topic Re: AiSurface Shader not rendering on Zync in Maya Shading, Lighting and Rendering Forum

AiSurface Shader not rendering on Zync

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:50:38 GMT

Apologies if this isn't the right place but Zync support are shocking slow and not really clued up on this issue.

Using Mac OSX, Maya 2016 Ext2 and Arnold MtoA 1.4.0.0. Locally everything renders fine and the AiShaders weren't installed via ENV path but every test render I get back from Zync seems to ignore these shaders.

Kudos in advance!

Re: AiSurface Shader not rendering on Zync

Stephen.Blair — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:40:49 GMT

What's AiSurface Shader? There's an AiStandard, is that the shader? It's impossible for that shader to be missing, because it's built-in to the Arnold core.

Do you have an Arnold log for the problem render?

Re: AiSurface Shader not rendering on Zync

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:31:51 GMT

Surface is in the alShaders pack from www.anderslanglands.com/

I believe I gave the right shader path on Zync, the files appear in the online browser.

Re: AiSurface Shader not rendering on Zync

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:51:15 GMT

Zync provide a Maya log which I've attached don't think there's an Arnold one too. Couldn't see option for diagnostic in Zync client.

The maya log shows that the materials themselves 'Gold_Green.ma' and 'Metallic_Gray.ma' that aren't being read.

Question is then, if the files are in Zyncs File Browser and they render fine locally, where is the connection issue?

Re: AiSurface Shader not rendering on Zync

joostkonemann — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:47:28 GMT

For the alShaders to work on Zync, you need the Linux version of the shaders and set the path in the custom shader path. See: https://sites.google.com/site/zyncpublic/doc/faq#TOC-Q.-Do-you-support-custom-shaders-gizmos-