OctaneRender Studio subscribers can access their software from the "Downloads" section of their Customer Account Page.
This is a TEST version, so be prepared to have some issues. Do not use it for production.
NEW FEATURES SINCE LAST RELEASE
- Upgraded to Octane 2021.1.XB1
- Upgraded to OCIO v2
- Added OCIO Color Context Node
- Added "Color space" and IES file mode for image nodes
- Upgraded to OCIO v2
- Added new materials, textures, and projections
- Added "Clipping Material"
- Added "Binary Math Operation"
- Added "Unary Math Operation"
- Added "Capture to Custom AOV"
- Added "Normal"
- Added "Position"
- Added "Random Map"
- Added "Range"
- Added "Ray Direction"
- Added "Relative Distance"
- Added "Sample Position"
- Added "Surface Tangent Dpdu"
- Added " Surface Tangent Dpdv "
- Added "UV Coordinate"
- Added "Z Depth"
- Added "Float3 to Color"
- Added "Float to Greyscale"
- Added "Floats to Color"
- Added "Color to UVW Projection"
- Added "Distorted Mesh Projection"
- Added "Mat Cap Projection"
- Added "Sample Pos to UV Projection"
- Added "Clipping Material"
- Added new AOV output nodes
- Added "Clamp AOV Output"
- Added "Color Correction AOV Output"
- Added "Light Mixing AOV Output"
- Added "Map Range AOV Output"
- Added "Clamp AOV Output"
- Other new features
- Added BSDF model: GGX(energy preserving)
- Added new pins to "Scatter on Surface"
- Added "Read VDB"
- Added Mesh Volume SDF nodes(invisible due to engine crash in the current version)
- Added "White light spectrum" option
- Added "use old color pipeline" option
- Added BSDF model: GGX(energy preserving)
KNOWN ISSUES
- The new AOV Group features will come in the next version
You can read about new features of OctaneRender™ 2021.1.XB1 here:
viewtopic.php?f=33&t=77764
The installation consists from two parts:
1. OctaneRender™ Server
2. Blender - OctaneRender™ edition
After starting OctaneServer it will take some time before the LiveDB tree and LiveDB material previews will be available from Blender - as OctaneServer caches the LiveDB data from remote server right after starting. But only the materials groups tree will be re-cached every time after server start, LiveDB material preview images will be cached only once - so only the very first OctaneServer start will need some more time before LiveDB tree will be available in Blender.
After the server is run - you can start rendering (or open a rendered view) from inside Blender.
Windows
DOWNLOAD (both distributives must be reinstalled, they depend on each other)
Blender Octane Edition - 24.0 (2.93)
Octane Server - Enterprise Edition - 24.0
Linux
Installation:
- Just run the installer to see its command line keys.
- If you need to run OctaneServer - run it as daemon:
- Code: Select all
$ OctaneServer &
DOWNLOAD
Blender Octane Edition - 24.0 (2.93) Linux
Octane Server - Enterprise Edition - 24.0 Linux
Please note, in regards to Bug Reporting:
- Bug Reports in this section refer to plugin-specific bugs only. Bugs originating from the Octane Standalone should be reported to the Standalone Forum section instead
- For faster troubleshooting, please provide as much information as possible. Please include:
- Your Hardware specifications (unless they are included in your signature)
- A clear description of the issue you have found
- Steps that you took to trigger this bug, so that we can reproduce it (ideally, please also provide screenshots. If possible, files for testing would also be appreciated).
- Whenever possible, please confirm that this issue is only happening in the plugin, and not also in the Standalone Edition (if the bug occurs in both, it is likely that this issue should be reported in the OctaneRender Standalone section of the Forums).
- Please bear in mind - we are primarily an English-Language Forum. Please do not take offense if we request further clarification due to language differences.
