Octane Render for SketchUp 3.01.1 Test Release [UPDATE] Tweet

[CaptainCrowbar]

This update contains all the changes in the Octane 3.01 release. It features the new authorization management window, which will allow you to manually control the activation and deactivation of your Octane licenses, if the automatic license management is not handling it correctly for you.

The 2.x and 3.0 plugins cannot be simultaneously installed with the same copy of SketchUp. Installing the 3.0 plugin should replace the 2.x plugin if you already have it, although we recommend uninstalling any existing plugins first. If you install the 3.0 plugin and want to go back to 2.x, you will need to fully uninstall the plugin before reinstalling 2.x.

Changes in the Octane 3 SketchUp plugin are mostly internal to the Octane rendering code; the SketchUp side of the application works pretty much the same as it did in the 2.x plugin. Changes to better integrate the new Octane features with the SketchUp user interface will be added in future releases, but this initial release is essentially the new Octane 3 rendering code integrated into the existing SketchUp plugin.

UPDATE 2016-06-10: I've replaced the downloads with a new build using the new 3.01.1 Octane SDK, which has several bug fixes over yesterday's 3.01 version. The new Octane DLL is the only change, there are no changes to the SketchUp plugin code since the 3.01 build, so I'm just treating this as an update to the 3.01 release rather than a whole new release.

Major Changes

* Like the Octane 3 standalone version, the SketchUp plugin uses the new single sign-on system. You still need to have purchased a license for the SketchUp plugin, but it will now be checked automatically when you log in using your Otoy account credentials; you no longer need to keep track of user IDs and passwords for individual licenses.

* Because most rendered images are now stored in your computer's main RAM instead of your video card's RAM (see the section on host film buffers in the Octane 3 feature list), all Octane 3 applications, including the SketchUp plugin, will frequently use a good deal more memory than their Octane 2 equivalents, especially for high resolution renders. You should keep this in mind when upgrading.

* The new authorization management window is a modal dialog where the user can sign out and sign in. It also informs the you under which name you are signed in and if that sign-in was in offline or online mode. When a user signs out, all of your licenses which were activated on this computer will be deactivated. This requires that all these licenses are currently not in use by other Octane processes. If that's not the case the sign out will fail.

SketchUp Version

- The plugin requires SketchUp 2015 or 2016 for Windows x64.
- SketchUp 2016 is recommended.
- If you are using SketchUp 2015, remember to select this when installing the plugin.
- If you have multiple versions of SketchUp, plugins are installed separately for each version.
- The plugin is not compatible with any x86 (32-bit) version of SketchUp.

System Requirements

- 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 for x64.
- Windows 10 compatibility is still provisional; Windows 8 or 8.1 is recommended.
- One or more recent model Nvidia GPU cards.
- Nvidia drivers 353.x or later.

More Information

- SketchUp plugin manual (2.x)
- New features in Octane 3.0 (manual)
- New features in Octane 3.0 (forum)
- Octane 3.0 release notes
- Octane 3.01 release notes
- Post your questions here on this forum thread!

Support Information

If you have a support issue, please provide the following information:
- Operating system (e.g. Windows 8.1 x64)
- CPU type (e.g. Intel Core i7)
- Amount of RAM
- Graphics cards - model (e.g. Nvidia GTX 690 with 4GB)
- Nvidia driver version (e.g. 365.10)
- SketchUp version (e.g. SketchUp Pro 2016 version 16.1.1449 64-bit)
- OctaneRender for SketchUp version (e.g. 3.0.0.20)

The most important part of resolving a problem is our being able to reproduce the problem, so please provide as much detail as possible!

Download Links

- Current 3.x beta release
- Current 3.x demo release
- Current 2.x release
- Current 2.x demo release

Release Notes

3.01.1.0
- Compiled with Octane 3.01.1 SDK.

3.0.1.21
- Compiled with Octane 3.01 release SDK.
- Added authorization management window

3.0.0.20:
- Compiled with Octane 3.0 release SDK.

3.0.0.4:
- Compiled with Octane 3.0.0 beta 4.
- Added a demo version.

3.0.0.1:
- Compiled with Octane 3.0.0 beta 1.
- Internal changes to texture rendering, LiveDB access, and licensing for compatibility with Octane 3 API changes.

[Jorgensen]

captaincowbar

nice - i hope i now can release the license at home and use it here at work.

jorgensen

[Jorgensen]

hi captaincowbar

i can now signour via the new signout function.

i guess the plan is that octain signs out automatic then one exits sketchup - it seems not to happen.

and sketchup crashes all the time - tough i have just tried it five minutes - i guess i need to try some more.

[azen]

Just wanted to link this forum post, addressing the crashing issue with the Node Editor:

https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54725

To reiterate, the Node Editor is still in early stages. Bugs (such as the crash alluded to by Jorgenson above), are known issues, and resolving these issues are works in progress along with other critical tasks.

Further feedback regarding the Node editor will be appreciated.

[alex.b.odowd]

Hi!

Is a Mac release to expected soon.

Thanks!

[azen]

Hi!

Is a Mac release to expected soon.

Thanks!

Hi,

At the moment, this is one of the top priorities. Captain is hard at work on this as we speak. We will put out an announcement for this as soon as we can