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1. 2 or 3 times now installing the new plugin has broken my Octane config (my own config) - i don't think anything has changed so for future reference is there something i need to do to not have to remake the layout?

Unfortunately the Modo*.CFG file needs to be recreated if old Octane plugin info has been saved to it. You can save your own layout in a separate plugin - I have provided a rough guide to doing this at viewtopic.php?f=34&t=80373&p=415246

2. i tried to export some Octane materials from MODO to use in Archicad but neither of the formats available when exporting seem to work. Depending on which database i choose AC either asks for a .ocm file or a .orbx file. AFAICT i can't export .ocm from MODO and the .orbx that i exported gives this error message when i try to import into the AC scene

Open the ORBX file in Octane Standalone, and plug the Material node into a Material Out node, so the ArchiCAD plugin knows which material node it use.

Thanks

Paul

face_off wrote:Unfortunately the Modo*.CFG file needs to be recreated if old Octane plugin info has been saved to it. You can save your own layout in a separate plugin - I have provided a rough guide to doing this at viewtopic.php?f=34&t=80373&p=415246

understood. actually last time this happened i created am Octane free config to use with future releases so i would only have to make the new Octane layout, but i completely forgot i had it so i just remade all of them

will look into your post for next time

face_off wrote:Open the ORBX file in Octane Standalone, and plug the Material node into a Material Out node, so the ArchiCAD plugin knows which material node it use.

looks like the material is already plugged into a Material Out node, but still get the same error in AC

How are you importing the material into ArchiCAD please?

Paul

When can we see an update to XB4?

leblanc980 wrote:When can we see an update to XB4?

Hi - I am in the middle of some major changes to the plugin, so I think the next release will be with Octane 2022.1 RC2.

Thanks

Paul

I have updated the installers at the top of this thread with:

2022.1.0.189
- Compiled with Octane 2022.1
- Incorporated the Octane 2022.1 RC 2, 3 and 4 changes into the plugin
- Fixed issue where the spotlights were not refreshing when the Modo Spotlight Intensity was updated
- Fixed incorrect labels for Render Passes, Normal (smooth) and (shading)
- Fixed issue which caused a lockup when clicking on the Modo Render window when mpath is rendering
- Texture layers in the Shader Tree are now ignored if Enabled is ON but Render is OFF
- Fixed a number of minor issues with importing materials from the local and live db's

Thanks

Paul

Oh that's a nice birthdaypresent! Thank you very much!

face_off wrote: 2022.1.0.189
- Compiled with Octane 2022.1
- Incorporated the Octane 2022.1 RC 2, 3 and 4 changes into the plugin

Working nicely on Ventura, thank you.

Paul, I am aware that you probably do not support 16.1 Beta yet, but just as a heads up. Octane crashes Modo16.1 Beta on startup, on Linux.

On a Linux, I am not getting options for texture repeating. Modo 16.0v3 and latest Octane. Tried reseting preferences too.