Folder tags, transparent shadows
Would it be possible to make certain tags (in my case, Render) appliable to a folder, and have it apply itself to all relevant objects inside?
I ask because I've been doing some renders where I want to create a transparent shadow for a png on the web, like my with avatar. What I do is I render one transparent version without shadows, render one with the "primary rays" option for the objects turned off and a white background plane to catch the shadows, and then put everything together in Photoshop. This works fine for simple scenes, but with complex ones that's a LOT of Render tags to have to turn on and off.
Thinking about it now, I'm also envisioning some kind of property that would make a surface transparent EXCEPT for shadows cast on it. Think of how convincing HDRI scenes would be... :wink:
Would it be possible to make certain tags (in my case, Render) appliable to a folder, and have it apply itself to all relevant objects inside?
I ask because I've been doing some renders where I want to create a transparent shadow for a png on the web, like my with avatar. What I do is I render one transparent version without shadows, render one with the "primary rays" option for the objects turned off and a white background plane to catch the shadows, and then put everything together in Photoshop. This works fine for simple scenes, but with complex ones that's a LOT of Render tags to have to turn on and off.
Thinking about it now, I'm also envisioning some kind of property that would make a surface transparent EXCEPT for shadows cast on it. Think of how convincing HDRI scenes would be... :wink: