Need help with hypershade maya2012

n88tr · Sep 2011

So I'm trying to set up a render and when I try to link up a surface shader to an amb_occlusion map the amb_occlusion has a little red bar over it's name. I'm thinking that means something is wrong. I have evidence to this because when I try to render nothing comes out, just blackness.

Can someone help me with this please?

couette · Sep 2011

The red bar means that the node won't work with the renderer you have set for the scene. If you want to use the mib_amb_occ texture node, you'll need to switch to mental ray.

n88tr · Sep 2011

in my render settings window i have it set to mental ray. is that what you were asking?

couette · Sep 2011

Yes. If the renderer is set to mental ray, the mib_amb_occ node should be purple-ish and your surface shader should work.

Is it still red, even though you have it set to mental ray?

n88tr · Sep 2011

I'll try it again and see.

n88tr · Sep 2011

well now my amb occ node works ok but when i render all i see is my wireframe and it's transparent but for the wires.
what's up with that?

n88tr · Sep 2011

silly me i had on fast_amb_occ instead of the regular amb_occ
works fine now

Need help with hypershade maya2012

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