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General CG Discussion / Google Earth terrain export

« on: 2018-02-16, 10:06:22 »

What is the best way to "grab" 3d model of a specific site terrain from Google Earth/Maps? What do you guys use?

Thanks,
Hrvoje

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General CG Discussion / Grass models on Corona forum

« on: 2018-01-17, 12:20:02 »

Hi, I can`t find grass model that was posted on forum around a month ago (or 2), think it was around 20 euros or so. Can someone direct me to it?

Thanks!

edit: found it, admins please erase. Thanks

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Gallery / Shenzhen City Apartment

« on: 2017-12-06, 09:42:16 »

Here is our latest work, 30+ visuals of 4 different apartments in a huge new development in Shenzhen. All done in Corona, no postwork at all!

Thanks,
Hrvoje
Team Assoba

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[Max] General Discussion / Corona materials uvw

« on: 2017-11-15, 08:45:23 »

Hi, is there a list of real world texture size for Corona materials introduced in 1.7?

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[Max] Bug Reporting / 3ds max saves before render

« on: 2017-10-17, 11:08:12 »

Is there a way to stop 3dsmax autosave or save before every render when using DR?

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General CG Discussion / 3ds max 2016 sp3 long file opening

« on: 2017-09-08, 15:01:53 »

We are encountering long files opening, takes 3-4 minutes to open 80 mb file (compressed), which is painfull when using DR (3-4 min parsing). Anyone else has this problem? We have 10gb network, so assets loading isn`t it.

Thanks!

Edit: Charlie has it all written down, seems to be a major problem, would be great if everyone with the problem to join the discussion:

So could be good to have a summary post can anyone prove/disprove/add to any of the following;

Factors the issue is not directly related too. - ie the issue still occurs with a change/removal of said items
Server OS - Qnap,FreeNAS,Synology all tested
Antivirus Software - Disabled + tested on Multiple
Client OS - Windows7/Windows 10 Testes
3DS MAX Service Packs - SP3 and SP4 Tested
XREFS
FTH

Factors that seem to resolve the issue. - ie The issue has not come about post action
Copying a file + assets locally.
Removing all maps & assets.

Possible causes.
File watch system
Assets files locking?
his problem was the bottleneck transfer data in RAID disk read/write (May need more investigation but as far as I can see this is not the issue)
Retimers - https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/max-files-take-ages-to-open/m-p/5521825#M99827


Possible Further Tests
Server Packs Pre SP3 - Tested, didn`t fix the problem
Removing all Plugins/Scripts ....
Testing with a different version of MAX
Retimers https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/max-files-take-ages-to-open/m-p/5521825#M99827
Check ping with license server. When 3ds max starts, it is not just max that checks license, many plugins also checks license.




Observations - All on the same scene file
When opening the file whilst watching it load into RAM a sudden slow/freeze occurs
After opening this file opening a second copy of 3DS Max at the same time and trying to open the file again (whilst the first copy is still trying to load almost always loads perfectly
Network not stressed at time of file opening

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General CG Discussion / PS Camera Raw 32bit

« on: 2017-08-25, 16:14:19 »

So how do you guys work around the Camera Raw not working with 32bit exr after last update?

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[Max] I need help! / Corona Image Editor issue

« on: 2017-08-25, 13:28:03 »

We have a problem with Corona Image 1.6 hf2. After making the postproduction in it, saved in exr, openes in photoshop unclamped (over highlighted). Is this a know issue?

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[Max] I need help! / Windows 10 cpu utilization

« on: 2017-08-22, 08:27:17 »

We switched to Win10 and on one PC the cpu utilization is at 95% tops when rendering in Corona and in Corona benchmark, Cinebench tops at 100%. Any idea what might be causing it?

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General CG Discussion / Imported Revit geometry

« on: 2017-07-26, 07:41:14 »

Hi all. We are getting more and more Revit files to start with from our clients, even though we remodel everything, for some reason, these files become laggy and need several minutes to open (10gb network). Same goes for DR, takes 3-4 minutes parsing on nodes, usually DR starts in a few seconds. Any solution to this? We also tried merging the new geometry to new file, remains the same.

Thanks!

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Hardware / 4U Render node

« on: 2017-06-22, 08:37:17 »

I am thinking to invest to 4U Xeon E7 system, but wanted to check if there will be some problems with it running 3ds max under Windows Server since its not officially supported on Autodesk website. Any info on this would be very welcome!

Thanks,
Hrvoje

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[Max] General Discussion / DR assets download

« on: 2017-05-22, 11:22:16 »

Is there a way to make all nodes read downloaded assets after inital download?

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Off-Topic / Backplate photography

« on: 2017-05-08, 12:41:29 »

How do you guys handle interior shots backplates? Do you do the photography yourself or hire local photographers to do the job?

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[Max] I need help! / Slow Hair&Fur

« on: 2017-04-12, 15:40:09 »

Hi,

is there any way to speed up Hair&Fur rendering start? Its very slow, takes a lot to start the rendering process for one object, now I have 10 and its a nightmare.

Thanks,
Hrvoje

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Hardware / Small business server

« on: 2017-04-05, 13:15:11 »

Hi all,

We are about to upgrade our server due to bigger and bigger files, our current is simply not up to it. Now we have a WD EX4 on iwhich is painfully slow and makes it a pain in the b.. to have several people work on one project at the same time. We have a gigabit switch, so its not it. What kind of system/setup is best for 3-4 people office? What do you guys have?

Thanks,
Hrvoje