Could you check/sure anythings(hardware configuration/etc..) has not changed on your pc? It's not a bug for plugin so i'll move this topic.

no, I didn't put anything new in my computer since January. probably you could check on your side.
but the question is, why it should be in use if I don't ...

it's already 2nd time during last 3 months. I'm having a problem with my license (never had this problem before), it says the license still in use.
I'm the only user of my license, I don't share it with anyone, i have an antivirus, firewall won't let anything out unless I tell it to do so (so no ...

Will research and publish results. Thanks Aoktar!

Good morning!
I got a question. To save video memory I used Mograph cloner with Mograph color shader in Diffusion (in Random Parameters "Color Mode" is on).
In the viewport (as you can see on the left side of the screen) it works, but somehow in the livepreview window it shows next material which ...

aoktar wrote:Could you please read this?

Sorry.

a. Windows 10
b. GTX 1080, 980,980.
c. 32GB
d. 378.92
e. 3.05.3
f. 3.05.3
g. C4D R17.055

I can't attach the log as a text file, because C4D crashes. but here's the screen

Noticed that Octane 3 crashes if you turn on Motion Blur in Octane Camera.
If you turn off Motion Blur - works without a problem.

Good morning!
I was working on a scene and got a bit confused. How to hide my objects but in the same time keep shadows from those objects in the render?

The idea is - my fish is falling on the floor. I need to compose it with a video piece so, I need a shadow from a light.

I placed a octanelight ...

thanks for the advice aoktar, could you please share the c4d scene you adjusted? so I could look into the settings, sure if it's not a problem. thanks a lot for getting in touch I really appreciate it.

aoktar wrote:Here is some explanations. Samples works on me. Try to play with parameters accordingly this information.

great. thanks. let me try your way.

well, I tried to work with the settings and built a new scene with a different parameters
so, here's result in regular standard c4d render

http://www.paulhorton.ru/standard_render.jpg
in additional to the explosion I built I added a light source on the left to give nice shadows to the smoke. I ...