Procedural Wood - A Deep Dive
This guide is a deep dive exploration into creating procedural wood in Octane.
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Distorted UVW
This is a “shorty” guide (less than 1,000 words) that hyper-focuses on the Distorted UVW node.
Baking Camera and Rest Position Walkthrough
This guide is a walkthrough that covers the baking camera and rest position functions of Octane
Subsurface Scattering
This guide is a deep dive into subsurface scattering in materials.
Standard Surface Deep Dive
This guide looks at the Standard Surface material type in Octane.
Projection and UVs in Octane Render
This guide explores texture projection and how it relates to Octane specifically.
Projection and UVs - Basics
This guide is a software-agnostic look into the concept of Texture Projection and UVs relate to this.
Universal Material Build Guide
This guide explains what the Universal Material is, and how to think through building any kind of material in Octane using it.
Mixing and Layering Deep Dive
This guide digs in to all the ways we can mix, merge, blend, and layer textures and materials in Octane.
Bump and Normal Deep Dive
This guide is a deep dive into the bump and normal channels
Building Height and Normal Maps from Geometry
This guide explores how to create both height maps and tangent space normal maps from geometry objects in our scene using Cinema 4D and Octane.
Texture Sets and SBSAR Workflow
This guide looks at how to hook up texture sets
Universal Material Channels Deep Dive
This guide focuses on the Universal Material type
Procedural Patterns
This guide looks at all the procedural textures available in Octane Render
Volumetrics Overview
This guide looks at volumetrics in Octane in its many forms.
LED Board Project
This guide walks through how to create an LED Board effect
Billiard Ball Project
This guide walks through how to create a billiard ball scene
Displacement Troubleshooting
This guide helps troubleshoot common displacement problems
Displacement Model Texture
This guide looks at model and texture considerations with displacement
Displacement Intro
This guide is a starting point in learning about the types of displacement in Octane, how to set it up, and the differences between the vector and texture methods.
Mixing and Layering C4D Stepthrough
This guide is a walkthrough that focuses on mixing and layering materials. It's for the Octane C4D plugin.
Mixing and Layering Standalone Stepthrough
This guide is a walkthrough that focuses on mixing and layering materials. It's for Octane Standalone only.