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Lights in Cloners are broken in 2024

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2024.1 cloner lights workaround
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    Frischvergiftung last edited by Dr. Sassi Oct 13, 2023, 2:24 AM Oct 12, 2023, 5:27 PM

    Hi!

    Lights in Cloners dont seem to work anymore. They render in the Viewport, but not in the Picture Viewer.

    Running 2024.1.0 // Using Standard renderer.

    Same scene works perfectly well in 2023. Is this a bug?

    Thanks, Max

    Screenshot 2023-10-12 192348.jpg

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    • Dr. Sassi
      Dr. Sassi last edited by Dr. Sassi Oct 13, 2023, 2:37 AM Oct 12, 2023, 7:06 PM

      Hi unique-foundation,

      Yes, I can confirm this. Sorry for your trouble. EDIT: workarounds below /edit.

      Are these lights static? Then press the C key, and it renders.

      If you need to have it animated, please share the small setup from the image, and I will try to find a workaround. Typically, Xpresso should do the trick.

      Again, it's not fun, but I can't tell you more now.

      All the best

      Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
      Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
      Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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      • Dr. Sassi
        Dr. Sassi last edited by Dr. Sassi Oct 13, 2023, 2:35 AM Oct 13, 2023, 2:22 AM

        P.S.: After some trial and error, I hope I found a workaround; since your image showed white lights only, please try the following

        Place the light under a Null, then the Null under the Cloner. Render, as the editor shows only a few lights.

        CV4_2024_drs_23_MGli_11.c4d

        Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
        Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
        Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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        • Dr. Sassi
          Dr. Sassi last edited by Dr. Sassi Oct 13, 2023, 3:20 AM Oct 13, 2023, 2:35 AM

          P.S.2.: Here are two workaround ideas for Color based lights.

          CV4_2024_drs_23_MGli_21.c4d

          CV4_2024_drs_23_MGli_31.c4d

          Screen Shot 2023-10-12 at 8.18.52 PM.jpg

          Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
          Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
          Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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            Frischvergiftung last edited by Oct 13, 2023, 11:31 AM

            Oh Wow, thank you! Yes, putting them in a null helps. Thanks! Also for the other Setups. I guess this will be adressed in a patch soon, as this will come up for a lot of users. Thanks Sir!

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            • Dr. Sassi
              Dr. Sassi last edited by Oct 13, 2023, 5:28 PM

              Thanks for the kind feedback, unique-foundation!

              Yes, I assume that will bother many people, but we can significantly ease that problem thanks to your question. Thank you!

              My best wishes for your project.

              Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
              Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
              Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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