Can someone PLZ help me!!! When i render i get a solid grey picture.

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http://laddauppbilder.se/?di=1313263208499

I have made a scene and i have been rendering it many times which have been working fine but suddenly a day when i opened my project again the render dindt really work. All i got was a simple solid grey picture like this:

http://laddauppbilder.se/?di=913263208495

PLEASE HELP ME!

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Your image links are useless as they point to your own local files so unless someone hacks into your computer no-one can see them.

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=\ for insert an image, clic on “insert image” icon (3e or 4e image icon right)…

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I did not really think about that hehe. Anyway, I hope the new links works, can u see them now?

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couple of silly things you can check. Obviously make sure there isn’t anything obstructing the cameras view. Check to see if you have accidentally changed layers. Your scene looks good btw :slight_smile:

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Could be your camera clipping plane is not set far enough out. Select your camera and go to it’s Object Data and look under “Clipping”. Set the End way up to like 10000 or something and render.

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Obviously make sure there isn’t anything obstructing the cameras view.
it is maybe possible = ) ) … you never know…

the target of your caméra is maybe so short for catch something… or check your node compositor …if you use it.

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I ahd the similar problem and posted a new thread.
The solution was simple and unexpected:

In the Outliner window the models restrict renderability icons (camera icon) were off.
Unconsciously I used keybord shortcuts (still don’t know wchich …)
All i saw was the background color -gray by default.

Check it, may help :wink:

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Thanks for the answers but it still doesnt work. I dont think it has anything to do with the camera or lights because i tried to create new ones and it still was the same. Another strangething is that my second layer rendered perfectly even though it only inlcuded som shadeless lights.

http://laddauppbilder.se/?di=1413268972705

Please help me because this is my first real project in blender and it took me some time to do

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If you still need help with this, then post a .blend file.

Randy

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Randy

Yes I still need help with this. It would be so great if you could help me.

Here is the file: London underground tunnel.blend (1.83 MB)

Not sure if this is the right way to post a file.

Thank you for helping. PLease mind because this is my first scene ever

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Yes thank you I still need help
London underground tunnel.blend (1.83 MB)

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Let me know if the posting did not work

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Took a look and in that file you have 2 render layers (in the render panel) - the 1st layer called ‘Scene’ and the 2nd one called ‘Lights’. Under the first render layer ‘Scene’ you have the ‘Z-mask’ enabled, disabling it cures the problem. Not really sure what it does, and the manual isn’t very helpful -
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/Render/Post_Process/Layers#Include_Options

Disable it and your scene will render. In the render panel, you also have under ‘post processing’, ‘compositing’ activated, but you only have one render layer in the node editor, the ‘Lights’ layer. So after rendering both layers, only the lights layer is processed in the compositor and your final output is only that render layer.

Randy

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Finally! THank you so much for the help! DOnt know why I had that enabled but anyway thank you again :wink:

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Thanks again for the help! Here is the finished result if you are interested :slight_smile: