Chaos Corona 13 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

[maru]

I moved the viewport / IR performance discussion here: https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=43787.0

[romullus]

I wonder why fit to bitmap is only available in RWS mode? This makes no sense to me. Please make it available all the time.

There can be a separate fix for triplanar to always respect texture aspect ratio, so there is no need to click on every CoronaBitmap's "Fit to bitmap" to use it with triplanar.

Fit to bitmap to automatically calculate the height/V tiling (based on width/U tiling) would not hurt to have, but that will mean UVW mapping usage difference.

Sorry, i missed your reply. I think fit to bitmap is quite useful even without triplanar. If RWS mode have it then i see no reason why 0-1 UV mode shouldn't, after all they're one and the same thing.

I'm not sure if i understand your last sentence, but if you're saying this will be addressed in one way or another, then please ignore my message.

[shadyz]

Is there any possibility to implement this in Corona? Other engines like VRay or FStorm have it, and it's very useful for materials that use many maps. If adjustments to tiling or other parameters are necessary, it makes the process much faster.

Thank you!

[maru]

Is there any possibility to implement this in Corona? Other engines like VRay or FStorm have it, and it's very useful for materials that use many maps. If adjustments to tiling or other parameters are necessary, it makes the process much faster.

Thank you!

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[aaouviz]

To be honest, I'm getting kinda sick of having this problem and asking this question, but here we go again:

How do I ensure the latest scatter is installed when I use the latest daily? It doesn't seem to install + update as expected.

From memory there is a manual install, but I cannot find the steps I must follow...

I can't even find information on which is the latest scatter release (to check if I have the latest installed or not, I only know do to lack of released features)

Please advise. Thanks!

[Aram Avetisyan]

To be honest, I'm getting kinda sick of having this problem and asking this question, but here we go again:

How do I ensure the latest scatter is installed when I use the latest daily? It doesn't seem to install + update as expected.

From memory there is a manual install, but I cannot find the steps I must follow...

I can't even find information on which is the latest scatter release (to check if I have the latest installed or not, I only know do to lack of released features)

Please advise. Thanks!

Hi,

A new (daily) build of Corona does not necessarily mean a new build of Scatter.
In any case, the installer automatically "sees" if the Scatter version needs updating (if it comes with the installer) and does so. If not, the previous version is kept.
It used to be like this for quite long.

Please tell which version of Corona you are using and what is the reported version of scatter in 3ds Max > Scatter object > info menu, so we can check.

[aaouviz]

To be honest, I'm getting kinda sick of having this problem and asking this question, but here we go again:

How do I ensure the latest scatter is installed when I use the latest daily? It doesn't seem to install + update as expected.

From memory there is a manual install, but I cannot find the steps I must follow...

I can't even find information on which is the latest scatter release (to check if I have the latest installed or not, I only know do to lack of released features)

Please advise. Thanks!

Hi,

A new (daily) build of Corona does not necessarily mean a new build of Scatter.
In any case, the installer automatically "sees" if the Scatter version needs updating (if it comes with the installer) and does so. If not, the previous version is kept.
It used to be like this for quite long.

Please tell which version of Corona you are using and what is the reported version of scatter in 3ds Max > Scatter object > info menu, so we can check.

Hi, I'm using latest daily of Corona; Oct 23 - Scatter installed is: 6.0.27947+daily-2024-07-30, build timestamp: Jul 30 2024 08:30:15

Is this correct? I only ask as I'd like to use the new scattering options I've seen promoted around the place.

[Aram Avetisyan]

If by "around the place" you mean VRay 7, then again it may not be the case, as builds vary for Corona and VRay too.
But if you have access to VRay 7, it should come with a newer version of scatter and it should be installed with VRay, and you can give it a try.

[aaouviz]

If by "around the place" you mean VRay 7, then again it may not be the case, as builds vary for Corona and VRay too.
But if you have access to VRay 7, it should come with a newer version of scatter and it should be installed with VRay, and you can give it a try.

Oh! I must've misunderstood that the new distribution scattering maps were available for Corona already. Apologies!

Ok, I'll continue to wait :)

[maru]

Oh! I must've misunderstood that the new distribution scattering maps were available for Corona already. Apologies!

They are available in the Corona 13 daily builds since the 10.10 build.

[ying]

Hello, I hope distributed rendering can support regional rendering and selective rendering (pixel mask).
I would like to thank the corona team.

[romullus]

Hi, I'm using latest daily of Corona; Oct 23 - Scatter installed is: 6.0.27947+daily-2024-07-30, build timestamp: Jul 30 2024 08:30:15

Is this correct? I only ask as I'd like to use the new scattering options I've seen promoted around the place.

I'm on the same daily build, but my scatter version is 6.0.483047 timestamp Oct 9 2024 and i can confirm, distribution scattering maps are there.

[maru]

I would suggest uninstalling Scatter (it is listed in the Windows "Programs and Features") and then running the newest Corona installer again.

[aaouviz]

I would suggest uninstalling Scatter (it is listed in the Windows "Programs and Features") and then running the newest Corona installer again.

Ok, this worked. Thanks.

So my first, earlier, query was relevant and this was the answer I was looking for.

Thanks again.

[Aram Avetisyan]

I would suggest uninstalling Scatter (it is listed in the Windows "Programs and Features") and then running the newest Corona installer again.

Ok, this worked. Thanks.

So my first, earlier, query was relevant and this was the answer I was looking for.

Thanks again.

Glad to hear that.
Nevertheless, if you have simply downloaded the dailies and installed them, the newer version should have been installed, it is strange that the scatter version was left at 07-30 DB.

Did you do some custom installation or so (multiloaders e.g., with just Corona version, without specifying scatter version)?
Did you have or installed VRay in between the daily builds of Corona?