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/201 ... pport.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.
5) LiveDb materials containing OSL nodes will not load into the plugin correctly. The plugin does not currently support OSL Projection or Texture nodes. Instead, copy these Livedb materials into the clipboard from Octane Standalone and paste them into a NodeGraph material in the plugin.
5) If you get render artifacts at a joint between two Body Parts of a Figure, switch the Figure's Skinning Method to "Poser Unimesh".
Poser Version
This release only runs on Poser 12 and Poser 13. It will not run on Poser 11
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 452 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.
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
Current STABLE build for Poser 12 and Poser 13 (Octane 2025.2)
- For users with a Studio+ subscription license
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2025.2.0.127
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2025.2.0.127
- For users with a Studio+ subscription license
- - Windows - OctaneRender for Poser 2025.1.0.127
- - Windows - Available soon
2025.2.0.127 (13-May-2025)
- Compiled with Octane 2025.2
2025.1.0.127 (16-Apr-2025)
- Fixed issue resulting in a python exception when opening the Octane Viewport
2025.1.0.126 (7-Apr-2025)
- Compiled with Octane 2025.1
- Exporting an animation now sets the Object Layer node name to the mesh name
- Changes related to Octane 2025.1....
- Added the "UV coordinate with transform" node
- "Ray Step Increase Factor" pin has been added to the Medium nodes
- Updates to the "Chaos texture" node
- 11 New blend modes for output AOV layers
- Changed the maximum and default values for all kernels for "Parallel samples" and "Max. tile samples" pins.
- Added the "Camera mask" render pass
- Added option to the "Metallic Reflection Mode" pin of the "Metallic Material" node
- Add the "Pre-multiplied Alpha" pin to the "Output Aov"->"Blend"->"Texture" node
- The "Realistic lens camera" has been added - however the Aperture cannot be set by the plugin, so the FOV does not match with Octane.
- Not Implemented: Decals
- Not implemented: Mesh Vertex Rest Positions
Paul
