OctaneRender® for ArchiCAD - build 1.37 [OBSOLETE]

[przemn]

Hey Paul

Thank you for your previous answer - it is not the best idea to post something on a board and then go out of office for a week
Anyway - my textures issues are exactly the same as BfPuVAK's and I am glad you will fix it soon. I made new file with 2 walls and a slab, and also got this errors:

octane 1.27 140128 155737.log

cuda log

(5.65 KiB) Downloaded 337 times

. Model looks like this ( showing the same error as BfPuVAK ):

archicad 3d

octane preview

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I also got sometimes a strange distorted and scaled textures ( when making my own archicad material ), I am not sure if it is the same reason:

archicad 3d

octane 3d

Btw kxl problem from few post above: I think problem might be archicad related. He probably extracted archicad *.lcf library and either moved one of extracted folders afterwards ( that might have messed up links to textures ), or haven't added textures folder to library manager. At least I had similar errors, after doing like that.

Last thing: when using some materials from liveDB - Archicad crashes ( from Material folder, OTOY materials are OK ).
I've got: "octane error has occured. pls check octane log for details" error, then "null octane node in getOctaneNodeValue for pin node transform" ( few times ), then archicad crashes ( can't do anything ).
I am working currently on dell presision 4600 with quadro 2000M, fresh win7 x64, latest notebook cuda and dell graphic drivers. ( Not a speed demon, but it's must be enough until I'll upgrade my office desktop ).

I will send you an email with *.rpt file as it is not allowed to post *.rpt file as an attachment.

thanks,
Przem

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Anyway - my textures issues are exactly the same as BfPuVAK's and I am glad you will fix it soon. I made new file with 2 walls and a slab, and also got this errors:

Would it be possible to sent me the scene that produced this cuda log file pls?

Thanks

Paul

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

1.27.0.3
- Fixed issues relating to downloading certain LiveDb materials
- Fixed texturemap scaling bug when converting an ArchiCAD material to an Octane material
- Added texturemap rotation when converting an ArchiCAD material to an Octane material

This build may resolve the problems people have had with loading liveDb materials. If you have any problems with a livedb material - pls tell me what the material name is, and I will fix the problem.

Thanks

Paul

[BfPuVAK]

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Scaling works fine again
But some mapping origins seem to have an offset now (1/2-tile?)!?

I have to go now, I will have look on it later...

Greetings,
Artur

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

1.29.0.3
- Compiled against Octane 1.29

In order to ensure downloading of LiveDb materials is working correctly, pls delete all files in the following directory:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\OctaneRender\cache

I hope that the 1.29 build will resolve some of the issue people are having. However if you have missing texturemap files for ArchiCAD materials, or "Default" Octane node setups for ArchiCAD materials, this will still pop a "File not found" error in the Octane log. I will be looking into a solution for this in the next week or so.

If you have a crash - pls tell me exactly what you were doing when you had the crash, and whether the viewport was open or not.

If you get an Octane error - pls post the Octane log from the Devices tab Cuda Log button.

If either of the above is reproduceable for a certain scene - pls send me the scene (paul at physicalc-software dot com).

Thanks

Paul

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

1.29.0.4
- Fixed error where special characters in the Library texturemap file path would result in a material not converting from ArchiCAD correctly
- Fixed erroneous "Not Texturemap Found" messages for texturemaps in a file path with special characters
- Fixed issue where material pick and focus pick was not working correctly when the Viewport had been scrolled (when resolution was locked).
- Fixed Octane error arising from converting ArchiCAD emissive materials.
- The transform scale lock button (for sliders) now works if there are 2 sliders, instead of just for 3 sliders (ie. now works for UV transforms)
- Fixed UV mapping issue for scaled texturemaps

The final point should correct the issues that Artur and Przem had.

Paul

[BfPuVAK]

Hi Paul!

Everything looks very good at first sight, also no mapping problems
(I can't do much testing at the moment, no time)

Is there perhaps a trick to force re-convertig of ALL materials from Archicad to the plugin?
Or are you already working on a "button" for it? (doesn't hurry)

Many greetings,
Artur

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Is there perhaps a trick to force re-convertig of ALL materials from Archicad to the plugin?
Or are you already working on a "button" for it? (doesn't hurry)

Good idea - I will add a "Re-convert all materials from ArchiCAD" option.

Paul

[BfPuVAK]

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

1.32.0.6
- Added proxy checkbox to rotate the proxy to the camera (useful for billboard people and plants). Mouseover the new checkbox in the proxy dialog for details. This will only work for proxies which face the Octane Z axis.
- You can now disconnect bump, normal, filmwidth, filmindex and medium pins
- Added "Re-Convert All Materials" option to the Materials tab, to reconvert all materials in the scene from ArchiCAD to Octane. This function shuts the Viewport if it is open.
- Added "Clay" rendering mode (to the Rendering Tab)
- Added White Balance Picker (next to the Focus and Material Picker on the Render tab)

Paul