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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] Tutorials & Guides => Topic started by: maru on 2023-03-17, 14:28:06
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This thread serves as a support team changelog, where we will be periodically listing our Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us) and Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/) updates (and more).
New in Corona 10 daily builds:
- You can now control clouds color by adjusting sun color. Affected articles:
How to add daylight to my scene in Corona for 3ds Max? (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528523331217-How-to-add-daylight-to-my-scene-in-Corona-for-3ds-Max-)
How to use Corona Sky Clouds - 3ds Max (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/8949013141393-How-to-use-Corona-Sky-Clouds-3ds-Max)
Corona Sky Map (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Sky+Map)
- You can now place a camera inside a volume (even if it's an object) or at the interface of multiple volumes (e.g. air and water):
New Volume Resolving in Corona 10 (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/11905001704977)
Camera inside volumes playground thread (https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=39490.0)
- Updated FumeFX guides:
Volumetric FX - Known bugs and limitations (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528231173905)
Unexpected FumeFX Error (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/13386285047185)
- Updated NVIDIA AI Denoiser errors article:
NVIDIA GPU AI Denoiser Errors (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528206782609)
Other:
- We have started a forum cleanup process to make sure all important user reports are addressed correctly, move some threads to the appropriate forum sections, remove spam, etc.
- Updated photographic exposure articles:
How to use photographic exposure controls in Corona for 3ds Max? (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528299288721-How-to-use-photographic-exposure-controls-in-Corona-for-3ds-Max-)
How to use Tone Mapping - 3ds Max (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4954237716113-How-to-use-the-New-Tone-Mapping-3ds-Max)
- Created a new article covering issues with dot ( . ) vs comma ( , ) issues in the Corona VFB and how to resolve them (generally, there should be no issues with this anyway):
Entering decimal values in VFB Tone Mapping does not work (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/11904480393233)
- Added a short Cosmos changelog in:
Chaos Cosmos (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Chaos+Cosmos)
- Other minor fixes
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
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Updated various articles related to Phoenix and V-Ray (some further updates are necessary and will be done soon):
The installed version of V-Ray is not fully supported. (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528207710737)
Phoenix Particle Shader - Known bugs and limitations (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528213820689)
The installed version of Phoenix is not fully supported. (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528066607249)
Added a new article (some further updates to this article are planned):
How to correctly combine Corona Mapping Randomizer, Triplanar, and Normal maps? (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/13800753963537)
Added a new article (C4D content will be added soon):
What is displacement? (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/13230792724497)
New in Corona 10 daily builds:
Corona FumeFX Modifier (https://docs.chaos.com/x/W6tLBQ)
Added motion blur shutter curve info and examples to Corona Camera documentation:
Corona Camera (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Camera#CoronaCamera-DOF&MotionBlur)
Added a new article:
I am getting extremely slow parsing with iToo RailClone! (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/13940160485009)
Added a new article:
3ds Max Physical Camera limitations (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/12702743993745)
Other minor fixes
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
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Moved Multiloaders article (starting multiple 3ds Max instances with different Corona versions) into the Documentation Portal:
Multiloaders (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Multiloaders)
Added a new article:
Creating basic materials (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/15029450685201/)
New error message - Corona Decal "Affect Base" only works with Corona Physical Mtl:
Affecting only a part of a base material with a Decal material is only supported if both materials are Corona Physical Materials. (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/14732104989969)
Updated the VFB article (e.g. all button functions):
Corona VFB (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+VFB)
Added a new article:
Corona Interactive Rendering (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Interactive+Rendering)
Updated LightMix articles (it is now possible to set up LightMix by layers):
Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/LightMix)
and
Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528606952849)
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
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Added new content for the "multiple output maps" feature:
- Forum Playground (https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=40114.0)
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/15771759780369)
- Documentation Portal: Corona Color Correct (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Color+Correct+Map), Triplanar (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Triplanar+Map), Mapping Randomizer (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Mapping+Randomizer)
Added a new trick: Mixing multiple normal maps through the Corona Normal "additional bump: slot. Thanks Romullus! :)
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528320253329#h_01H39GH3CX6B8R27J7NRVBY7V7)
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Normal+Map)
New error message: Corona Decal "affect base" option only works when using the Corona Physical Material:
- Affecting only a part of a base material with a Decal material is only supported if both materials are Corona Physical Materials. (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/14732104989969)
Updated tone mapping articles (mostly with info that ACES OT is in the stack by default):
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4954237716113-How-to-use-the-New-Tone-Mapping-3ds-Max)
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Tone+Mapping+Operators)
Added an article listing all DOF Highlights Solver error messages:
- DOF Highlights Solver Error Messages (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/15411581771921)
Scatter articles - updated some screenshots/gifs with the fix for colors popping when using Multimap with Camera Clipping:
- Chaos Scatter at the Chaos Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Chaos+Scatter#ChaosScatter-Example:CameraClipping)
Updated corona converter screenshots to the newest version:
- Corona Converter at the Chaos Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4526289638033)
- Corona Bitmap at the Chaos Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528298717073-Corona-Bitmap-3ds-Max)
- Corona Converter at the Chaos Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Converter)
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
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Updated the "How to use Depth of Field" guide with the new DOF Highlights Solver info:
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528608272785)
Updated/simplified the manual installation guide:
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4526313794065)
Updated information on Corona Decal "Affect Base" options:
- Playground Thread (https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=40017.0)
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4954015727889)
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Decal)
Added updates related to Corona 10 inside-medium rendering and physical size to the Corona Camera articles:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Camera)
Added minor updates to the Corona Scanned Mtl article:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Scanned+Material)
Included the new DOF Highlights Solver in Render Setup > Performance documentation:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Performance+Tab)
Moved commonly used abbreviations from the Help Center to the Documentation Portal:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Common+Abbreviations)
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
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Created a simple documentation for the Corona 10 Benchmark:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRBENCH)
Updated the Corona Lister article:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Lister)
Updated the VFB article:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+VFB)
Updated the IR article:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Interactive+Rendering)
Moved render stamp variables article from the Help Center:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Render+Stamp+Variables)
