updated the drivers to latest versions and still experiencing the issue with the software freezing if i select the material slot with the hdri sun texture instance (or copy). is there anything you can suggest ?

mark0spacic have you by chance resolved this issue? :-)

... Also as has been said by ...

this is something with octane i am sure . as it wasnt there before and system hasnt changed ... i think you forgot the attachment can u please resend ...and i will continue to look into issue here
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here is a sample scene with a jpg instead of hdr (same bug seen with jpg)

andre

hello mark0spasic and octane team . i also am seeing this bug. it happens when i load hdri or exr or jpg into sun texture and instance drag into material editor.
this is not a card priority issue in my testing
and it def was not happening in previous builds

im using OctaneRender_for_3ds_Max_3.03.4 ...

Hey guys

Are you all using any plugins from max like multiscatter or anima within your tests???
i am curious of the possibilities for a 'real workflow' with this amazing asset ....
so many users will exponentially broaden their ability with a robust render farm ... game changer !

Andre

wondering about supporting the same plugins that 3dsmax can support .
This service has game changing potential ... but is of limited use if we cannot get limited items like multi-scatter, multi-painter, anima etc. plugins to work
i know i can collapse the plugin but that causes the memory to max ...