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Is it okay to only use the shell of an anatomical element for G8F?

FlortaleFlortale Posts: 611
in The Commons

I have G8F in my scene along with an anatomical element.  This element replaces a gap devoid of geometry.  

So there's the following:

Genesis 8 Female
- Genesis 8 Eyelashes
- Hip
- Base Anatomical Element [visible]
- - Shell Anatomical Element [visible]

The translucency on the shell messes up when the base is visible. It looks totally wrong, so I find that setting the shell's mesh offset to 0 and hiding the base anatomical element looks much better in regards to translucency. Everything looks great when I hide the base. 

So is it okay to use just the shell and not the base anatomical element?  

Comments

  • QuasarQuasar Posts: 679

    If you like the way the render looks with your settings, then that's all that really matters. There are no rules about what must be done to make an image look the way you want it to. People use all kinds of imaginative techniques to create their renders. As long as the program doesn't crash when you render, it's all up to you to decide what works best for you.

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    Quasar pretty much summed it up, but I'll highlight this part

    There are no rules about what must be done to make an image look the way you want it to.

  • Matt_CastleMatt_Castle Posts: 3,010
    edited February 2020

    My question here is "why use the shell at all?"

    There are some (rare) cases where I've used a zero offset shell, but in this case, it sounds like you could just copy the materials for the shell to the anatomical element.

    EDIT: I will correct myself. It's not as rare as I'd thought. I'll often use it as a way of entirely hiding materials, as it's more efficent and has fewer visual glitches than just setting them to zero opacity.

    Post edited by Matt_Castle on
  • FlortaleFlortale Posts: 611
    Quasar said:

    If you like the way the render looks with your settings, then that's all that really matters. 

    I was worried that something might break down the line.

    My question here is "why use the shell at all?"

    You know what, you're right. Now that I think about it, I could just switch the UV's of the base anatomical element and just ditch the shell entirely.  I was super tired last night.

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