Cycles Render Output Black

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So my problem is simple: My render output is black.
I have rendered correctly before but now fear that I have accidentally changed a setting. I can't seem to figure out what it is...

My file is on Google Drive; hope that's okay.

Thanks guys.

Please post your file here for BSE questions. – JakeD Sep 27 '16 at 00:57 — JakeD, Sep 27 '16 at 00:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:57

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Go to the Properties panel > Render Layers tab > Layer dropdown and erase BoneMaterial as your Material:

From the Wiki (regarding Material Override):

Overrides all material settings to use the Material chosen here.

Examples of where this might be used:

To check lighting by using a plain diffuse material on all objects

Render a wireframe of the scene

Create a custom render pass such as an anti-aliased matte or global coordinates.

You had inadvertently changed every material in the scene to one that did not render correctly.

EDIT:

Newer versions of blender don't use layers, but "collections" so the override function is in the scene>View Layer section.

Additional info:

Where is the Layers panel in Blender 2.8?

2.8 - Is it possible to assign (override) a material to a whole collection?

edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:57

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answered Sep 27 '16 at 01:00

Shady Puck

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Thank you so much. I was looking for close to two hours. :) – Tim Sep 27 '16 at 01:32
May I suggest adding a few words as to why the material override caused the problem? May prove helpful to someone else in the future. – Timaroberts Sep 27 '16 at 01:47
@Tim Glad to help! – Shady Puck Sep 27 '16 at 03:03
@Timaroberts Does this help? – Shady Puck Sep 27 '16 at 03:12

Cycles Render Output Black

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