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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona proxy is transparent

« on: 2015-08-10, 19:45:38 »

Besides a possible gamma issue (maru already gave you the corresponding links) do the following:

- open a maxscript listener window
- type "ATSOps.CheckNetworkPaths=true" (+Return)
- It should say "true" printed in blue
- Open Maxmenu -> "References" -> "Asset Tracking"

and have a look at your paths. I bet you will find your IES file(s) linked to a local/non accessible path for the slaves. It has to be a network path with access for all slaves. Otherwise you will lose your IES lighting. Same goes with all other assets like bitmaps. Even if you see a "Found" there this may indicate something is not correct. "Ok" is what you like to see there :)

This is a very basic standard procedure when things are going wrong with (any) dr/bb issues.

Good Luck.

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Re: Interactive frame

« on: 2015-08-08, 17:29:07 »

Rawa, I agree in 1. and 3 and that it should render(!) exactly as the final render. But I presume no one at all uses IR for final production but for quick tweaking. And it does it´s job so perfectly (now that a lot crashing causes get fixed), that´s in fact unique.

So at least the ALT-Q part is very questionable for me. Consider for example the god ray tutorial where there is alot ALT-Qing. If the scene would have any Xref scenes attached (e.g. the arch xrefed out), it just would not work to have a table quickly isolated to tweak/modify it and then check it again in the complete scene without switching on and off the Xrefs every time. There are various reasons to xref stuff out - I don´t have to tell you.

Quote from: Rawalanche on 2015-07-09, 00:23:29

My dream is that one day Corona IR will allow us for workflow similar to these videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/evilmrfrank/videos

Fantastic! But dream on :) Not with Max as host application. Never in this universe :]

Good Luck!

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona proxy is transparent

« on: 2015-08-08, 16:22:20 »

This is no "fix", it´s a workaroud (and even a very bad one) for your messed up proxy paths / access rights / network config. How does the failing proxy paths look like?

What may has to be added to the Dr guide is a section about asset paths (and a hint to max asset tracker), unc vs. mapped drives and user rights. There are just a few things to respect.

Good Luck!

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: Feature Reduction - Less is more

« on: 2015-08-01, 16:22:00 »

You just should move your mouse a little faster :)

Good Luck

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: Feature Reduction - Less is more

« on: 2015-08-01, 16:15:15 »

Funny, just yesterday I was considering submitting a "feature request" like that on Mantis but I didn´t wanted to spam the Tracker with stuff like that. So I think it´s a good idea to discuss it here first.

My contribution to this topic is attached. Maybe there is some reason to have this checkbox but I thnk it could be removed.

Good Luck!

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Daily Builds

« on: 2015-07-28, 09:57:06 »

Quote from: juang3d on 2015-07-28, 09:41:26

[...] a shared network folder that I have mapped as X drive, so that can't be the problem.

It can. If you don´t use UNC-paths and run your BB-server as Administrator or just as another user (system or whatever) that account may not even has your "X:" drive mapped. A good way to check this is to run BB-server interactively as the current (logged in ) user who has your drive mapped already. But I presume you already tried this.

Good Luck!

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Re: Interactive frame

« on: 2015-07-08, 22:06:40 »

Quote from: Rawalanche on 2015-07-08, 18:09:57

If it updates fine in Max viewport but not in IR, then it's probably just another bug ;)

This leads to the very basic question: what exactly should be rendered by IR?

That what you see in the viewport? Or: That what would be rendered when you hit "render"?

The three key situations for me are:

1. When you have a Xref scene (for me still the one and only way to assemble large scenes) and it is not set to "Visible" in the Xref Scenes dialogue so that you don´t see it in the viewport. Should it be rendered in IR? At the moment it does render that Xref scene.

2. When you ALT-Q something (isolate it): Should the other non isolated objects be rendered by IR? At the moment it does not (but still any xref scenes!)

3. When you do a "Hide by category". Should the hidden objects be rendered by IR (and by standard render, but that´s another topic which hopefully will be discussed some day)? At the moment it does.

Isn´t IR meant for quick tweaking/previewing? For me personally it should always only render what´s in the viewport. So the behaviour for every of the three situations is not what I would like to have for a quick preview tool (IR).

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[Max] Resolved Feature Requests / Re: CoronaMultiMap

« on: 2015-07-06, 19:20:51 »

Brilliant. Today it´s raining small features which are all great for themselves.

Thanks and good luck!

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[Max] I need help! / Re: General question about very glossy refractions vs. speed

« on: 2015-07-03, 10:46:59 »

Quote from: iLEZ on 2015-07-03, 08:02:30

you CAN use translucency on "thick" objects in Corona, right? I'll try that too.

Yes, right. And it looks more realistic/interesting so I wouldn´t deactivate the shell mod. What´s that background in your scene? Maybe something other is causing the noise (background/floor material) - I would tweak/test in a neutral environment.

The attached scene (for further testing if you or someone else wants to) is pretty clean after 150 passes / 1k. I even activated reflection on the floor and on the cubes material.

Good Luck!

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[Max] I need help! / Re: General question about very glossy refractions vs. speed

« on: 2015-07-02, 11:26:31 »

Do you need refractions for some reason? I´d use translucency only if not.

Good luck!

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[Max] I need help! / Re: net rendering only render elements?

« on: 2015-06-30, 11:29:55 »

https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php/topic,2699.msg26011.html#msg26011

Edit: Link no longer valid. Replacement:

https://coronarenderer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000518663-string-options

(bool shading.enable = false)

Good luck!

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Work in Progress/Tests / Re: House in nature WIP

« on: 2015-06-03, 17:57:42 »

Quote from: bryanwrx on 2015-06-03, 13:34:28

[...] If forest pro can take the path of a slope on the ground?

Yes, but it would be wrong :) Grass grows away from gravity and doesn´t care about normals. You can adjust scatter objects behaviour regarding normal direction with the "Direction" slider in "Surface" rollout.

Good Luck!

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