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Foundry Modo (Developed by stenson, Integrated Plugin developed by Paul Kinnane)

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marchermitte
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Hello! My client and student just bought Octane for Modo . When he starts any scene (even just a few primitives), the preview render only shows black. We checked that the camera is selected and not placed inside any geometry, there is a sunlight (daylight enviro), nothing seems to work. We exported the scene as an obj and opened It inside Octane standalone and It works. We also updated the drivers for the 3 titans. He's using the 2.06 btw.
any idea?

Thank you!

Marc
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Hi Marc - check the Render Statistics in the Octane Setup panel - are the samples incrementing? You client should also check the Octane Log (button on the Setup window) to see if there are any Octane errors. And is a Cuda device enabled in the Cuda panel (button on the Setup window)? If none of that helps, delete Modo801.CFG.

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marchermitte
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No samples at all and the log doesn't show anything (just the classic Started logging on 14.11.14 19:36:01 +OctaneRender version 2.05.2 )
Stand alone does work and cuda devices are detected.
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Hi Marc

Can you post a screenshot of the Cuda panel in the Octane plugin pls? Have you tried deleting the Modo801.cfg file? What other Modo plugins are installed?

Thanks

Paul
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marchermitte
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The computer is brand new and Modo 801 (sp2) is a new and fresh install. So the config is brand new as well. I asked my student to send me the infos and screen capture of the Cuda devices and I'll pass them to you. Thank you.
Marc Hermitte
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marchermitte
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Ok, that's the weirdest thing I've seen... my client's computer kept crashing and having problems when starting, to the point that It wouldn't even start after a couple of days. To make It short, He hooked up his mac monitors to his new PC. There was a conflict, everything runs smoothly since he picked a standard monitor plus Octane works now.
Go figure...
Marc Hermitte
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