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Byob: /* Camera */

2019-05-05T09:24:36Z

Camera

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	[[file:Blendluxcore_camera_dof.jpg\|thumb\|900px\|left\|Depth of field (left) and no depth of field (right)]]		[[file:Blendluxcore_camera_dof.jpg\|thumb\|900px\|left\|Depth of field (left) and no depth of field (right)]]
	<br clear="all"/>		<br clear="all"/>


			The detailed description of the camera settings can be found here: [[BlendLuxCore_CameraPanel]]

	= Render Settings =		= Render Settings =

Byob: /* Todo */

2019-05-05T09:22:45Z

Todo

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	= ~~Todo~~ =		= Questions =

	~~Add more helpful stuff.~~ If you are a beginner and have a question that's not covered by this guide yet, send a PM to "B.Y.O.B." or "Piita" in the [https://forums.luxcorerender.org/ forum.]		If you are a beginner and have a question that's not covered by this guide yet, send a PM to "B.Y.O.B." or "Piita" in the [https://forums.luxcorerender.org/ forum.]

			You are also welcome to ask any questions in our [https://forums.luxcorerender.org/viewforum.php?f=4 user support forum] or [https://forums.luxcorerender.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=535 discord].

	[[Category:BlendLuxCore]]		[[Category:BlendLuxCore]]

Byob: /* Render Engine */

2019-05-05T09:19:23Z

Render Engine

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	== Render Engine ==		== Render Engine ==
	Path + Sobol is the fastest and works good for scenes with simple lighting such as studios, well lit indoors and outdoors.		Path + Sobol is the fastest and works good for scenes with simple lighting such as studios, well lit indoors and outdoors.
	Bidir + Metropolis can handle anything that Path + Sobol can and it can also render scenes with more difficult lighting such as light coming in from outside a room. Bidir + Metropolis is also required if you want to render caustics.		Bidir + Metropolis can handle anything that Path + Sobol can and it can also render scenes with more difficult lighting such as light coming in from outside a room. Bidir + Metropolis is also required if you want to render caustics.

			For more in-depth information about the render settings, see [[BlendLuxCore_RenderPanel]].

	[[file:Blendluxcore_render_engine.jpg]]		[[file:Blendluxcore_render_engine.jpg]]


	== Halt Conditions ==		== Halt Conditions ==

Byob: /* Lighting */

2019-05-05T09:12:41Z

Lighting

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	[[file:Blendluxcore_sun_object_data_panel.png]]		[[file:Blendluxcore_sun_object_data_panel.png]]

			For more in-depth information about lights, see
			* [[BlendLuxCore_WorldPanel \| World Properties]]
			* [[BlendLuxCore_LightPanel \| Light Properties]]

	= Texturing =		= Texturing =

Piita at 17:38, 1 May 2019

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 * However, you can also click one of the buttons in the panel below that is labeled "Node Tree Presets". It offers several of the base materials with only one click. Here is a description of the materials with example images: [[ LuxCoreRender_Materials | LuxCoreRender Materials ]]
 * After you clicked one of the buttons, open a node editor. It will be showing the wrong kind of node tree (probably compositing nodes), so switch the node tree type in the header to "LuxCore Material Nodes", as seen here: [[ BlendLuxCore_Node_Editor | BlendLuxCore Node Editor ]]
-* If you still do not see any nodes, try to zoom out and pan around a bit. BlendLuxCore adds nodes around the origin of the node editor, and your focus might be set somewhere else from before.
+* If you still do not see any nodes, try to zoom out and pan around a bit or press the Home key on the keyboard. BlendLuxCore adds nodes around the origin of the node editor, and your focus might be set somewhere else from before.
 * After you found the nodes, try adding a few more materials. Start a viewport render and connect them to the output (or duplicate the output and switch between them) to see how they look like.
 * Note that in LuxCore, all materials have three sockets in common:
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 ** '''Bump:''' Used for bump or normal mapping. If you have a normal map texture, create an imagemap node, select the texture and enable the "normalmap" checkbox on the imagemap node. The output will then automatically change to the "Bump" type and you can plug it into the corresponding material socket. In the "Utils" node category there is also a "Bump" node that can be used for classic greyscale bump maps.
 ** '''Emission:''' Any material can emit light. Click the "Add" button next to the Emission socket to configure light emission.
 = Todo =
-Add more helpful stuff. If you are a beginner and have a question that's not covered by this guide yet, send a PM to "B.Y.O.B." in the forum (the link to the forum is on the front page of the wiki).
+Add more helpful stuff. If you are a beginner and have a question that's not covered by this guide yet, send a PM to "B.Y.O.B." or "Piita" in the [https://forums.luxcorerender.org/ forum.]
 [[Category:BlendLuxCore]]

