OctaneRender® for 3ds max® v2018.1-RC4 - 7.03 [TEST]

[HHbomb]

If somebody is interrested : here is a text file, change the extension to .ms and put it in script/startup/ (close and reopen max). Then every object is a movable proxy except Forest.
( you can create an object with octane viewport opened, you can import an object,....)

[acc24ex]

and old issue with importing step files - they only look fine after you click on Body object and under rendering approximation do a weld and smooth mesh and click back to empty again - I have almost never seen a good looking mesh upon importing .step or cad data without going through this first

- can you really fix that somehow, it's just that it's annoying, that every single time I import any cad data I have to click through all the body options until the mesh smooths out, cause I forget which thing to press so that it works

[mbetke]

There are new graphic drivers released with CUDA 10.1 support. Are there any benefits for Octane? Or better wait with upgrading?

[paride4331]

There are new graphic drivers released with CUDA 10.1 support. Are there any benefits for Octane? Or better wait with upgrading?

I'm testing 419,35. No crash, seems material editor little faster, but it's too early to tell.
Regards
Paride

[paride4331]

Some weirdnes when using displacement on the specular material, looks like it makes a shell, I did a small displacement map then stretched it a lot (with uv modifier or transform nodes all the same), and made the height quite big, to simulate like a wave .. and the higher it goes the bigger that black band is.. so I made way smaller displacement, the gap is smaller but still there - anyway, check out those, and only happens where it intersects some other geometry

displacement on.jpg

disp off.jpg

displacement on.jpg

displacement off.jpg

Hi acc24ex,
Do you recognize this?
viewtopic.php?f=33&t=70808&p=358302&hil ... nt#p358302
Regards
Paride

[DartFrog]

Would somebody here recommend upgrading from v4.02.1 - 6.14 to this version? Any significant benefits?

[paride4331]

Hi DartFrog,
Keep in mind OctaneRender for 3ds max v2018.1-RC4 - 7.03 is a test version, not for production and not considered stable.
Regards
Paride

[paride4331]

I use a script to set objects as movable proxies for a long time now. And all work like it should.
Now there a problem in "octane object properties", even if the object properties show as an movable proxy, "Movable proxy" is not checked in octane object properties panel.
Perhaps it is due to the fact that when checking "movable proxy" in octane object properties, it is written "True" in object propertie,
and with my script it is written "true".
Thanks

Hi HHbomb,
this issue will be fixed in the next versions.
Regards
Paride

[acc24ex]

paride - yeah the displacement issue, something like that - I beleive for specular materials and displacement it doesn't calculate that part that is displaced - if 20% of and object goes up in displacement, than anything that intersects with is not lit properly

..the cad imported objects don't work automatically from import since v1, so it's just a convenience issue - so you can put into documentation "CAD enabled"

On the other note I managed to first time work out how to use the exclude include light on specific objects - OMG it's a game changer for me - how come I never saw any tuts on it or some better introductory - it is just perfect for product vis

.. so this update so far is the best I've experienced - even tho it's a test version ..

Guys, keep on rocking this, you might change octane around for all that abandoned hope

[paride4331]

paride - yeah the displacement issue, something like that - I beleive for specular materials and displacement it doesn't calculate that part that is displaced - if 20% of and object goes up in displacement, than anything that intersects with is not lit properly

..the cad imported objects don't work automatically from import since v1, so it's just a convenience issue - so you can put into documentation "CAD enabled"

On the other note I managed to first time work out how to use the exclude include light on specific objects - OMG it's a game changer for me - how come I never saw any tuts on it or some better introductory - it is just perfect for product vis

.. so this update so far is the best I've experienced - even tho it's a test version ..

Guys, keep on rocking this, you might change octane around for all that abandoned hope

Hi acc24ex,
Could you share a scene with displacement issue please?
Regards
Paride