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Octane Sketchup Exporter Beta i [superseded]

PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:22 am
by TIG
This is beta.i of the Octane Sketchup Exporter tool
Octane_1022i.zip
(248.46 KiB) Downloaded 403 times
It marks something of a 'watershed', as it now should give a fully working version for PC AND Mac.
The Mac .command file issues seem to have been resolved successfully...
There are also some miscellaneous changes - UI cosmetic improvements, typo corrections etc, so PC AND Mac users should upgrade to this latest version.

Please extract the zipped files/subfolders and overwrite all earlier beta version with them - following the instructions in the enclosed OctaneHelp.PDF as needed...

The only major 'issue' outstanding is the specifying of GPUs but this seems to be not with the tool but rather within Octane itself ?
At their next beta it might be resolved...

The disabled auto-deletion of the cmd/command files will be enabled once we go out of beta to the first 'stable' release [shortly] - unless a majority of users press for them to be left behind for their own purposes ? [they do allow you to re-render without re-writing the obj/mtl/textures which could be a speedier option with very large geometries when making minor tweaks to the ocs ??]

As ever, feedback please on any aspect of this tool...
:ugeek:

Re: Octane Sketchup Exporter Beta i [superseded]

PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:15 am
by TIG
This version is now superseded - see beta-j ...

Re: Octane Sketchup Exporter Beta i [superseded]

PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:21 am
by 9fly
Hi TIG

Something build up with this version, it changes a lot materials to specular (include diffuse and glossy one). And new materials are in extreme specular index.

Image

Re: Octane Sketchup Exporter Beta i [superseded]

PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:44 pm
by Burkhard
Hi TIG, the Vj isn't available so I've tried this one.
Octane does not open, the ocs file is'nt build by clicking the new.command

Re: Octane Sketchup Exporter Beta i [superseded]

PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:45 pm
by TIG
9fly wrote:Hi TIG
Something build up with this version, it changes a lot materials to specular (include diffuse and glossy one). And new materials are in extreme specular index.

I don't think it's the exporter... on 'Render Frame' Octane doesn't update preexisting materials as you might have altered them after the last render. It also seems to default any new materials too ?
Compare the material settings in the Octane ocs against those in the mtl file that was made - you'll see that Octane has ignored the mtl values ???
:?

Re: Octane Sketchup Exporter Beta i [superseded]

PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:49 pm
by radiance
9fly wrote:Hi TIG

Something build up with this version, it changes a lot materials to specular (include diffuse and glossy one). And new materials are in extreme specular index.

Image


hey, concerning that pink node, are you using 2.2 final there ?
is that a default created/imported material ?

Radiance

Re: Octane Sketchup Exporter Beta i [superseded]

PostPosted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:56 pm
by ameier
hi radiance und tig,

i have exact the same problem.... could not fix that without any hints !
every tipps are welcome !

@radiance: hope you are well..... best wishes from here ;)

Re: Octane Sketchup Exporter Beta i [superseded]

PostPosted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 1:12 pm
by face
Check the object.mtl file
The pink IOR value should be between 1.00 and 8.00
You should have a inccorect IOR value in your mtl-file.
eg.:
The parameter in the file should be "Ni 1.33" or so on and not "Ni 0.10" or "Ni 9.50"

face