SOLUTIONS TO COMMON ISSUES
1) Make sure your NVIDIA drivers are up to date.
2) Make sure you have the latest Poser Service Release installed.
3) Pls read http://poserphysics.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/before-you-submit-octane-support.html prior to posting support issues.
4) Cuda error 999 - failed to load shader code: Multiple definition of 'cpSptStatistics' in 'cuda_teturemode' means that your plugin version is too old for the Nvidia drivers that are installed, so update to the latest version of the plugin.
Poser Version
Windows: Poser9/PoserPro2012, Poser10/PoserPro2014 and Poser 11/11 Pro, and Poser 11.2 on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8.
OSX : PoserPro2012, PoserPro2014 and Poser 11/11 Pro 64bit, and Poser 11.2 on MAC OS X 10.9.4 onwards.
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 417 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:
- OctaneRender for Plugin version (ie. 2.23.1.56)
- Poser version (Poser -> Help -> About Poser) - list the build number (eg. 9.0.3.23027)
- Operating System (ie. Win XP, Vista, 7, 8)
- Amount of RAM
- Graphics Card(s) - model (ie. GTX 580, 3GB)
- Nvidia driver version
Also have ready a copy of
- octaneplugin.log and cuda.log file from your Poser temp direction (Poser -> Edit -> General Preferences -> Misc tab to find the temp directory), and
- config.xml, which is in C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Poser Pro\9 for Poser 9/2012 and C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Poser Pro\10 for Poser10/2014.
If you have questions
- Read the latest up-to-date on-line manual
- Read Wim's Poser Plugin User Guide
- Watch the Features Video
- Read the Features Blog Posting
- Watch the Introductory Tutorial
- Watch the Instancing Video
- Watch the HDR Light Studio Video
- Post your question on this forum thread
Download Links
If you save a .PZ3 scene containing any of the new Octane 2019.1 nodes (ie. the Composite Material) with this version of the plugin and then need to reload that scene into the Octane 4 or Octane 2018.1 version of the plugin, you will get an "Error creating pin None as type * for saved item" python error. If this happens, you need to find the materials in the Material tree containing these nodes and rightclick->"Reconvert this Material from Poser".
Current STABLE build (Octane 2019.1.4)
- For users with an Enterprise subscription license
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2019.1.4.97
- OSX - Available soon
For users with a Studio subscription license
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2019.1.4.97
- OSX - Available soon
For users with a Regular/Perpetual license
- - Not available at this time - see https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=369639 for details
Demo version
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2019.1.4.97
- OSX - Please use the Previous STABLE build
Previous STABLE build (Octane 2019.1.2)
- For users with an Enterprise subscription license
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2019.1.2.97
- OSX - Available soon
For users with a Studio subscription license
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2019.1.2.97
- OSX - Available soon
For users with a Regular/Perpetual license
- - Not available at this time - see https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=369639 for details
Demo version
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2019.1.2.97
- OSX - Please use the Previous STABLE build
Release Notes
2019.1.4.97 (13-Nov-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2019.1.4
2019.1.2.97 (12-Oct-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2019.1.2
2019.1.1.97 (06-Oct-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2019.1.1
- Minor bug fix to allow the NodeGraph checkbox to be selected for all material types.
2019.1.0.96 (22-Sep-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2019.1
- The plugin will now check if there is a new version available. This check occurs once per day.
- Changed the Scale Texturemaps dialog so it is now less likely to appear under other windows, and if it does, you can press <Esc> to close the dialog
2019.1.0.95 (29-Aug-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2019.1 RC5
2019.1.0.94 (12-Aug-2019)
- Fixed bug in the PhysicalSurface material conversion
2019.1.0.93 (03-Aug-2019)
- Compiled with Octane 2019.1 RC3
- Added support for converting Poser PhysicalSurface materials to Octane materials
- Added 5 new Material Layer nodes from Octane 2019.1
- Added the Vertex Displacement and Vertex Displacement Mixer nodes from Octane 2019.1
- Added Composite, Layered and Shadow Catcher material nodes from Octane 2019.1
- Added the Round Edges node from Octane 2019.1. Any previous Octane version Rounded Edge Radius settings on material will be lost.
- Added Layer pins to the Diffuse, Glossy, Specular, Metallic and Universal material nodes
- Added Up-Sampler pins to the Imager node
- Changed the LiveDb material window so that you SINGLE-click rather than DOUBLE-click to load a material
Paul