Created a basic documentation for the tonemapping operators:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Tone+Mapping+Operators)
Updated multiple articles with the new Corona 10 alpha options for volumes:
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Volume+Material
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Volume+Grid
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Sky+Map
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Volume+Material
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
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Corona Benchmark - added clarification on the ray/s unit on multiple pages - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRBENCH/Using+Corona+Benchmark
Various maintenance updates such as new renders/screenshots:
Help Center:
V11 Bump/Normal Filtering - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/19161682524305
UHD Cache - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528617365649
Denoising - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528588388113
Scatter - added a known edge trimming vs proxies limitation - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4953359913617
Corona Camera - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528523374865
LUTs - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528475285521
Noise limit - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528311058961
GI vs. AA balance - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528324185489
IES lights - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528504102545
Material Editor Freezes - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/17852831779473
Light Samples Multiplier - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528298049169
Adding Daylight - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528523331217
Light Types - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/17624555818769
LightMix - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528606952849
DR "cannot bind" error - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/18026360168209
Orthographic camera and screen size displacement - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4526303103889
Transparency vs Refraction - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528467215505
CTexmap Render Element - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528437025425
Rendering VR - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528505404689
DOF does not affect reflections - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528592012305
Adaptive Light Solver - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528466192273
Dirt/worn off effect - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528531220113
Fresnel reflections - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528455000977
Getting rid of excessive noise - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528247036305
How many passes is enough? - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528236666257
Adaptivity - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528323634705
Max Sample Intensity - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528507399441
Converter - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4526289638033
Documentation Portal:
Corona Bitmap - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Bitmap
Corona AO map - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+AO+Map
Corona Sun - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Sun
Corona Converter - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Converter
System Tab - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/System+Tab
Chaos Scatter - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Chaos+Scatter
Corona Data Map - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Data+Map
Multiloaders - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Multiloaders
Corona Light - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Light
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
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Mostly Corona 11 updates:
Updated Chaos Scatter articles with the new features and UI screenshots:
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4953359913617)
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/C3M/Chaos+Scatter)
Created a new article for the Corona Tile Map:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Tile+Map)
Updated the Multimap article with information on the new Tile ID mode:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Multi+Map)
Updated the Mapping Randomizer article with information on the new Tile ID mode:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Mapping+Randomizer)
Updated multiple articles with information on the new Intel denoiser:
- How to use denoising? - Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528588388113)
- System Requirements - Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4665349542417)
- Interactive Rendering - Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528596854289)
- Performance Tab - Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Performance+Tab)
- Scene Tab - Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Scene+Tab)
Created a new article on the new bump/normal filtering in Corona 11:
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/19161682524305)
Updated the Corona Physical Mtl article with the new filtering options:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/x/v5oRBQ)
Updated the Corona Skin Mtl article with the new filtering options:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Skin+Material)
Updated the Corona Image Editor articles with a new CIE batch processing script:
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528237016721)
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/x/XJ0RBQ)
Updated System Settings article with a new UI screenshot:
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528465582609)
Created a Corona Power Tools article:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/x/OI1FBg)
Updated the Corona Bitmap article with the new color management selector:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/x/H5wRBQ)
Some improvements to the Multiloaders article, including a note about using them with command-line rendering:
- Documentation Portal (https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Multiloaders)
New error message article: OIDN: No device with CUDA support available.
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/19921888943505/)
New error message article: Tile Map's custom pattern could not be parsed. Problem is in the following row.
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/20443030242193)
New error message article: Selected rendering space is not compatible with the supported rendering color spaces.
- Help Center (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/20283060170257)
...plus various other updates and changes to keep all articles up to date. We are also working on a few remaining articles which will be shared here soon.
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
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Migrated information from https://wiki.corona-renderer.com/ to the Chaos Documentation Portal. When trying to access the wiki (both https://wiki.corona-renderer.com/ and https://corona-renderer.com/wiki), you are now redirected to Corona Docs).
- MAXScript - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/MAXScript
- Corona Standalone - https://docs.chaos.com/display/CS
Moved the installation guide from the Help Center to the Documentation Portal:
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Installation+Process
Updated denoising articles:
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528588388113
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/19921888943505
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528596854289
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Performance+Tab
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Scene+Tab
Updated the system requirements article:
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4665349542417
Created an article for the Corona Edge Map:
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Edge+Map
Updated Converter articles:
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4526289638033
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Converter
Updated the Lister article:
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Lister
Added Tile ID to the Mapping Randomizer article:
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Mapping+Randomizer
Added Tile ID to the Multimap article:
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Multi+Map
Updated the SSS in Corona article:
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528498501137
New error messages:
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/19921888943505
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/20443030242193
- https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/20283060170257
Updated the Corona Color Map article:
- https://docs.chaos.com/display/CRMAX/Corona+Color+Map
...plus various other updates and changes to keep all articles up to date.
Note: if you spot any issues, something isn't working, or you would like to share any kind of feedback with us - please contact us here (https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).