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[Max] I need help! / any tool to diagnose why IR is taking long

« on: 2024-04-09, 01:25:39 »

Hi guys

I have a scene which isnt HUGE, but a decent size.  7 or so forest packs, railclone roofs.  WHen i do IR, it just seems to take forever.  I have a ryzen 5995wx with 256gb ram so theres plenty of power there, just not sure if theres a tool or something in corona to help diagnose where the bottleneck is?

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[Max] General Discussion / Chaos - your support page is broken.

« on: 2024-02-22, 22:16:55 »

It keeps loading and loading

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[Max] Feature Requests / Corona Round Edge Request

« on: 2024-01-03, 02:40:27 »

Hi team

it would be great if you could add a feature where it chamfers by ELEMENT.  I have windows for instance, with mullions and adjoining movable windows (with fixed windows) and it chamfers them all and makes them look like 1 piece. It would be great if it could just render the edges per element so it doesnt look welded together if that makes sense.

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Hardware / RTX 3090 & RTX 4090 - any difference in Maxs vierwport?

« on: 2023-12-10, 23:05:46 »

Hi guys

i have a 4090 in my main workstation and ive got a node that i sometimes play games with.  I was thinking of putting my 4090 in my node and getting a 3090 for my main workstation as im not sure there is a big difference in viewport performance between the 2?  would anyone know?  I know in gaming there is a big different but not sure in maxs viewport?

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[Max] General Discussion / is this UI sluggishness normal?

« on: 2023-11-20, 03:32:21 »

Hi guys

thought i would do a quick video - is this normal?  sometimes its zippy, 90% of the time it isnt.  Scenes re not too big.
my system is a ryzen 5995xw with 256 gb ram + rtx 4090.

are you guys experiencing this?

I feel when i restart pc it works fine for a little while and then this sluggishness holds me down.  It wastes SO MUCH time.  I dont know if max, corona or windows or a combination of.

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[Max] I need help! / background shadow artifact issue

« on: 2023-11-10, 03:47:45 »

Hi guys

Im aware of the weird shadow artifact a background image can cause - is there a definitive solution as everything i am trying doesnt seem to work.  I am trying to get interior reflective elements to reflect what is behind the camera (in this case, an outdoor area).  I have put a plane there and applied a light material to it within the rayswitch but notning seems to work - please help.

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Hardware / Ryzen 5995XW Build & some issues

« on: 2023-05-20, 01:51:41 »

hi guys

ive had a monster PC built with the below specs.

5995WX CPU
Asus WRX80E mobo
256gb RAM (32GB crucial 3200MHZ x 8)
2TB NVME drives

Its great while rendering, and for the most part a monster of a PC>  However - im getting a lot of lags in MAX still.  like the material editor.  I feel like its even more laggy than my previous PC (3970x).  I feel like in heavy scenes, it chokes a bit and the IR takes some time to start.  But when it starts, it flies.  Im wondering if this is just a MAX issue or is it an AMD thing?  Does anyone else have this PC and if so, is there anything that can be done? perhaps in BIOS?  i had my PC set up by the guys who supplied it so i assume everything is default.

Thanks

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[Max] General Discussion / Animations and Parsing times and issues

« on: 2023-04-03, 12:17:42 »

Hi guys - i wrote to the corona team and im also seeking some input here (also along with documenting this in a forum) - however doing an animation while using DR is a bit of a pain.  Heres my issue.

I'm using Max 2023.3 and the latest Corona Dailyt

I have a 5995WX as my main master pc and a 3970x as my render node.  Im using the DR feature within the corona settings (not backburner.)   It works well for still images, but for DR, when i set the render size to 1920x1080, my active machine (5995WX) does it each frame in 2 mins, however by the time the DR does the parsing, the current frame is rendered by the main PC and then it starts all over and the NODE starts the parsing again, so it actually never renders.

Is there a better workaround to this?  I feel this isnt optimised for DR work - especially for faster workstations.  The only way i see this working, is if i increase resolution output for instance, and force a longer render time and by this, i give the DR a chance to kick in.