Byob: /* Materials */

2018-03-24T08:07:32Z

Materials

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	* Open the material tab in the properties:<br> [[File:Props_material.png \| 400px]]		* Open the material tab in the properties:<br> [[File:Props_material.png \| 400px]]
	* You will now see a button called "Use Material Nodes". If you would click that, it would add a matte material (similar to Cycles' "diffuse" shader).		* You will now see a button called "Use Material Nodes". If you would click that, it would add a matte material (similar to Cycles' "diffuse" shader).
	* However, you can also click one of the buttons in the panel below that is labeled "Node Tree Presets". It offers several of the base materials with only one click. Here is a description of the materials: [[ LuxCoreRender_Materials \| LuxCoreRender Materials ]]		* However, you can also click one of the buttons in the panel below that is labeled "Node Tree Presets". It offers several of the base materials with only one click. Here is a description of the materials with example images: [[ LuxCoreRender_Materials \| LuxCoreRender Materials ]]
	* After you clicked one of the buttons, open a node editor. It will be showing the wrong kind of node tree (probably compositing nodes), so switch the node tree type in the header to "LuxCore Material Nodes", as seen here: [[ BlendLuxCore_Node_Editor \| BlendLuxCore Node Editor ]]		* After you clicked one of the buttons, open a node editor. It will be showing the wrong kind of node tree (probably compositing nodes), so switch the node tree type in the header to "LuxCore Material Nodes", as seen here: [[ BlendLuxCore_Node_Editor \| BlendLuxCore Node Editor ]]
	* If you still do not see any nodes, try to zoom out and pan around a bit. BlendLuxCore adds nodes around the origin of the node editor, and your focus might be set somewhere else from before.		* If you still do not see any nodes, try to zoom out and pan around a bit. BlendLuxCore adds nodes around the origin of the node editor, and your focus might be set somewhere else from before.
	*		* After you found the nodes, try adding a few more materials. Start a viewport render and connect them to the output (or duplicate the output and switch between them) to see how they look like.
			* Note that in LuxCore, all materials have three sockets in common:
			** '''Opacity:''' Used to make the material transparent. In LuxCore this is usually preferable to using the classic "mix with transparent shader" approach because the opacity socket is optimized and much faster. So if you want to make leaves with an alpha texture, plug it into the opacity socket of a glossy translucent material.
			** '''Bump:''' Used for bump or normal mapping. If you have a normal map texture, create an imagemap node, select the texture and enable the "normalmap" checkbox on the imagemap node. The output will then automatically change to the "Bump" type and you can plug it into the corresponding material socket. In the "Utils" node category there is also a "Bump" node that can be used for classic greyscale bump maps.
			** '''Emission:''' Any material can emit light. Click the "Add" button next to the Emission socket to configure light emission.

