IMPORTANT 1: If you get a "Package not compatible" error when installing the plugin, please follow the instructions at https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/rhi-problems -> "Package not compatible".
IMPORTANT 2: If you get an "Unable to load OctaneRenderForRhino.rhp plugin: initialization failed" error when starting the plugin, delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\Plug-Ins\F109BD23-4CF3-4C0B-9F83-06BE474B0152 and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\Plug-Ins\F109BD23-4CF3-4C0B-9F83-06BE474B0152 registry entries using Regedit and then reinstall the plugin.
If the above does not resolve the problem, then delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\McNeel\Rhinoceros from the registry.
IMPORTANT 3: If you get an "OctaneRender for Rhino not activated." error when rendering via the Rhino->Render->Render menu, open the plugin Setup window via the OctaneRenderForRhino command, or by adding the plugin panel to the Rhino Properties window as per https://docs.otoy.com/RhinoH/RhinoPluginManual.htm#Rhinoceros/InstallationofthePluginintoRhinoceros.htm.
Rhino Version
This version requires Rhino5, SR14 or later or Rhino6, SR16 or later on Windows. MacOSX is not currently supported.
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 387 or higher and if you are working on Mac OS that have a CUDA driver installed that supports at least CUDA 9.1.
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. This version matches OctaneRender Standalone 4.00.
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
- Rhino version and build number
- OctaneRender for Rhino version (ie. 2.0.10.8)
For more information
- Watch Iceglance's quickstart tutorial http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=36299
- Read the on-line manual
- Watch the "Getting Started" video http://vimeo.com/73202740
- Post your question on this forum thread
- To learn more about the new features and improvements of OctaneRender 4, please check out our blog post.
Known Issues
- Prior to rendering a Sun Study, Flythru Animation or Bongo Animation, you must select the Perspective Viewport in Rhino that the animation uses
Download Links
Current STABLE build (Octane 2018.1.3)
- For users with an Enterprise subscription license
- - Rhino6 - OctaneRender for Rhino6 2018.1.3.111
- Rhino5 - OctaneRender for Rhino5 2018.1.3.109
For users with a Studio subscription license
- - Rhino6 - OctaneRender for Rhino6 2018.1.3.111
- Rhino5 - OctaneRender for Rhino5 2018.1.3.109
Demo version
- - Rhino6 - OctaneRender for Rhino6 2018.1.3.111
Previous STABLE build (Octane 2018.1.2)
- For users with an Enterprise subscription license
- - Rhino6 - OctaneRender for Rhino6 2018.1.2.108
- Rhino5 - OctaneRender for Rhino5 2018.1.2.108
For users with a Studio subscription license
- - Rhino6 - OctaneRender for Rhino6 2018.1.2.108
- Rhino5 - OctaneRender for Rhino5 2018.1.2.108
Release Notes
2018.1.3.111 (24-Jul-2019)
- Experimental support for Rhino Clipping Planes
- Changes for HDR Light Studio support
2018.1.3.109 (28-May-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2018.1.3
- Fixed issue where loading or importing scenes after the first scene had been loaded was incorrectly setting the rendertarget settings
2018.1.2.108 (15-May-2019)
- Fixed issue where LiveDb material thumbnails were not displaying correctly when the Windows UI had been scaled
- Fixed issue where Texture Mapping changes for meshes where Live Update enabled where not being live updated in the Octane Viewport when the texture mapping widget was used
- Fixed issue where opening an Octane Material in the Material panel would not show the material tree if the OctaneRender panel had not been opened
2018.1.2.107 (18-Mar-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2018.1.2
- Fixed crash when loading the plugin with the Material tab selected
- Fixed issue where Texture Mapping changes for meshes where Live Update enabled where not being live updated in the Octane Viewport
2018.1.0.106 (18-Mar-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2018.1
- Fixed issue where an incorrect message appeared if you tried to use the Rhino Render->Render menu option to render when you had not yet opening the plugin Setup panel
2018.1.0.105 (18-Mar-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2018.1 RC4
- Implements the new Render Passes Cryptomatte functions from Octane 2018.1
- Does not implement the new Vectron, Volumetric Spotlight or Vertex Attributes from Octane 2018.1. Vectrons can be used by loading an ORBX file containing a Vectron node.
Paul