today's $2.99 iray shaders, any useable in 3DL?

sriesch

  I have heard, but not verified, that on occasion an iray shader will actually be visible in 3DL without conversion, although not appearing as intended would still be useful as another shader in general.  Has anybody tried this with any of the many $2.99 iray shaders that are in today's catchup sale?  https://www.daz3d.com/catchup-items-under-3-bucks#index=0&order=popular^1&filtered=1 ;

  Thanks!

Oso3D

Well, that and an Iray shader may include a lot of maps that are perfectly usable in 3DL. I find that converting to UberSurface often works without much fuss, plus there are converters.

Look for shaders that list a lot of maps.

 

Notably, my shaders are generally shader mixer stuff, unique shaders that will not work at all in 3DL. So. Fair warning. ;)

 

Havos

Most shaders that are largely reliant on texture maps to do their stuff should be usable in other renders, although you may need to tweak them once they are converted to the correct local shaders. This will include things like Brick, Fabric, Stone etc.

Those that do not use maps (or at least only partially), eg: Glass, Metal and Liquid shaders are unlikely to work in anything except Iray.

sriesch

Thanks for the input!  Here's a list of them, any additional thoughts?

    Maybe:
IRender Materials: Architectural    https://www.daz3d.com/irender-materials-architectural
Iray Magic - Metallic Foil Fabric Shaders    https://www.daz3d.com/iray-magic-metallic-foil-fabric-shaders
Fabric Basics Mix and Match for Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/fabric-basics-mix-and-match-for-iray
Silk and Velvet Iray Shader Presets and Merchant Resource        https://www.daz3d.com/silk-and-velvet-iray-shader-presets-and-merchant-resource
FSL Toon Hair Shaders Iray        https://www.daz3d.com/fsl-toon-hair-shaders-iray
Iray Materials Collection Vol 2        https://www.daz3d.com/iray-materials-collection-vol-2
Iray Super Shaders Patriotic Patterns (Merchant Resource)    https://www.daz3d.com/iray-super-shaders-patriotic-patterns-merchant-resource
Iray Skintastic Shaders Fur        https://www.daz3d.com/iray-skintastic-shaders-fur
Iray Materials Collection Vol 3        https://www.daz3d.com/iray-materials-collection-vol-3
FSL Weathered Shaders for Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/fsl-weathered-shaders-for-iray

    Maybe but transparency would require manual conversion I assume:
Fabric Basics Lace for Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/fabric-basics-lace-for-iray

    Unsure:
Shades of Pearl                https://www.daz3d.com/shades-of-pearl
Uber+ Iray Antique Metals            https://www.daz3d.com/uber-iray-antique-metals
Multi Purpose Gradient Shaders for Iray        https://www.daz3d.com/multi-purpose-gradient-shaders-for-iray
Metallic Shaders for Iray and Merchant Resource    https://www.daz3d.com/metallic-shaders-for-iray-and-merchant-resource
Uber+ Iray Antique Metals 2            https://www.daz3d.com/uber-iray-antique-metals-2
Uber+ Iray Medieval Armor Shaders        https://www.daz3d.com/uber-iray-medieval-armor-shaders

    Maybe a mix:
FSL Morphing Backdrop and Shaders for Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/fsl-morphing-backdrop-and-shaders-for-iray
FSL Tactical Shaders and Backdrop Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/fsl-tactical-shaders-and-backdrop-iray

    probably Iray-only, but would perhaps one side would work?
Oso Janus Double Sided Shader Merchant Resource for Iray        https://www.daz3d.com/oso-janus-double-sided-shader-merchant-resource-for-iray

    probably Iray-only:
Unusual Shaders Vol 1    https://www.daz3d.com/unusual-shaders-vol-1
Stained Glass Iray Shaders    https://www.daz3d.com/stained-glass-iray-shaders

   definitely Iray-only:
Oso Toon Shader for Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/oso-toon-shader-for-iray  ;  
Oso Master Shader1 for Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/oso-master-shader1-for-iray
Oso Shader Pack 1 for Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/oso-shader-pack-1-for-iray
Iridescent Shaders for Iray    https://www.daz3d.com/iridescent-shaders-for-iray

 

 

Oso3D

All the Oso and the Iridescent shaders are Iray only.

There's possibly a map here or there you could use, but honestly not worth buying for just that.