MR Error Messages

[pwharton]

I have set up a file to render with mental render, I have set up the custom UI to Mental render. Added a Daylight system to the scene and set it to MR Sun and Sky. At times when I am rendering I get this message;

 

“MSG 0.0 error: Shadow generator "Unknown Shadow Generator" on light "Sun02" is unsupported (mental ray only supports raytraced and shadow maps). Using raytraced shadows.”

 

Its not every time I render, just sometimes…. IWhen you go to the modify panel to switch shadow maps there is no shadow types shown under the MR sun or sky. Am I missing something? What does this message mean? And where do you go to find out what the messages in the error panel means?

[Thiago de Andrade]

you probably have another sun applied to your scene. Check the object list.

[Justin Hunt]

It happens when the default shadow generator is set to "Advanced Raytrace" which Mentalray doesnt support. Mental will automatically change it to raytrace, so its something that you can quite safly ignore.

 

JHV

[pwharton]

Thank for the replies,

 

where would Igo to change the default setting?

[Milatonka]

I think it Just keeps the last used?

[Justin Hunt]

Sorry the resarect this thread but I may have a solution

 

If you go the the "custom UI and Defalts" in the customization menu

there is a defaults for Mentalray a DesignViz mentalray, both of these will change the default shadow generator to Raytrace.

 

Stumbled across this a few days ago

 

JHV