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[Max] General Discussion / is this UI sluggishness normal?

« on: 2023-11-20, 03:32:21 »

Hi guys

thought i would do a quick video - is this normal?  sometimes its zippy, 90% of the time it isnt.  Scenes re not too big.
my system is a ryzen 5995xw with 256 gb ram + rtx 4090.

are you guys experiencing this?

I feel when i restart pc it works fine for a little while and then this sluggishness holds me down.  It wastes SO MUCH time.  I dont know if max, corona or windows or a combination of.

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Corona 11 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2023-11-17, 23:06:50 »

i thought i was going crazy :)

Annnnd while using the advanced editor was working for me yesterday after the steps below, today it no longer works, just as described in the original report. Does seem related to the latest update in Max, and we are looking into it and can now reproduce it. I've also answered my own question, swapping to default and back to advanced color picker doesn't make the advanced work again ;)

Didn't happen to me here. For me:
- Had Max installed, but had recently had to delete the ENU preferences folder as it had got tangled up somehow. This had reset me to the default color picker.
- Had RC1 installed.
- Updated Max to 2024.2
- Rawa Fake color could be changed, using Default Color Picker
- Changed preferences in Max to Advanced Color Picker, still could change the Rawa Fake color.

Just in case the order of events makes a difference :) Based on the above, once you try the Default Picker and it works, does it work changing back to Advanced or does it break again for you once back to Advanced Picker?

Corona RC1 - is it me or can you no longer change the colors in RAWA FAKE?  it stays grey.

Actually, its happening to all colors that i want to change in the material editor.... somethings broke.  switching to the default color picker fixes this.

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Corona 11 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2023-11-16, 12:53:17 »

I forgot to mention... i had just installed max 2024.2... i assume that is the culprit

Corona RC1 - is it me or can you no longer change the colors in RAWA FAKE?  it stays grey.

Actually, its happening to all colors that i want to change in the material editor.... somethings broke.  switching to the default color picker fixes this.

I am unable to reproduce this issue on my end. Is it possible for you to record a quick video and share it with us? Also, can you try re-installing it to see if it fixes your issue?

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Corona 11 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2023-11-16, 02:41:59 »

Corona RC1 - is it me or can you no longer change the colors in RAWA FAKE?  it stays grey.

Actually, its happening to all colors that i want to change in the material editor.... somethings broke.  switching to the default color picker fixes this.

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Tiles playground

« on: 2023-11-13, 08:23:53 »

so nice of you man thanks so much... much appreciated.

I think it will be easier if i upload the scene instead of trying to explain how it's done. The shader setup might look a bit complicated at first glance, but i tried to name all the major maps, so it shouldn't be very difficult to figure out what's going on. All the assets has been replaced with the CC0 licensed ones, so feel free to use the scene as you want.

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Corona 11 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2023-11-13, 08:23:28 »

hey Devs whens the proxy loading issue going to be fixed?

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Tiles playground

« on: 2023-11-12, 09:20:25 »

thats so cool how was that done?

Adding  a little bit (or not so little in this case) of randomization makes all the difference. And best thing about this setup is that everything is fully procedural.

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Corona 11 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2023-11-11, 02:00:44 »

hey guys i got this error on the latest daily upon IR.

Also, for corona tile map, when you add a variation of the tile map for displacement, is it possible that it doesnt displace the grout?

Also, is there a way to creaat reflection/bump maps in a instance type of way so that you dont have to do them individually?  Because once you set up the diffuse tile map, if you want to create refelection and bump maps AND then want to change the diffuse parameters, then you have to manually change the reflection and bump parameters to be the exact same (ie if you change corner radius).

Scene Cleaner - froze one of my previous scenes after checking all elements.

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[Max] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Corona 11 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2023-11-11, 01:53:17 »

hey guys latest daily - i dont see some materials transposed into cosmos (ie ceramics).

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[Max] I need help! / Re: background shadow artifact issue

« on: 2023-11-11, 01:25:12 »

Thanks for the update - all good.... hopin git could fix soon as its one of the most important bug fixes that could happen in my opinion.

We are aware that this is a major issue, but unfortunately it would be extremely complex to fix. It is properly logged and we will possibly attempt to fix it at some point, but can't provide any time frame, sorry.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: background shadow artifact issue

« on: 2023-11-10, 12:11:26 »

Thanks - this is a major issue for me and  many of my colleagues as its often used on 90% of our interiors ton control reflections - is there a fix for it in the pipeworks?

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[Max] I need help! / background shadow artifact issue

« on: 2023-11-10, 03:47:45 »

Hi guys

Im aware of the weird shadow artifact a background image can cause - is there a definitive solution as everything i am trying doesnt seem to work.  I am trying to get interior reflective elements to reflect what is behind the camera (in this case, an outdoor area).  I have put a plane there and applied a light material to it within the rayswitch but notning seems to work - please help.

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Re: Shadow Artifact

« on: 2023-11-10, 00:37:57 »

Hi team

When is this problem likely to be fixed (if at all)?

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Corona Academy / Re: Cannot access the videos

« on: 2023-11-02, 22:59:44 »

hey guys you do realise all your links dont work for the new videos ?
https://www.chaos.com/corona-academy

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Hardware / Re: Ryzen 5995XW Build & some issues

« on: 2023-10-31, 11:16:54 »

It shows 3200mhz

@shortcirkuit huh interesting, and if you bring up the Task Manager in Windows, what RAM speed is it reporting there?

@Jontyking happy to help! If you do take the plunge I hope you'll enjoy it!