Shanteez,

I have 801 and while the rendering improvements are phenomenal it still is not as fast as Octane with the proper video cards. To be fair, MODO 801 still has the advantage for interiour scenes (arch vis).

Mikel

So very happy to see rounded edges with this release! Thank you, so very much.

Mikel

Is MODO's render booleans supported?

Mikel

Excellent. Thanks for the prompt reply, Paul.

Mikel

Thank you very much for making this possible!

Is there planned support for MODO's rounded edge option in the material?

Mikel

Instead of making a new thread, may I request a quick feature here?

Smoothing angle in the material please.

More control, 15 degree smoothing angle, 30, 45 etc. would be greatly appreciated in addition to the enable/disable function. Thanks!

Mikel

Mikel,
Good overview - thanks.

I agree about the rounded edges thing!
And I would hope that HDRI + sun and real displacement be on the list as well before OpenCL!

But I've learned to appreciate Octane as it is since Apple, erm I mean Otoy, seems to have their own feature priority list and there ...

Thanks for explaining Mikel, however you could obviously just add an Nvidia card(s) in your system instead of reverting to an external box?

Perhaps you are using OpenCL for other apps and possibly don't have additional slots on your mb?

I didn't know Nvidia can handle OpenCL and thought it was an ...

The OpenCL barrier is also a bit of an issue at the moment. But that can be remedied with an external GPU enclosure.
Hi Mikel,
What does Open CL have to do with Octane and how you plan remedy it with an external enclosure?
Cheers,
Seeker

Hi Seekerfinder,

OpenCL is an open standard programming ...

Let's not forget those pesky rounded edges

http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=28863