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[glimpse]

Another good idea is for implementations in the Octane

Vray_GPU_001.jpg

I.e. access data between GPU's.

do You know how much GP100 cards cost? 6000$ per GPU. How many of You are going to buy that? So how much of priority that is for community? Jules (OTOY CEO) already stated that this is in to do list, so sooner rather than later it is going to come.

[Tag12345]

Another good idea is for implementations in the Octane

Vray_GPU_001.jpg

I.e. access data between GPU's.

do You know how much GP100 cards cost? 6000$ per GPU. How many of You are going to buy that? So how much of priority that is for community? Jules (OTOY CEO) already stated that this is in to do list, so sooner rather than later it is going to come.

NVLINK would be for All pascal cards and so on right? I dont think it would be singled out just for top tier Server GPU's wouldnt make sense to mainstream Octane users, correct me if Im wrong haha.

NVLINK would be a beutiful thing though. VRAM is such a limiter, especially with large scenes. Stacking Vram for multiple cards would be VERY ideal!

[glimpse]

NVLINK would be for All pascal cards and so on right? I dont think it would be singled out just for top tier Server GPU's wouldnt make sense to mainstream Octane users, correct me if Im wrong haha.
NVLINK would be a beutiful thing though. VRAM is such a limiter, especially with large scenes. Stacking Vram for multiple cards would be VERY ideal!

Actually NVLINK (2) is reserved only for highest end cards for now that goes for $5000+ (P100, GP100, V100, GV100 etc.) & so I wouldn't hold a breath for Nvidia to drop this feature into mainstream cards anytime soon.

Yes, VRAM is a limiter, but Your best bet for now is trying to make sure Your scenes could fit into 10GB + windows overhead (so 1080Ti could be used). if You want more vram, then be ready to spend more money..-however You'll get 1/4 of speed for the same amount of money.

[Goldorak]

I am pretty sure we've validated NVLINK works with Octane.

3.07 is nearly out. 3.08 is internally being tested, and V4 development is ramping up as we close out the rest of the 3.x roadmap.

[manalokos]

Please find a way to set defaults for config values in Pathtracing and other kernels.... Please, if you can.

Kind regards
Filipe

[mojave]

Please find a way to set defaults for config values in Pathtracing and other kernels.... Please, if you can.

Kind regards
Filipe

Hi Filipe,

There's a way you can already save your preferred kernel settings by saving the node as a preset into your local DB.

[yogurt]

good morning,
I use (I would use but often choose vray because octane lack these important requirements) octane render for 3dsmax and I consider it important to include these things:
a real camera setting with focal leght in mm and not in fov
camera setting ,imager, postprocessing or on camera or in render setting so you do not understand who controls who
white balance in kelvin
clipping on camera
lens shift vertical and orizontal
fix the export camera form max to octane standalone
Light invisible from camera
Ability to enable and disable motion blur
hdri rotation on z axis to default

are things very important i think
thanks
Y.

[glimpse]

good morning,
I use (I would use but often choose vray because octane lack these important requirements) octane render for 3dsmax and I consider it important to include these things:

Few notes on what You just wrote:

a real camera setting with focal leght in mm and not in fov

These could be easily counted based on FOV - so it's only a matter of getting used to conversion.

camera setting ,imager, postprocessing or on camera or in render setting so you do not understand who controls who

leave one on defaults & use only the other to control - again, it's more of a usage issue, not functionality. & actually having imager separatelly from camera helps in multi-cam situation where You would like to make changes that would be reflected for all perspectives.

white balance in kelvin

converting temperature to color is not that hard & actually having color gives more flexibility as well - just play around

clipping on camera

camera clipping is already in OctaneRender (at least standalone)

lens shift vertical and orizontal

it's already there, simply get camera parallel to the ground & use shift (that's how things done in the real world)

fix the export camera form max to octane standalone

not sure about this, since it is a long time I used export, but yeah there were some camera mismatch

Light invisible from camera

correct me if I'm wrong, but it's possible to make light not visible to camera already

Ability to enable and disable motion blur

not sure about this, sorry.

hdri rotation on z axis to default

add 0 into rotation field & problem is solved

are things very important i think
thanks
Y.

as You see most of You issues already have solutions, so just get use to them. Feel free to drop a line if You need any help.

[paride4331]

Hi yougurt,
I would like to add some info about your requests:

camera setting ,imager, postprocessing or on camera or in render setting so you do not understand who controls who

These settings, in Render Setup, if you want to use the 3dsMax camera instead of the Octane camera

clipping on camera, lens shift vertical and orizontal

You can find all of it in Octane camera mod tab

Light invisible from camera

You find it in Octane light mod tab

fix the export camera form max to octane standalone

You could use this lua script to have a classic camera in Octane SA.
Attached an .ORBX with it and screenshot about it.

Ability to enable and disable motion blur

you find OMB and VMB it in Octane properties (select object > mouse right click > Octane properties)
to set and activate MB > Render Setup > Kernel > Render setting

See the Octane 3dsMax plugin manual for more information:
https://docs.otoy.com/Portal/Home.htm

For any doubt or request you are welcome on Octane Render 3dsMax plugin forum:
viewforum.php?f=27

Regards
Paride

[kavorka]

Minor thing:

When trying to save a render target that uses a character that is invalid in a filename (mine had " ) it currently just does nothing, took me a couple min to figure it out but a popup saying it's invalid or something could be useful.