SOLVED: Ddo Removes layers from other maps randomly

a.marlowe696

Hey guys,

Having some issues with Ddo 1.8. Working on a project and this has happened a couple of times now where I'll be looking at my model and all the sudden the spec and normals for some of my materials is gone. All the layers for the Albedo will be there, but when I switch to gloss or any map for that matter, half the layers are missing. It seems to be pretty random and if I find a way to successfully recreate it I'll let you know. Has anyone else ran into this?

Eric Ramberg

Hi!

I´ve come across this once or twice, try to "delete active map" and add it back in again, that usually gets all the layers back!

a.marlowe696

Thanks Eric, That seemed to have done the trick.
While I have you here I was wondering if there were any optimizing tips for running Photoshop and Quixel. Running them alone with 4k maps seems to use up nearly 80% of my ram (16 GB). I was just curious.

Eric Ramberg

No not really, I guess you can save some memory by using your materials very efficient, you know not having extra layers if you can use the same. Otherwise Im not sure. If its not already changed by default you can change history states to 1, that will otherwise soak up some memory!

Eric Ramberg

Sorry I should be of more help, but the strictly technical stuff Isn´t my cup of tea, I can ask someone better suited than me and get back to you

a.marlowe696

It's all good. Thanks for your help!

a.marlowe696

Actually I have one other issue that you could probably help me with. On the topic of optimization of materials. Every time I try to add more than one ID to a material through the Mask editor it cancels them both out leaving the mask completely black. Is there a fix or workaround for this at the time?

Eric Ramberg

Oh you have that as well, I´ve had that a few times,its a strange bug, but the solution is very simple!
You simply click the mask again and just press done. It should "Snap back" to its correct form