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This is the recommended thread for downloading, and posting any questions, suggestions or support queries for OctaneRender for ArchiCAD TEST and STABLE releases.

SOLUTIONS TO COMMON ISSUES

1) Make sure your NVIDIA drivers are up to date.

2) How do I extract the ArchiCAD 23 (or any other version of ArchiCAD) textures from the ArchiCAD 23 Library - 'File'->'Libraries and Objects'->'Extract a Container'. Select C:\Program Files\GRAPHISOFT\ARCHICAD 23\ARCHICAD Library 23\Surface Catalog 23.lcf to extract to Documents\AC23SurfaceCatalog. Then add the library to the Library Manager.

ArchiCAD Version
This version of the plugin runs on ArchiCAD 26, 27 and 28 - 64 bit Windows (7, 8, 10 and 11).

To use this version, you need a GPU of compute model 3.0 or higher. Support for Fermi GPUs (like GTX 4xx and 5xx) has been dropped. Also make sure you use a driver of version 451 or higher.

Is there a macOS version of the plugin? - at this point in time there is no macOS version of the plugin. Given the large amount of effort it would take to migrated the plugin to macOS, and the small potential audience for the macOS plugin, I do not think there will be a macOS version in the foreseeable future.

Network Rendering
For Network Rendering, you must use the Octane slave release from the Octane Standalone installer which matches the exact Octane version of the plugin you are using..

Support Issues
If you have a support issue, pls provide the following information:
- Operating System (ie. Win XP, Vista, 7, 8)
- 32 or 64 bit
- Amount of RAM
- Graphics Card(s) - model (ie. GTX 580, 3GB)
- Nvidia driver version
- ArchiCAD version (ArchiCAD -> Help -> License Information -> Version and Build Number
- OctaneRender for ArchiCAD version (ie. 1.02a)
- In the unlikely event of a crash, pls provide the dump report from the C:\Users\[username]\Graphisoft\BugReporting-[version] folder (on Win 7). Either post or email (to "paul at physicalc-software.com") the "ArchiCAD-XXXXXX-FATAL.RPT" file from this folder.

For more information
- Read the on-line manual
- Read the FAQ
- Watch Tapperworks Showcase Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
- Watch Tapperworks Render Passes video http://youtu.be/sXnLcWEbbmY
- Watch the Grass Generation video http://vimeo.com/113454418
- Post your question on this forum thread

Download Links

Current STABLE build (Octane 2024.1)

For users with a Studio+ subscription license

• - OctaneRender for ArchiCAD 28 2024.1.2.121
  - OctaneRender for ArchiCAD 27 2024.1.0.120
  - OctaneRender for ArchiCAD 26 2024.1.0.120
  - OctaneRender for ArchiCAD 25 2024.1.0.120

Demo version

• - OctaneRender for ArchiCAD 27 2024.1.0.120

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Release Notes

2024.1.2.121 (21-Dec-2024)
- Compiled with Octane 2024.1.2
- Added support for ArchiCAD 28

2024.1.0.120 (17-Oct-2024)
- Compiled with Octane 2024.1
- Added the 2024.1 features from viewtopic.php?f=33&t=82267
- The "Output AOV"->"Apply Imager and Post Processing" node from Octane 2024.1 has not been added to the plugin
- The "Value"->"Time" node from Octane 2024.1 has not been added to the plugin

Paul

Hi,

It seems a little while since Archicad 28 was available, is there a timescale for when the plugin will be re-compiled for ver28?
Thanks by the way for keeping this niche going. Been using it since 2016 and still really enjoy the software.
While standalone is better for scene setup and rendering, having the materials and proxies already linked within Archicad within a base library will continue to be a good selling point and makes export quicker and enables good test renders without leaving the core CAD software.

Many thanks,

Roger

It seems a little while since Archicad 28 was available, is there a timescale for when the plugin will be re-compiled for ver28?
Thanks by the way for keeping this niche going. Been using it since 2016 and still really enjoy the software.
While standalone is better for scene setup and rendering, having the materials and proxies already linked within Archicad within a base library will continue to be a good selling point and makes export quicker and enables good test renders without leaving the core CAD software.

Hello. Thanks for the good feedback. I will do an ArchiCAD 28 version in the next day or two.

Thanks

Paul

I will do an ArchiCAD 28 version in the next day or two.

I have hit some issues with the AC28 SDK, and I am waiting on some fixes from Graphisoft, so it may take some time to do the AC28 build. Sorry for the delay.

Paul

I have added an AC28 installer at the top of this thread:

2024.1.2.121
- Compiled with Octane 2024.1.2
- Added support for ArchiCAD 28

Thanks

Paul