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[Max] I need help! / Re: Slow GI Precomp and Even Slower Initial Pass

« on: 2016-08-23, 14:22:06 »

Do you mean the load on my CPU's while rendering? During the precomp phase, it bounces between 8%-20%. I cancelled the rendering before checking the task manager. And yes, there's 6 photometric lights using CoronaShadows.

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[Max] I need help! / Slow GI Precomp and Even Slower Initial Pass

« on: 2016-08-23, 14:14:23 »

Hello,

I'm currently trying to render a dusk, exterior scene. I'm experiencing extremely slow precomp and render pass times. This is very strange because prior to trying to render for production, I was able to render the same file, at any resolution, rather quickly. I restarted my computer to prevent a restart overnight due to updates, installed whatever Windows updates were available, and now I'm unable to render my file.

I'm currently using Windows 7 Professional, 3DS MAX 2014, and the Aug.19.2016 Daily Build of Corona. Attached is a screenshot of my stats from the VFB. My machine is running 2x Xeon e5-2680 v2 processors, 64GB RAM, and a Quadro K5000.

The only thing I could think of that could be the culprit is my multiple ForestPack objects. However, this scene was rendering perfectly fine prior to restarting. Even with an interactive viewport to correct lighting values (scene originally created for V-Ray 3.3). I tried running the same build of Corona in MAX 2015 but still with no luck. Tried PT/UHD and PT/PT, no improvement. No errors from Corona. i'm going to try running the 1.4 build once my IT guy gets in this morning (damn work computers and locked up privileges). Maybe that will help the issue?

I can provide more information if someone can direct me how.