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[C4D] Daily Builds / Are you still using the old VFB?
« on: 2025-06-26, 14:00:56 »
If so, please pop over to this thread so we can keep all replies together:
https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=45158.msg234238#msg234238

Thanks!

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[Max] Daily Builds / Are you still using the old VFB?
« on: 2025-06-26, 13:59:44 »
Hi everyone!

We'd like to know how many of you choose the option to use the old VFB rather than the VFB2. If you are using the OLD VFB, please can you make ONE reply in this post below (if you are using the new one, VFB 2, no need to post here).

In your reply, if you have the time, please let us know what it is that stops you from moving to the VFB 2, as high level or as detailed as you like and have time to write up :) If you don't have the time to explain why, just adding a post with "me" or a "." in it is fine!

I ask for the one reply as then it makes it easy to count the number of users - a separate discussion thread can be started by anyone who wants more conversational back and forth between everyone.

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News / Chaos Corona 13 now available for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
« on: 2025-06-13, 11:25:36 »

Chaos Corona 13 released for both 3ds Max & Cinema 4D
With Corona 13 we are pleased to be back to focusing on features! Below is a quick run through of the major features in this release.

Download: my.chaos.com/download/build?product=Corona


What's new in Corona 13:
  • Toon and Outline materials. A much-requested pair of features, which are useful early in a project to avoid being locked into specific materials, or even as an artistic final render.
  • Animations via Live Link to Vantage. Take advantage of GPU rendering speed for animations built in 3ds Max or Cinema 4D.
  • AI Image Enhancer. Improve the look of people and vegetation in your scenes.
  • Clusters in Chaos Scatter. Using noise, a color map, or layer painting, group up the objects in your Scatters (layer painting only in 3ds Max for now, Cinema 4D to follow).
  • Firefly Removal. Reduce or get rid of those pesky fireflies, e.g often seen on chrome and glass on cars, or on grass, especially in animations.
  • Thin Film layer. Add thin film effects in the Corona Physical Material, to give you soap bubbles, oily water, and more.
  • Import .vrscene files saved out from Enscape. Save your scene from Enscape, and then get the benefits of rendering it in Corona. (requires V-Ray to be installed, even if just a trial).
  • Initial support for Cosmos Variations.At download, choose which season of a tree, or which clothing variations a person is wearing.
  • And much more!

Blog with full list of the smaller changes and the bug fixes will follow early next week!

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News / Chaos Corona 12, update 2 for Cinema 4D (Hotfix 1) released
« on: 2025-05-21, 20:45:34 »
This hotfix addresses specific issues, and all Corona 12, update 2 for Cinema 4D users are recommended to download it. Find more details below.
Download now: My Products

Chaos Corona 12, update 2 for Cinema 4D (Hotfix 1)
This release brings the following improvements and bug fixes:

Fixes:
  • Fixed crash when starting on old CPUs without AVX support.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when switching to Collaboration tab.
  • Fixed issues with activation dialog not properly updating in some cases when user logs in in external dialog.
  • Fixed occasional crashes caused by update of Light Mix in VFB 2 on rendering start (usually reproduced when rendering animations).

Download now: My Products

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News / Chaos Corona ArchViz Collection out now, along with other suites from Chaos!
« on: 2025-05-20, 21:19:58 »
Today, May 20, 2025, is a big day! We're excited to introduce our new industry-focused suite offerings tailored to meet the specific needs of professionals in Architectural Design, Architectural Visualization, and Media & Entertainment (M&E).

Each suite has been carefully put together to deliver the essential tools needed to support and enhance workflows unique to each industry. These are organized into three distinct tracks, and make it easy for users to select the right combination of tools from Chaos’ comprehensive portfolio, simplifying our product lineup by providing a targeted, cost-effective, and easy-to-manage toolset, eliminating the complexity (and expense) of purchasing individual products.

As another part of this transition, our fixed-to-one-device licenses (e.g. Corona Solo) are being retired and replaced by named licenses, which means you'll have full freedom to choose where you use your Chaos products (so, you are not locked to one machine, and can move from machine to machine - though still just one machine at a time for each license, of course).

The suite most relevant to the Corona community is the Corona ArchViz Collection, which features everything in Corona Premium plus Chaos Vantage and Anima too, at a price which is noticeably less than purchasing everything separately - just in time for Corona 13 next month which is planned to have the ability to render animations from 3ds Max or Cinema 4D through Chaos Vantage via the use of the Live Link.

To make changes to your subscription, visit my.chaos.com, or contact your preferred reseller.

