Go Back   Lightwave Community at SimplyLightwave > Lounges > LightWave Basics
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 20-01-2004, 12:56 AM   #1
Fade
Full Access Member
 
Fade's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Scotland
Posts: 113
Question Setting objects not to render

Is it possible to set an object so that it will not render in the scene at render time?
Fade is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-01-2004, 03:44 AM   #2
HAZCHEM
Registered Member
 
HAZCHEM's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Brisbane Australia
Posts: 100
Default

Yes you can do this all you have to do is open the Item Properties of the object you dont want to be renderd and then go over to, the render tab and then tick the tabs Unseen By Rays and Unseen by Camera. That should do it i hope this helped.
__________________
HAZCHEM is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-01-2004, 07:12 AM   #3
DigiMatt
Super Moderator
 
DigiMatt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Sweden
Posts: 1,182
Default

or you can set object dissolve to 100%
__________________
http://www.digitalmagic.se
mattias@digitalmagic.se
icq:1687432
msn: eternal_e@hotmail.com
DigiMatt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-01-2004, 03:12 PM   #4
Fade
Full Access Member
 
Fade's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Scotland
Posts: 113
Thumbs up

Thanks, i'll try both methods. I'll elaborate a little on why i asked this. I have a scene with some simple animation going on in it, but I also have a large complex object in the scene as well. I just need to be able to render the scene quickly to get a guage on how the animation looks. But at the moment I have to wait ages because of this complex object in the background.

So I suppose my question is really, not only do I not want it to appear in the scene, I don't want it to be considered by the renderer at all, so that i can quickly render the scene. Then when everything looks ok, re-enable it to have it render with everything else.

If either of the methods you guys suggested has this effect, then just disregard everything i just said!
Fade is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-01-2004, 04:15 PM   #5
sod
Full Access Member
 
sod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 213
Default

Try the Scene Editor (CTRL+F1)
sod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-01-2004, 04:47 PM   #6
kumar
Full Access Member
 
kumar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Singapore,
Posts: 913
Default

Well this is what came to my mind. Open the scene with the objects, and remove the background stuff you dont want. Save as foreground. Do the same for to get a background scene. Now render them seperately and then composite in Lightwave. Just a thought.
kumar is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Setting up an anaglyph 3D scene 3Dmaniac LightWave Basics 1 01-11-2005 05:46 AM
Setting up Modeler spookymark LightWave Basics 3 01-11-2005 05:40 AM
Modeling objects; daily objects pixelone Modeling 1 05-09-2004 12:04 AM
Need help setting up a Biped Rig Bendezium Animation 5 16-08-2004 12:57 AM
Layout setting Claudio LightWave Basics 2 22-10-2003 05:23 PM

Thread Tools

Forum Jump




Online since 2001
A good place to start for a newbie
Catch up with SimplyLightWave
SimplyLightWave was first started in London 14 years ago, and we've been dedicated to producing quality software training ever since. Faithful to the principle of learning by doing, our project based courses aim to give you the practical skills to quickly start creating your own work in LightWave. More...
Copyright © 2001-2018 SimplyLightWave | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy
/* Contact Form */