zeitmeister wrote:Sure it is!

- simply download an *igm- or *pigm-file
- switch to C4D, go to "Plugins" > "Indigo..." > "Import Material"

... and there you go.

*laffin* well duh that was easy thank you

is it possible to import indigo materials into c4d? was browsing the material database and wanted to know how to

how do you know if a ies light is up to a 90 degree angle? yes i get that error message i use the sample ies files form this site and they work fine. but i have my own hundreds of ies i like to use. but that error message keeps popin up about the angle

is it normal for the material preview to be all black? they work fine but the preview of the image is all black. kinda hard to edit if u cant see the image. thing is , sometimes i open c4d i can see the preview. maybe something got tangled.. Are you trying to preview an emitting material? Is it jus...

is it normal for the material preview to be all black? they work fine but the preview of the image is all black. kinda hard to edit if u cant see the image. thing is , sometimes i open c4d i can see the preview. maybe something got tangled..

Zom-B wrote:

india wrote:but when i pick the diffuse option there is no option for alpha or transparency...

If you use a PNG with alpha, not in a separate channel, but simply a texture with transparency, then Indigo uses that
give it a try

ah that worked had to make the png in Adobe but thats ok... thanks

I imported the material into a empty scene and it worked without any problems. Importing material via PlugIn menu btw, "unhandled format" sounds like you open it in C4D right away... don't do so! hmmm.. what i did was create a Indigo material. turn on the emission channel and added the light mater ...

ImageConverter Plus does it faster plus batch mode

speaking of broke. it seems all the light materials are broken(from site database). at least with me. i get nothing but errors trying o use them... cinema4d or standalone. when i start the render. "unhandled format" errors First check that you use the latest Cindigo version: http://www.indigorender...

Hi india, Indigo for Cinema 4D should recognise point lights (although I strongly recommend to not use them), area lights and spot lights, even if they don't have a light tag applied. All other light types are ignored. If your lights are of that type but it still doesn't recognise them, it sounds l...

i got 3. so why the message? they just lights. i dont want a sun in the scene. at the moment im just trying it out. how to do it right?

speaking of broke. it seems all the light materials are broken(from site database). at least with me. i get nothing but errors trying o use them... cinema4d or standalone. when i start the render. "unhandled format" errors

working good now.. im a fan of Indigo now. might be giving Vray the boot LOL

fast response. wow thanks so use my texture for teh diffuse adn turn on the blend channel?

how can i render hair or eyelashes or pretty anything that needs alpha/transparency channels? obviously i need the diffuse, alpha/transparency channel for the textures. but when i pick the diffuse option there is no option for alpha or transparency...