Any input here is much appreciated.

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[Max] I need help! / Does anyone elses 3DS Max hang after closing it?

« on: 2023-03-28, 23:55:16 »

Hi all

ive noticed over the last few months, 3DS max hangs and freezes when i try and close it down.  It also happens sometimes when i press File>New.  this also happens on a new machine in which i installed it on - just wondering if this was happening to anyone else?

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Hardware / Ryzen 5995XW Build - your opinion

« on: 2023-03-06, 01:04:29 »

Hi all

Ive had a local PC build company quote me on a build - just wanted to get your thoughts on it to see if theres anything that can be changed/improved?

CPU - AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX
CASE - Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL
MOBO - Asus WRX80E-SAGE Pro SE - WRX80 -
GFX CARD - Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC - 24GB
COOLER - Cooler Master ML360 Mirror TR4 | 360mm Radiator + 11 x 120mm fans
POWER - 2000W Cooler Master M2000 Platinum
RAM - 32GB Crucial 3200MHz (1x32GB) (8 OF THESE - 256GB)
HARD DRIVE #1 - 1TB Gen4 Samsung 990 PRO M.2. NVME (R:7450MB/s | W: 6900MB/s) - used to install windows and main applications
HARD DRIVE #2 - 4 X 2TB Gen4 Samsung 990Pro M.2. NVME (R:7450MB/s | W: 6900MB/s) - raid zero set up to maximise read and write speeds.  Will have all my 3D assets on here.

what are your thoughts on this setup?  any help would be appreciated.

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[Max] I need help! / interactive render - why sometimes it takes longer

« on: 2023-02-20, 05:54:37 »

Hi guys

With exterior scenes, sometimes the IR takes so long to start up - up to 30 seconds or so.  Where as in other heavy exterior scenes its just a few seconds.  Is there a way to find out what the culprit is?  does the sofware generate a txt file that shows what its calculating?  this would be so helpful.

Some specs:
Using latest dailies
CPU 3970x Ryzen
256gb ram6
3080ti.

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[Max] Bug Reporting / Round Edges strange behaviour

« on: 2022-12-13, 02:08:27 »

recently noticed weird coronaroundedge behavior - it has this squiggly effect? 

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Shadow Artifact

« on: 2022-12-06, 03:56:38 »

Hi all,

This is a bug that has plagued corona for years - i havent been able to solve so if someone can help provide a solution or have the bug fixed that would be great.

So i have a plane background (purple plane) and have unchecked cast/receive shadows - everytime i do this to a plane, i get weird shadow artifacts - can you please let me know what the solution or if this is a confirmed bug?

Thanks

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[Max] General Discussion / 3DS Max / Corona UI Slowness + workflow issue

« on: 2022-09-11, 06:55:15 »

Hi guys

not sure what the issue is but on a restart of the PC - corona and max feel pretty solid.  The UI is zippy in both but after some time, it gets slower and slower and then during the day i like to restart the machine to get that zipiness back.
 Im not sure what does this exactly?  does this happen to you guys?
i formatted not too long ago (3 or so months) so its still pretty fresh and i have a decently beefy machine (ryzen 3970x / 256gb ram / RTX 3080ti)

curios to see if there are others out there that are experiencing this and what you guys to to try and tackle this?

Then theres the issue of heavy scenes (ie exterior scenes with lots of forest pack vegetation and props) - the IR starts to really slow up and i was wondering here what you guys do to tackle this?  do you perhaps hide layers such as the forest pack objects etc and try and make changes (ie such as sun positioning) ?

Many thanks
Simon

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[Max] Feature Requests / Live VR

« on: 2022-08-24, 06:56:47 »

Hi guys

I have a HP REVERB G2 - i was wondering if it would be possible in the future to have LIVE VR rendering?  like what enscape has.  So as youre rendering, you could put on your headset and see the space.  This would be super helpful for things like interior CGIs where you could resolve the placement of items easier in my opinion.  If its at all possible now, please share it with me :)