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Finish renders differently assy vs piece part

Question asked by Blake Dahle on Feb 2, 2009
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I just rendered an assembly, all the piece parts are Satin Finish Stainless Steel. Then I went to render the piece parts all seperately, picked the same settings across the board, and it renders with what looks like Polished Steel. Why would this appearance render differently in an assembly vs. piece parts?

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Rob Rodríguez Feb 2, 2009 2:12 PM
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Was your satin steel finish applied at the part level or assembly? Sounds like the part level renderings are using the default plastic appearance?
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- Blake Dahle @ Rob Rodríguez on Feb 2, 2009 2:20 PM
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  I've tried setting the appearance at the part level and rendering and also as a configuration of the assembly and rendering. Either way I do it, it comes out with the same appearance. I'll attach some pics to show you the difference, you'll probably recognize the finishes better than I as I'm pretty knew to Photoworks.
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  - Martin Wrann @ Blake Dahle on Feb 3, 2009 8:50 AM
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    Hi!
    
    Is this really PhotoWorks? Looks more like PhotoView 360 to me...
    
    What I can say just by looking at the images:
    
    - Floor orientation seems to be different
    - texture mapping different? Setting to "automatic" will result in different mapping techniques, depending on the part geometry
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    - Blake Dahle @ Martin Wrann on Feb 3, 2009 12:44 PM
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      Yes it is Photoworks, and the floor visability was turned off in the second image. But I've tried it either way. The mapping is all the same, in fact I'm working in an assembly and I have all the parts listed under the same Appearance so the settings are identical. I tried hiding and suppressing and either way when I try to render the base it changes the look of the finish.
      
      Any of the other parts show the same texture/appearance, but the base looks different when rendered seperately.
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      - Rob Rodríguez @ Blake Dahle on Feb 3, 2009 12:49 PM
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        Some of this probably has to do with the abscence of the other parts causing a reflection on the base. The satin appearance is very dependant on reflection.
        
        What if you hide all the parts in the assembly file so just the base is showing and render that.
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        Blake Dahle @ Rob Rodríguez on Feb 3, 2009 2:30 PM
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        Even if I use the assembly and hide the other components, it turns out the same way. Attached is a render from the assembly, all the settings are the same etc.
        
        Its strange though because if I use that process on the other parts, hide the rest of the components, they do render like they do in the full assembly. Its just the base that is acting differently.
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