OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [OBSOLETE]

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OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [OBSOLETE]

Postby face_off » Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:07 pm

face_off Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:07 pm
This is the recommended thread for downloading, and posting any questions, suggestions or support queries for OctaneRender for ArchiCAD TEST and STABLE releases.

SOLUTIONS TO COMMON ISSUES

1) Make sure your NVIDIA drivers are up to date.

2) How do I extract the ArchiCAD 23 (or 24, 25 or 26) textures from the ArchiCAD 23 Library - 'File'->'Libraries and Objects'->'Extract a Container'. Select C:\Program Files\GRAPHISOFT\ARCHICAD 23\ARCHICAD Library 23\Surface Catalog 23.lcf to extract to Documents\AC23SurfaceCatalog. Then add the library to the Library Manager.


ArchiCAD Version
This version of the plugin runs on ArchiCAD 24, 25 and 26 - 64 bit Windows (7, 8, 10 and 11).

To use this version, you need a GPU of compute model 3.0 or higher. Support for Fermi GPUs (like GTX 4xx and 5xx) has been dropped. Also make sure you use a driver of version 451 or higher.

Is there a macOS version of the plugin? - at this point in time there is no macOS version of the plugin. Given the large amount of effort it would take to migrated the plugin to macOS, and the small potential audience for the macOS plugin, I do not think there will be a macOS version in the foreseeable future.

Network Rendering
For Network Rendering, you must use the Octane slave release from the Octane Standalone installer which matches the exact Octane version of the plugin you are using..

Support Issues
If you have a support issue, pls provide the following information:
- Operating System (ie. Win XP, Vista, 7, 8)
- 32 or 64 bit
- Amount of RAM
- Graphics Card(s) - model (ie. GTX 580, 3GB)
- Nvidia driver version
- ArchiCAD version (ArchiCAD -> Help -> License Information -> Version and Build Number
- OctaneRender for ArchiCAD version (ie. 1.02a)
- In the unlikely event of a crash, pls provide the dump report from the C:\Users\[username]\Graphisoft\BugReporting-[version] folder (on Win 7). Either post or email (to "paul at physicalc-software.com") the "ArchiCAD-XXXXXX-FATAL.RPT" file from this folder.

For more information
- Read the on-line manual
- Read the FAQ
- Watch Tapperworks Showcase Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
- Watch Tapperworks Render Passes video http://youtu.be/sXnLcWEbbmY
- Watch the Grass Generation video http://vimeo.com/113454418
- Post your question on this forum thread

Download Links

Once you save a .pla/.pln scene with the Octane 2021.1 version of the plugin, you will no longer be able to open the OctaneRender plugin with that scene loaded in ArchiCAD with a plugin compiled with an earlier version of Octane.

Current STABLE build (Octane 2021.1.4)


Previous STABLE build (Octane 2021.1.3)


Release Notes

2021.1.4.111 (8-Apr-2022)
- Compiled with Octane 2021.1.4
- Fixed issue where adding an Image node to an Octane Material was incorrectly setting the Legacy Gamma to 1.0. It now gets correctly set to 2.2.

2021.1.3.110 (11-Mar-2022)
- Compiled with Octane 2021.1.3
- Fixed issue where a node type could be selected for an image "Color space" pin
- Fixed issue introduced in 2021.1.0.106 where when ArchiCAD materials were converted to Octane materials, the Legacy Gamma was always set to 1. It is now set to 2.2 for diffuse pin Image nodes

2021.1.0.109 - AC 25 only (19-Nov-2021)
- Resolved issue where OctaneRender could not be selected in the Photorender setting in ArchiCAD 25

2021.1.0.108 (31-Oct-2021)
- Compiled with Octane 2021.1

2021.1.0.106 (8-Sep-2021)
- Compiled with Octane 2021.1 RC2
- Added support for ArchiCAD 25 and removed support for ArchiCAD 22

