Update and Introduction

[J.C]

What about stable 3.06 version. Will it be skipped?

[azen]

What about stable 3.06 version. Will it be skipped?

Hi J.C.

The current 3.06 is considered Stable. Since the ports came out one at a time, it was decided not to call it stable until all three were released. There was a chance that at least one of the versions would be less stable than the others - it seems this is not the case, so now the release as a whole is marked stable now.

There are still reported issues that are being targeted, and these will be present in 3.07. Once Octane 3.07 is declared stable, the next version should be available a few weeks after that. The challenges around porting Blender have been overcome with the current version, so we should be able to release all three versions simultaneously.

An announcement will be posted regarding 3.07 soon.

[J.C]

Thank you for an answer. Can't wait for the 3.07

[allabulle]

Really good news. Thanks again for informing us.

[lakris]

Cool!
I hope, someday, we will be able to import .vdb from Houdini or other programmes.

Is'nt that something you can implement in the Octane Blender version?
I don't have the patience to wait for Blender Foundation.

[azen]

Hi all,

Just to let you know - the latest 3.07 version is currently being tested internally, and will be released early this week. A number of fixes and improvements will come with this release. Also, this will be a return to the simultaneous release of all versions for the plugin (as opposed to the gradual roll-out that occurred last time).

Cheers,
Azen

[grimm]

Awesome, great news!

[J.C]

Hi all,

Just to let you know - the latest 3.07 version is currently being tested internally, and will be released early this week. A number of fixes and improvements will come with this release. Also, this will be a return to the simultaneous release of all versions for the plugin (as opposed to the gradual roll-out that occurred last time).

Cheers,
Azen

Cool! Can't wait
Thank you for the update.

[azen]

Hi all,

Apologies for the delay - a new release for Octane 3.07 was just rolled out, and the build was held back in order to add support for the render core updates.

There are a couple new features in this one for you all to try out. The build is pretty stable over all, but will still be marked as a "test" build due to Octane 3.07 still being in its test phases. For those waiting for Blender 2.79 integration, this is still planned. It was unable to make it into this version, but is still upcoming.

Cheers,
Azen

[J.C]

Thanks for the release. Already reported back with first bug.