Hello neonZorglub,
Please see attached the OSL issues i was describing in the 2026 Alpha thread. Attaching here as I rolled back to this version and it still has same issue.

Basically there is some weird caching going on with OSL textures in the Slate editor, this is more apparent the more OSL ...

mbetke wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:06 am Will there be ForestIVY supported anytime soon? I have to convert to geometry, which eats up a lot of resources on a single Ivy wall.

Hi mbetke,
ForestPack IVY objects are not natively supported in current versions.
We are adding support for the next versions (16.09 and 26.02)
Thanks

Hi,
For some reason when using a quick mesh and point cloud with octane we cannot render flowers and leaves. Is it a bug? (We are using itoo 9 Forest IVY)


this is from itoo people. Can you please add support for forest ivy?

"It appears that Octane Render is currently unable to process the ...

Plugin's version string consists of two parts - version of Octane core integrated into this version of plugin, and the version of the plugin itself.
Format: v<Octane engine version> - <plugin version>

3ds Max version supported: 2013 to 2026.

Important notes:
The minimum NVIDIA driver version ...

Octane Volume updates - Range Remap, Composite Channels
(Available from version 2025.3 - 16.08 / 2026.1 - 26.02)

---------- Range Remap mode -----------
Octane Volume normally uses the specified VDB file as 'Filename mode'
This simply send the VDB filename to the Octane engine, and the engine ...

Hello NeonZorglub,

Thank you for your work ! When you say "Fixed issues with Octane Volume objects" it means that you solved the issue with Phoenix FD as well ?


Hi remKa,

The fixed issue with the Octane Volume objects was for the preview in 3dsMax viewport. It was not updating correctly in ...

New version stuck in 2025-26? I don't know whether to install it or not.


Hi Elvissuperstar007,
Yes, sorry about that. All versions have the same issue with 3dsMax 2025, 2026.
The work around with the OM Guardian is the only way to avoid it for now.
We hope to find a better solution soon.
It ...

MaterialX native support
(available from version 2026.1 Alpha3 - 26.01)

MaterialX is an open exchange format for representing materials which allows using them across different applications and renderers.

ref:
Octane: https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=84311
Official MaterialX page ...

Trace Sets
(available from version 2026.1 Alpha3 - 26.01)

ref:
https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=84311


Trace sets allow geometry to be made invisible to other geometry. For example, an object’s reflection can be hidden in another reflective object, or an object can be prevented from ...

Virtual textures
(available from version 2026.1 Alpha3 - 26.01)

Virtual texturing allows to use huge textures with an optimal memory usage.
See more information there:
https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=84831

Virtual texturing can be enabled in image textures, like the 'RGB image ...