[HOU-1360] Alsurface SSS doesn't show through glossy refractions.

[Mokiki]

I am not sure if I should post this in another forum but for now I am posting this here since as far as I am aware vray for Houdini doesn't use the most up to date standalone version of vray.

The issue I am having and that happens in vray for 3ds max as well is that if I have an object with the alsurface material behind a glossy refractive glass object the sss is gone.
I uploaded a few screenshots that demonstrate the issue.

I hope this is something that can be fixed in a timely manner or maybe there is a workaround because this would be needed for an upcoming job.

[vlado]

Thanks for the pointer; looking into it. I recently fixed something similar for the flakes material, I'm guessing it's a similar problem.

Best regards,
Vlado

[Mokiki]

Thank you Vlado for the feedback! Hope this isn't a complicated fix.
In theory though if this is getting fixed relatively quickly. How long would it take to appear in the nightlies for houdini and max?

[Gosho.Genchev]

Vlado fixed the issue last evening - it's already available in the 3ds Max nightlies. We need to grab it on our side so its available in V-Houdini too - it shouldn't take more than a couple of days.

All the best!

[Mokiki]

Oh awesome!. Thank you for the update. I'll wait for the fix to arrive for the houdini version then

[bdancer]

Try the latest 4.3 nightly it is already there.

[Mokiki]

Oh that is great news! Sadly I might not have access to those I only see 4.12 (stable) for Houdini on the nightlies homepage.
Do I need to contact chaos group support?

[Gosho.Genchev]

Yup, send support@chaosgroup.com an email.

Cheers!

[Mokiki]

Will do! Thank you.