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[Max] I need help! / Re: Caustics flickering in animation

« on: 2022-08-25, 13:45:37 »

Hello, generally caustic in animation should work fine, but depending on the complexity of the scene, movement, etc. can be some issues like flickering.
If you are using displacement on the water in the pool - you can change the displacement settings from Screen Size to World Size ( Performance Tab). Also as a workaround - enable the Caustic Solver, change it to include and add the pool.

Another solution you can try is to increase the caustic's quality:
1) Enable the devel/to debug mode - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528523195537-How-to-enable-the-Development-Experimental-stuff-rollout-
2) Then go to Performance > Caustics solver settings and increase "Max photons" from the default value of 5 000 to a higher one - for example 15 000.

I would not recommend using more than 50 000 because you may easily run out of RAM, which can even result in crashing.
 

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[Max] Feature Requests / Re: Parallax mapping option as an alternative for displacement

« on: 2022-07-29, 09:42:29 »

Hello, could you please explain why using displacement or normal map is not enough? Why parallax mapping would be better in this case?

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Problem with the renders

« on: 2022-07-06, 15:27:23 »

Hello, I have created a supported ticket on your behalf.

Support ticket #46029

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: Corona 8 don't install scatter

« on: 2022-06-27, 17:09:40 »

Hello there
Please try below solution in order to fix it:

 
as the first steps, please try:
1. Temporarily disabling any antivirus you are using and then
2. Make sure that you are not running the Corona 8 installer from a network location. Simply copy it into a local folder (for example C: drive) and then run it.
 
If the above solution does not help:
 
I am attaching to this message the Chaos Scatter files for Corona 8 that you would normally see after using the unpack option in the Corona 8 installer.

Please try installing Chaos Scatter manually:
- Install Corona 8 using the standard installation method (start the installer, select the standard installation option, proceed as usual)

- Unpack the archive I sent to you, go to the resulting folder and then navigate to Chaos Corona\Chaos Group\
- Copy the whole "Scatter" folder into C:\Program Files\Chaos Group (so the resulting path will be C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\Scatter)

- In the folder I sent to you, navigate to \Chaos Corona\Autodesk
- Go into the folder with the name of your 3ds Max version (e.g. if you are using 3ds Max 2022 go to the folder \Chaos Corona\Autodesk\3ds Max 2022)
- Copy the content of this folder ("plugins" and "UI_ln" folders)
- Go to your 3ds Max installation folder (e.g. in case of 3ds Max 2022 the default folder is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2022)
- Paste the folders "plugins" and "UI_ln" into your 3ds Max folder (so the "plugins" and "UI_ln" have to be pasted into C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2022)

Here is the archived Corona 8 Chaos Scatter installation folder:
ftp.chaosgroup.com/Download/Corona8ChaosScatterPacked.zip

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Re: Constantly growing rendertimes in animations

« on: 2022-06-22, 15:09:55 »

Logged as a new ticket /43976

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[Max] I need help! / Re: nan error, black dots

« on: 2022-06-07, 16:19:01 »

Hi there,

in order to check the issue, I would ask you to start a support ticket and upload a problematic scene - https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.
I will try to reproduce the issue from my end.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Anodized Aluminium

« on: 2022-05-31, 15:36:04 »

Hi there, anodized aluminum is still metal, but after some chemical processes. To create this kind of material in Corona I would create aluminum and then try to play with anisotropy.

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General CG Discussion / Re: What do you use for assets management?

« on: 2022-05-24, 15:20:55 »

Never used Connector. to be hones, but Project Manager has all fuctions needed on daily-basis, in my opinion. But it of course depends what exactly you need.

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General CG Discussion / Re: How to get the most accurate topo data for 3D visualizations in Max and Corona.

« on: 2022-05-24, 15:17:57 »

Hi there, you can try to use CAD mapper https://cadmapper.com/. It may help you to get a CAD file for any location. Up to 1sq km it is free to use. But please note the mesh is not very precise.
There is also a plugin for AutoCAD - https://plexearth.com/

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Gallery / Re: MY MOON

« on: 2022-05-20, 14:57:03 »

wow, I really like it. Especially 1st version !