	= Todo =		= Todo =

Byob: /* Materials */

2018-03-24T07:57:02Z

Materials

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	* Open the material tab in the properties:<br> [[File:Props_material.png \| 400px]]		* Open the material tab in the properties:<br> [[File:Props_material.png \| 400px]]
	* You will now see a button called "Use Material Nodes". If you would click that, it would add a matte material (similar to Cycles' "diffuse" shader).		* You will now see a button called "Use Material Nodes". If you would click that, it would add a matte material (similar to Cycles' "diffuse" shader).
	* However, you can also click one of the buttons in the panel below that is labeled "Node Tree Presets". It offers several of the base materials with only one click.		* However, you can also click one of the buttons in the panel below that is labeled "Node Tree Presets". It offers several of the base materials with only one click. Here is a description of the materials: [[ LuxCoreRender_Materials \| LuxCoreRender Materials ]]
	* After you clicked one of the buttons, open a node editor. It will be showing the wrong kind of node tree (probably compositing nodes), so switch the node tree type in the header to "LuxCore Material Nodes", as seen here: [[ BlendLuxCore_Node_Editor \| BlendLuxCore Node Editor ]]		* After you clicked one of the buttons, open a node editor. It will be showing the wrong kind of node tree (probably compositing nodes), so switch the node tree type in the header to "LuxCore Material Nodes", as seen here: [[ BlendLuxCore_Node_Editor \| BlendLuxCore Node Editor ]]
	* If you still do not see any nodes, try to zoom out and pan around a bit. BlendLuxCore adds nodes around the origin of the node editor, and your focus might be set somewhere else from before.		* If you still do not see any nodes, try to zoom out and pan around a bit. BlendLuxCore adds nodes around the origin of the node editor, and your focus might be set somewhere else from before.

Byob: /* Materials */

2018-03-24T07:56:11Z

Materials

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	* You will now see a button called "Use Material Nodes". If you would click that, it would add a matte material (similar to Cycles' "diffuse" shader).		* You will now see a button called "Use Material Nodes". If you would click that, it would add a matte material (similar to Cycles' "diffuse" shader).
	* However, you can also click one of the buttons in the panel below that is labeled "Node Tree Presets". It offers several of the base materials with only one click.		* However, you can also click one of the buttons in the panel below that is labeled "Node Tree Presets". It offers several of the base materials with only one click.
			* After you clicked one of the buttons, open a node editor. It will be showing the wrong kind of node tree (probably compositing nodes), so switch the node tree type in the header to "LuxCore Material Nodes", as seen here: [[ BlendLuxCore_Node_Editor \| BlendLuxCore Node Editor ]]
			* If you still do not see any nodes, try to zoom out and pan around a bit. BlendLuxCore adds nodes around the origin of the node editor, and your focus might be set somewhere else from before.
			*

	= Todo =		= Todo =

Byob at 07:46, 24 March 2018

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 * '''Why is everything covered in checkers?'''<br> In BlendLuxCore, every material should have an associated node tree. We did not touch any materials yet, so they are converted with the fallback material that is supposed to tell you "this object is missing a material (or node tree)". More on materials later.
 * '''Why is the render not stopping and the progress bar not filling?'''<br> By default, LuxCore renders endlessly until you press '''Esc''' to stop the render (when you are satisfied with the noise level). You can specify halt conditions to tell LuxCore to stop rendering after a certain amount of time, samples or noise level is reached, but this is only strictly required when you want to render an animation or multiple render layers (otherwise the first frame or the first render layer would render endlessly).
 = Todo =

Byob at 22:29, 16 March 2018

2018-03-16T22:29:54Z

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	Now, if you loaded one of your old scenes or created a testscene with some cubes on a plane and a monkey head and you press F12, the result will probably look a bit like this:		Now, if you loaded one of your old scenes or created a testscene with some cubes on a plane and a monkey head and you press F12, the result will probably look a bit like this:

	[[File:Quick start guide first render.png \| thumb \| 500px \| center]]		[[File:Quick start guide first render.png \| thumb \| 500px \| center \| This is Piita's [http://www.luxrender.net/wiki/Show-off_pack ''Hungry for Light''] scene from the old LuxRender show-off pack]]

	Which raises several questions:		Which raises several questions: