object to appear only at rendering time

[chow choppe]

is it possible to make any object only appear during rendering

suppose i have an object which is blocking my view during working in viewport but i need it during rendering. how can i make it to appear only during rendering

[notamondayfan]

layers? xrefs? see through?

 

or you could do something like add an edit poly modifier, delete everything, and then make the modifier turn off at render time.

[chow choppe]

how to make a modifier appear only at render time?

also if its not a single object but a group?

[Matt Clementson]

The easiest way would be to use Xref proxies. Make your problematic object into an Xref Object then use the proxy function to swap for something unobtrusive (like a point helper for example). Xref proxies automatically get swapped out for the full geometry at render time.

[chow choppe]

thanks matt

but u r talking to a noob here with xrefs

can u explaina little more

how to convert my object in the scene to xref

[chiquito]

If you right click selected ogbject and go to properties, and uncheck visible, but renderable still checked, it should work.

[kippu]

how about hiding and unhiding it :?

[chow choppe]

If you right click selected ogbject and go to properties, and uncheck visible, but renderable still checked, it should work.

 

it doesnt work that way

[chow choppe]

how about hiding and unhiding it :?

that can help but i have to do it everytime i change my view to user view to make changes in the scene and then unhide it when testing the render

[Chad Warner]

How about "display as box" in the object properties? That way it shows up as a box in the viewport, but renders correctly.

[Matt Clementson]

thanks matt

but u r talking to a noob here with xrefs

can u explaina little more

how to convert my object in the scene to xref

Actually thought of a slightly easier way using XRef scenes rather than objects. Do the following;

 

1) Select all the geometry that makes up the problematic object

2) Choose File -> Save Selected... from the menu and save it out as a new file

3) Delete the geometry.

4) Choose File -> Xref Scene... from the menu and add your newly saved file - you'll see that the geometry comes back in the correct position.

5a) Still in the Xref Dialogue select the file and uncheck 'visible' in the Display options - this will make your objects invisible in the viewport but still appear at render time.

5b) Alternatively you could select the 'box' option which will place a bounding box around your object if you needed a 'guide' as to where it was but not see all the detail.

6) If you need to work on the original geometry simply open up the new file and work on - any updates will automatically be shown in the file containing the Xref.

 

Hope that helps.

[chow choppe]

thanks everyone for the suggestions

i hoped there was an option to check or uncheck objects visibilty durinf viewport or rendering

anyway i think i can manage now

thanks

[mdviz]

"....i hoped there was an option to check or uncheck objects visibilty durinf viewport or rendering..."

There is a way, in the render settings.

[chow choppe]

"....i hoped there was an option to check or uncheck objects visibilty durinf viewport or rendering..."

There is a way, in the render settings.

 

thanks

 

u rock man

[chow choppe]

but it is good for rendering every hidden object and not a single hidden object

[mdviz]

but it is good for rendering every hidden object and not a single hidden object

 

You could freeze the objects you want to remain hidden from render and select the 'hide frozen' to keep them hidden from render in this instance.

 

If you are still confused by X-refs put the objects into seperate layers as already mentioned. Each layer you create has a seperate "hidden in view port" check for each layer.

 

Before any render I would save the file then delete all the objects that are not used/wanted in the rendered scene as the last operation before you submit, even for test renders. Don't work on or save the scene again afterwards just re open the saved file. This will free up/save memory, especially if submitted to a render farm.

[MasterZap]

I don't get why "Display as Box" isn't enough in this case...?

 

/Z

[chow choppe]

I don't get why "Display as Box" isn't enough in this case...?

 

/Z

 

actually that helped

The issue was that i was using a plane for reflections in front of my building so when i used to go to my front view i was not able to see behind that reflection screen if i was in smooth mode. SO i think display as box would definitely help

 

thanks