Hi Paul,
My plugin version is 1.55.0.7

You can "Save as Default" for a proxy material, then when you next use that OBJ file, it will use the saved default Octane material.


I tried this but didn't work.
When the proxy object is selected in Revit view port and I right click on the material's node, the "Save to default" option is ...

Thanks for the feedback Paul, but isn't there a way to setup the object in Octane stand alone and reuse it in the plugin ?

Cheers,
Samer

Hi,

Is there a way to store obj material setup to place in Revit proxy in order to avoid setting the material up every time I add the instance?
Maybe using the stand alone to setup the materials for the object and exporting it ready for render?

Thanks,
Samer

face_off wrote:You can delete "config.xml" as per http://render.otoy.com/manuals/Revit/?page_id=23 to reset the windows.

Paul

Thank you Paul, that did fix the problem.
But instead of deleting it completely, I adjusted the values in <SetupX> and <SetupY> nodes to 100.

Cheers,
Samer

Thank you Seeker for your reply, but I have checked for minimized plugin window before I posted this.
You're right though, its a common confusion when you have windows minimized inside Revit and get somehow hidden under other windows.

Hi,

I have been using the Revit plugin placing its window on a second monitor, when I came back the next day the Octane render setup widow wont show anymore on any monitor. Clicking the Octane render Addin button again will state that the window is already open.
I tried re-installing the plugin ...

Hi Paul,

This is what I get when I run dxdiag, I don't know much either.
I will try some other card and let you know

Hi Paul,

I have installed the new distribution and tried it on my large scene.

Revit is not crashing anymore, but instead, after voxelization finishes, I get an exception stating that there is not enough memory, although I have increased the number of polygons to 2 millions as you suggested for ...

I have a 10 story building with some extra details, when I open the Octane render preview, it crashed after converting approximately 3540 objects, is this a limitation or its something I'm missing?

And by the way, Otoy should really tell their programmers to replace the default microsoft visual ...