2021.1.0.106 (7-Jul-2021)
- Compiled with Octane 2021.1 XB3
- IMPORTANT: In line with Octane 2021.1, the Rendertarget->Render Passes pin is now called "Render AOV's". This will default to the pre-Octane 2021.1 Render Passes node, however you can now change this node to a "Render AOV group" node and use the new Octane 2021.1 render pass system
- The Compositor nodes from Octane 2020.2 have been enabled in this release (via the Rendertarget->AOV Output Group pin)
- The following features from viewtopic.php?f=33&t=77764 are now supported by the plugin:
... Improved RTX support
... Interpolated surface tangents
... Clipping material
... Energy preserving GGX BRDF
... Improved hair material
... Improved AI light
... New texture nodes
... New projection nodes
... Refactored render AOVs
... Custom AOVs
... Global texture AOVs
... New output AOVs
- The following features from viewtopic.php?f=33&t=77764 are NOT supported by the plugin (however most are supported if you import an ORBX proxies with the feature):
... SDF from mesh
... Improved Scatter on surface
... Volume rendering
... Improved color processing

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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby nick73 » Fri Aug 06, 2021 5:14 pm

nick73 Fri Aug 06, 2021 5:14 pm
Hi Paul, thank you a lot for 2021 plugin. I would like to see an Archicad 23 version of the plugin (I 've got both studio and enterprise subscription). Unfortunately the upgrades Archicad gets per year is nonentity concerning the price for it. If at some point I 'll update to last version (of Archicad) it will be only for octane plugin. Thank You!
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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby Dingbat » Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:46 am

Dingbat Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:46 am
it says in the notes above that the plugin works with AC 22, 23 and 24
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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby face_off » Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:16 pm

face_off Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:16 pm
I will post a post build in the next couple of days, which will also work with AC22 and AC23.

Thanks

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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby Daniel_Ward » Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:17 pm

Daniel_Ward Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:17 pm
Hi Paul,

any chance of getting the ArchiCAD Plug-in re-complied to work with the 2021 RC2 Build please?

Cheers, Dan.
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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby face_off » Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:08 am

face_off Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:08 am
I have updated the installers at the top of this thread with:

2021.1.0.106
- Compiled with Octane 2021.1 RC2
- Added support for ArchiCAD 25 and removed support for ArchiCAD 22

Thanks

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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby Daniel_Ward » Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:57 am

Daniel_Ward Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:57 am
Hi Paul,

thanks very much for that.

Just a bit of feedback, I've never had Octane 2021 working with the ArchiCAD 24 Plug-in crash ever. At all.
Previous versions very very crash prone, so it's really great to see speed and stability working together at last!

Cheers, Dan.
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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby face_off » Fri Sep 10, 2021 12:08 am

face_off Fri Sep 10, 2021 12:08 am
Daniel_Ward wrote:Hi Paul,

thanks very much for that.

Just a bit of feedback, I've never had Octane 2021 working with the ArchiCAD 24 Plug-in crash ever. At all.
Previous versions very very crash prone, so it's really great to see speed and stability working together at last!

Cheers, Dan.

Thanks for the great feedback Dan. I don't recall fixing any crash bugs, so I think this is general Octane stability improving.

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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby s3d-weyrauch » Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:39 am

s3d-weyrauch Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:39 am
Hi Paul,
even if we are very silent, we use your plugin every day, and we are keen on the new features of 2021 in AC25. I am checking daily the forum for the first stable version.
Many thanks for your work!
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Re: OctaneRender 2021 for ArchiCAD [TEST and STABLE]

Postby face_off » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:43 pm

face_off Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:43 pm
s3d-weyrauch wrote:Hi Paul,
even if we are very silent, we use your plugin every day, and we are keen on the new features of 2021 in AC25. I am checking daily the forum for the first stable version.
Many thanks for your work!
Thanks for the nice feedback David.

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