This version works on the "vanilla" Blender you can download and install from the Blender Foundation website ( https://www.blender.org/ ).
This means there's no need for a custom build anymore!
Running the Octane server is still needed.
We will continue developing/updating both the addon and non-addon versions, until the addon version can be declared stable.
Octane Blender Addon
Blender Octane Addon - 27.16.3 (Hotfix: updated to 27.16.3 on 14/17)
OctaneServer
Studio Edition
Octane Server - Studio Edition - 27.16.3 (Hotfix: updated to 27.16.3 on 14/17)
Prime Edition
Octane Server - Prime Edition - 27.16.3 (Hotfix: updated to 27.16.3 on 14/17)
How to Install
- Download the addon and the server files
- Unzip the Octane Addon Server in any location on your hardrive
- Launch the Octane Addon Server (OctaneServer.exe)
- Launch Blender and from Preferences/Addon, install the Octane for Blender addon
- Select File/New/Octane Default Startup
- Quit Blender
- Launch Blender again
Now you can use Octane on the most current official Blender version!
Scenes created with the current non-addon version may need to be converted to the addon version.
To do that, with the scene, you need to convert loaded in the non addon version, please use File/Export/OctaneBlender Addon.
This will generate a new scene with the "addon" string added to the file name.
As with all beta builds, we advise to not use this release for production purposes.
We are trying to, but we can't guarantee that scenes saved with this version will be compatible in future releases, so, again, do not use this beta for production work.
Features
Generally, We have migrated most of the features from the non-addon version to this addon version.
- Support auto-translating to the Kernel Node Tree
- Support compatibility mode
- Support the classic render pass panel
- Support the volume generated by the Geometry nodes
- Support the OpenVDB volumes
- Support SDF volume
- Support the vertex float attributes
- Support the vertex color attributes
- Update and fix bugs in the sphere attributes
- Support the "Edit Mode" strategy of the OctaneBlender's resource cache system
- Now only one instance of the OctaneBlender Addon Server is allowed at the same time
- Re-layout the OCTANE_GEOMETRY menu
- Support the emitter visibility of the hair system
- Fix the image AOV output crash problem
- Fix a dozen updating issues
Usage
- Start with a default scene ( File/New/Octane Default Startup)
- Convert a scene from the non-addon version: "File-Export-OctaneBlender Addon". This can be available in the coming non-addon 27.16 version. Please report any problem you may find when converting your scenes!
Known Issues
- OSX and Linux versions are not available for this first version.
- Border camera mode is not available yet.
- At the moment, the classic property panel for kernels and passes is not available. Please use the new Kernel Node Tree and Render AOV Node Tree instead.
As this is a Beta release, you may find issues. Please report any bugs and/or missing features, possibly providing the scene and steps to reproduce the problem.
Some converted scenes may not work properly - please report any of them.
Bugs & Issues
Please report any bugs and/or missing features, possibly providing the scene and steps to reproduce the problem.
If you are unable to share the scenes, please try running Blender in debug mode and send us the logs.
How to run Blender in Debug mode
- Open the directory of the Blender executable file.
- Double-click the blender_debug_log.cmd file to open it.
- This will launch Blender in debug mode and automatically start capturing logs.
- Reproduce the issue you are experiencing in Blender.
- Once you have finished reproducing the issue, close Blender.
- Blender will open a folder containing error log files.
- You can then send us the blender_debug_log.txt file to help us diagnose the issue.
You can get more information about the debug command at https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/late ... crash.html.
