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Hi all,

This is an Octane for LightWave 2026.0.0 including the Octane 2026.2 stable core. Please make sure to use a NVIDIA Studio driver with version at least 572 on Windows

To download Render Node app, please check out the 2026.2 release post


Release 2026.2 Studio+ subscription license
https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloads/plugins/fb/e6/59/a7/octane_2026_2_studio%2B.zip

To install: -
1. Go to LightWaveInstall\support\plugins\Octane folder
2. Move all existing files to somewhere else or just delete them
3. Copy the files from the zipped folder


Release Notes
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RELEASE 2026.2
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* PLUGIN FEATURES AND FIXES:
- Updated to OctaneRender 2026.2 Studio+
- Updated to Lightwave 2026.0.0


Happy rendering,
Your OTOY Team

Thanks for releasing this long awaited plugin update.

AI Light switch on Path tracing kernel node is not working.

BorisGoreta wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 11:09 pm AI Light switch on Path tracing kernel node is not working.

Hi BorisGoreta,

Thank you for the post..

Would you please share a sample scene for us to investigate?

cheers

Thanks for release.

BK wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2026 10:13 pm

BorisGoreta wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 11:09 pm AI Light switch on Path tracing kernel node is not working.

Hi BorisGoreta,

Thank you for the post..

Would you please share a sample scene for us to investigate?

cheers

Here is the test scene. Changing the AI Light check in the Path tracing kernel doesn't do anything.

Regards,

Boris

BorisGoreta wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2026 2:36 pm

BK wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2026 10:13 pm

BorisGoreta wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 11:09 pm AI Light switch on Path tracing kernel node is not working.

Hi BorisGoreta,

Thank you for the post..

Would you please share a sample scene for us to investigate?

cheers

Here is the test scene. Changing the AI Light check in the Path tracing kernel doesn't do anything.

Regards,

Boris

Hi Boris,

Thank you so much for sharing the scene.

We have reached out to LW team to investigate.

cheers