No errors when textures are missing

Fri May 11, 2018 12:15 am

If I render Octane in C4D and there are missing textures, the render completes without an error, making it hard to figure out what is causing my render to look off. The C4D renderer shows errors.

I see this in both the C4D GUI as well as the Commandline.

Fri May 11, 2018 4:42 pm

Try using the "Render>Add to Render Queue" command. The render queue window will report if there are textures missing. Then you can use the Texture Manager to track down what the missing maps are.

Fri May 11, 2018 7:38 pm

The render queue window will report if there are textures missing.

Thanks for the tip! The Render Queue does indeed identify the missing textures.

I still think this is an oversight though. Missing textures should result in a rendering error.

Fri May 11, 2018 10:43 pm

You're welcome, glad it worked for you. Have you checked the Octane log?

Fri May 11, 2018 11:00 pm

Have you checked the Octane log?

I tried rendering with the log open, but it didn't say anything about the missing textures.

I just think it should behave more like the C4D renderer, which gives you messages in the GUI and on the command line and causes the command line render to fail. Would really help us use it on our farm.

Sat May 12, 2018 12:22 am

Is this a reproach or wish for a feature?

Tue May 15, 2018 9:58 pm

aoktar wrote:Is this a reproach or wish for a feature?

I think I'd call it a bug report. Is there a specific place for me to file them?

Tue May 15, 2018 10:08 pm

swordfish-sf wrote:
aoktar wrote:Is this a reproach or wish for a feature?
I think I'd call it a bug report. Is there a specific place for me to file them?

I'd not call somethings like "BUG" which are not implemented. It can be only a feature request to me.

Tue May 15, 2018 10:19 pm

aoktar wrote:I'd not call somethings like "BUG" which are not implemented. It can be only a feature request to me.

Fine, where do I file my feature request?

Tue May 15, 2018 10:34 pm

swordfish-sf wrote:
aoktar wrote:I'd not call somethings like "BUG" which are not implemented. It can be only a feature request to me.
Fine, where do I file my feature request?

No need, I've noted. But i think it's not possible to do in c4d's system by plugins. Maybe a different way is required.