Need more help?
Read our Suites FAQ
Visit the Help Center
Contact Chaos Support

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News / Chaos Corona 12, update 2 for 3ds Max (Hotfix 1) released
« on: 2025-05-15, 14:00:51 »
This hotfix addresses specific issues, and all Corona 12, update 2 users for 3ds Max are recommended to download it (the hotfix for Cinema 4D will follow next week). Find more details below.
Download now: My Products

Chaos Corona 12, update 2 for 3ds Max (Hotfix 1)
This release brings the following improvements and bug fixes:

User-Facing Improvements:
  • Simplified the process for obtaining a trial.
Fixes:
  • Fixed crash on Max start for old CPUs without AVX support.
  • Fixed a bug where material drag & drop from Cosmos would not work in Max 2025 and newer.
  • Fixed issue where Scan materials imported from Cosmos were blank if the user did not have Scans license.
  • Fixed issue with the slow import of the Scan materials from Cosmos.
  • Fixed issue where rotate and Select & Place tools would behave erratically during IR.
  • Fixed issue where tiling lock was not working in Corona Bitmap.
  • Fixed issue where CML imported from Cosmos used wrong gamma in OCIO mode.
  • Self-illumination multiplier is now correctly handled when doing conversion from V-Ray mtl.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when switching to Collaboration tab.

Download now: My Products

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News / Chaos Corona 12, update 2 — now available
« on: 2025-04-23, 16:36:49 »

Chaos Corona 12, update 2 released for both 3ds Max & Cinema 4D
Corona 12, update 2 is primarily a technical release for some backend changes that needed to be made, but we're including some features that were being developed for Corona 13 and happen to be ready!

Full details: chaos.com/blog/corona-12-update-2
Download: my.chaos.com/download/build?product=Corona


What's new in Corona 12, update 2:
  • Chaos Scans are now available in Cosmos. Your favorite collection of 3,100+ scanned materials, now at your fingertips in Chaos Cosmos — making your workflow smoother than ever. Around 200 new archviz focused materials are also being added.
  • Automatic Virtual Tours. Generate immersive panorama virtual tours automatically with the new Auto Hotspots.
  • Per camera Global Volume Material override. Lets you set different global volume materials for each camera.
  • Differential Ray Filtering. Development of this was required for Toon Shading coming in Corona 13. It sharpens textures seen through refraction, some reflections, and in some special camera projections such as Spherical.
  • Faster IR Parsing when scrubbing on the timeline in 3ds Max. When you move to a different frame on the timeline with IR running, Corona no longer reparses the entire scene but instead only reparses any animated objects. Developing this was required for rendering via the Vantage Live Link in Corona 13. (Notes: does not affect final rendering, and was not required in Cinema 4D as it already does something similar)
  • New Minimap in the Corona Node Material editor in Cinema 4D. Now you can navigate around your materials with ease.
  • Converter improvements in Cinema 4D. Now converts V-Ray Clipper, V-Ray Triplanar, V-Ray Twosided material, V-Ray Blend material, V-Ray Geometry tag, V-Ray Proxy, V-Ray Decal, and V-Ray Enmesh.
  • And much more!
We also want to thank Iraban Dutta for 18 new LUTs included with the Corona installation - for any inquiries or further information, please contact iraban.3d@gmail.com, or advancedschoolofvray@gmail.com, or through https://www.youtube.com/@advancedschoolofvray

Read about this release in detail at chaos.com/blog/corona-12-update-2


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News / Chaos Corona 12 Update 2 (Release Candidate 1) is out now for 3ds Max!
« on: 2025-04-10, 19:27:42 »
Chaos Corona 12 Update 2 (Release Candidate 1) is out now for 3ds Max!
Everyone with an active license has access.

Download Instructions and Change logs:
3ds Max

A Release Candidate is close to being the final release, but we need your feedback to catch any remaining bugs or other issues from real-world testing.

Some of the major features in Corona 12 Update 2:
Corona 12 Update 2 is a technical release, to take care of some back-end changes that need to be done. While features were not the main consideration this time around, several items being worked on for Corona 13 later this year just happen to be finished and tested and are useful on their own, so we've included them in this release!
  • Support for 3ds Max 2026
  • You won't need to wait for the entire scene to reparse when scrubbing on the timeline with IR running (a feature that is required for the upcoming render via Vantage using the Live Link in Corona 13; as a note, Cinema 4D does not need this improvement)
  • Start and Stop the Live Link to Vantage from the Corona toolbar, and verify progress via the new progress bar
  • Let Chaos Collaboration generate the hotspots for your Virtual Tours, so that they are even easier to set up
  • Textures seen through refraction are now sharper (under conditions when they should be sharper ;) ) thanks to Ray Differential Filtering (a feature that is required for the upcoming Toon Shading in Corona 13)
  • Each camera can now have its own independent Global Volume Material assigned
  • The Depth of Field Highlight Solver has had further improvements, working with reflected highlights and some refracted highlights
  • Chaos Scans are moving to Cosmos - this release will support that as soon as the Scans materials are migrated

