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Introduction Here is the tutorial on YouTube. Here is a .pdf version. This is for those of you who are looking at the interface going, "Now what?"  This covers how to convert existing shaders and how to set up lighting for your render. This is a text version that, while different from what I'm saying in the video word by word, contains the same information. --- To use this you need DAZ Studio 4.8 Pro or later. Part 1: The Environment and Camera Settings Before we get started, we need to check the environment, camera and render settings. The Render Settings tab has an Editor and an Advanced section.  Advanced is where you check or unc

I've updated and corrected this article based on DAZ's documentation.  You should read that if you want more information.  This will continue to be more of a "plain talk" breakdown. Let us begin with the different types of shaders from the "Base Mixing" dropdown at the top.  Choosing one of these will hide or gray out some options and reveal others. The Iray shader behaves as though it has three layers: The "base" layer, the "metallic flakes" layer on top of that, and the "top coat layer" on top of that.  It is possible to turn off the top two layers and not use their settings, but the ability to use them is a property this shader has that