanks,

Zander