Please test as much as possible and report your findings to us, this will help us make Corona 12 Update 2 ready for release as quickly as we can!
You can share your feedback with the links below:

3ds Max
Post your feedback in this thread: https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=43296

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News / AI-powered tools now part of the Chaos ecosystem
« on: 2025-02-19, 16:14:16 »
We are excited to share that EvolveLAB is now part of Chaos. Founded in 2015, EvolveLAB creates AI software that streamlines visualization, generative design, documentation, and interoperability for architects, designers, and contractors.

Combined with internal AI developments, this move strengthens our mission to revolutionize the creative process, streamlining and accelerating workflows, so we empower our customers to enhance creativity and drive innovation.
To learn more about EvolveLAB and its acquisition by Chaos, click here.

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[C4D] I need help! / Not everyone reads the news, so a reminder - Chaos Licensing Server update
« on: 2025-01-17, 13:15:35 »
In case anyone doesn't check the News section of the forum, posting this in a few other places as we don't want anyone to suddenly find themselves with licenses not working on Jan 28th.

"
We wish to share this important update to Chaos Licensing as the server certificate will expire on January 28, 2025.

To ensure uninterrupted access to your licenses, you must update your Chaos License Server by January 28, 2025. Failure to do so will result in the loss of access to your licenses.
"

Please see https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=44052 for full details.

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[Max] I need help! / Not everyone reads the news, so a reminder - Chaos Licensing Server update
« on: 2025-01-17, 13:15:11 »
In case anyone doesn't check the News section of the forum, posting this in a few other places as we don't want anyone to suddenly find themselves with licenses not working on Jan 28th.

"
We wish to share this important update to Chaos Licensing as the server certificate will expire on January 28, 2025.

To ensure uninterrupted access to your licenses, you must update your Chaos License Server by January 28, 2025. Failure to do so will result in the loss of access to your licenses.
"

Please see https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=44052 for full details.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Not everyone reads the news, so a reminder - Chaos Licensing Server update
« on: 2025-01-17, 13:14:31 »
In case anyone doesn't check the News section of the forum, posting this in a few other places as we don't want anyone to suddenly find themselves with licenses not working on Jan 28th.

"
We wish to share this important update to Chaos Licensing as the server certificate will expire on January 28, 2025.

To ensure uninterrupted access to your licenses, you must update your Chaos License Server by January 28, 2025. Failure to do so will result in the loss of access to your licenses.
"

Please see https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=44052 for full details.

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[Max] Daily Builds / Not everyone reads the news, so a reminder - Chaos Licensing Server update
« on: 2025-01-17, 13:13:59 »
In case anyone doesn't check the News section of the forum, posting this in a few other places as we don't want anyone to suddenly find themselves with licenses not working on Jan 28th.

"
We wish to share this important update to Chaos Licensing as the server certificate will expire on January 28, 2025.

To ensure uninterrupted access to your licenses, you must update your Chaos License Server by January 28, 2025. Failure to do so will result in the loss of access to your licenses.
"

Please see https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=44052 for full details.

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News / Important: Update Your Chaos Licensing Server by January 28
« on: 2024-12-05, 16:40:10 »
(Please note: You may have already received this information below via a dedicated separate e-mail we've sent out alongside.)(Please note: You may have already received this information below via a dedicated separate e-mail we've sent out alongside.)

Dear Forum Community,

We wish to share this important update to Chaos Licensing as the server certificate will expire on January 28, 2025.

To ensure uninterrupted access to your licenses, you must update your Chaos License Server by January 28, 2025. Failure to do so will result in the loss of access to your licenses.
​
What you need to do:
  • Option 1: Update the Corona to the latest version. Your Chaos Licensing system will update automatically.

  • Option 2: If updating to the latest version isn’t an option, you can independently update the license server by following this detailed guide.

Thank you for your cooperation! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Chaos Support

- The Chaos Team

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[C4D] Feature Requests / But the board is read only, how do I post my suggestions and requests?
« on: 2024-08-26, 17:42:21 »
More than ever we welcome your suggestions! The only thing that has changed is how to send those to us, please use Corona Ideas Portal. This works with your Chaos Account, that you already use for Corona, so no need to use your forum credentials there.

You can find more information in this forum post. We look forward to hearing from you!

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