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OctaneRender™ for Blender plugin. Windows x64 version.


The bundle consists from two parts:
1. OctaneRender™ Server
2. Blender - OctaneRender™ edition.

The first part (server) should be run on the same computer as the second one. To stop the server - just right-click its icon in the tray.
After the server is run - you can start rendering (or open a rendered view) from inside Blender. Before the very first rendering you should fill in the server address (only 127.0.0.1 at the time), login and password (your license key info) to activate the server. After the first rendering the server will remember this activation info, and you will not need to enter it again.

You should use only OctaneRender materials inside Blender scenes - the plugin knows nothing about Blender specific materials and textures (about any Blender nodes, generally speaking).


FIXES AND NEW FEATURES SINCE LAST RELEASE

• New 1.50 engine.
• Blender version 2.70.
• Bug fixes...

After starting OctaneServer it will take some time before the LiveDB tree and LiveDB material previews will be available from Blender - as OctaneServer caches the LiveDB data from remote server right after starting. But only the materials groups tree will be re-cached every time after server start, LiveDB material preview images will be cached only once - so only the very first OctaneServer start will need some more time before LiveDB tree will be available in Blender.


DOWNLOAD (both distributives must be reinstalled, they depend on each other)

Blender Octane Edition - 1.50 - 4.3 beta (2.70) (56.9MB autoinstaller file)
Octane Server - 1.50 - 4.3 beta (7.8MB autoinstaller file)

What bug fixes are there in this release?

Thank you ! Octane and Blender stable releases at the same time. Fine.

Whoa .. you even went for 2.7... I didn't realize they released that, too .... Great, Jim Thanks.

Thanks! Gonna test it hard today!

Hi,
Does the recent announcement about "commercial plugins" in Blender have any relevance here now? Just wondering. I know there were issues originally, requiring Octane to be released as a Server + Blender Build.

http://www.blendernation.com/2014/03/24 ... rNation%29

Thanks.

billkeane wrote:Hi,
Does the recent announcement about "commercial plugins" in Blender have any relevance here now? Just wondering. I know there were issues originally, requiring Octane to be released as a Server + Blender Build.

http://www.blendernation.com/2014/03/24 ... rNation%29

Thanks.

Blender 2.6:Dev:Doc/Process/Addons wrote: 1. Compliancy
The add-on should comply to the same quality/design rules as we do for regular add-ons. That includes license compliancy, but also to not include banners, logos or advertisement.
2. ...
3. ...
4. ...
5. ...

Don't

• Commit code that is not GPL2+ or compatible with it.
• ...

After these lines we already can stop reading this, and throw it away.
As OctaneRender engine's code is not under GPL, it can not be opened, so it will remain not directly linked with Blender code, and that is: it will remain inside OctaneServer part...

But: think about good sides of this client-server architecture which can be used in some feature.

No probs. Just a thought.

BTW - this is the first time I've installed the latest version and it hasn't worked. Just says "waiting for image" if I render. Anyone else getting issues? Usually works first time.

billkeane wrote:No probs. Just a thought.

BTW - this is the first time I've installed the latest version and it hasn't worked. Just says "waiting for image" if I render. Anyone else getting issues? Usually works first time.

You should enter the license login/pass the first time inside Blender again: this part was slightly changed... I think it's the reason...