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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] Feature Requests => [Max] Resolved Feature Requests => Topic started by: Robin on 2018-02-19, 13:27:09

Title: Clear corona region(s) before rendering
Post by: Robin on 2018-02-19, 13:27:09
Maybe I'm missing the way to do this, but the only way to clear the corona regions before rendering is to fire up an interactive and clear them. This is fine, but with heavier scenes sometimes you gotta wait 10+minutes for interactive to load which can be unpractical when you need to hit final render before you leave work or something. Would be super useful to have a clear all corona vfb regions inside the settings.

Thanks guys! :)

Title: Re: Clear corona region(s) before rendering
Post by: karnak on 2018-02-19, 14:02:13
You can show the VFB and then click and hold the Region button to show addictional functions like Disable All and Remove All.

(https://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2018/02/19/regions_remove_all.jpg)
Title: Re: Clear corona region(s) before rendering
Post by: Robin on 2018-02-19, 15:01:08
Hey, the problem is though is that that is greyed out if you just loaded your file and have not started up at least one interactive render. With heavy files it can take a while to start up an interactive just with the purpose of clearing regions.
Title: Re: Clear corona region(s) before rendering
Post by: maru on 2018-02-19, 17:04:03
You can use this script:
renderers.current.system_vfbRegions_enabled = false
Title: Re: Clear corona region(s) before rendering
Post by: PROH on 2018-02-19, 17:22:55
@maru: I would consider using a script as a workaround only. It should most definately be possible to clear/remove the regions without running a render.

IMHO this must be logged as a bug.
Title: Re: Clear corona region(s) before rendering
Post by: maru on 2018-02-19, 18:10:44
@maru: I would consider using a script as a workaround only. It should most definately be possible to clear/remove the regions without running a render.

IMHO this must be logged as a bug.
You can turn the script into a button. ;)

But I do get the point. It's in feature requests, so it will not be overlooked.
Title: Re: Clear corona region(s) before rendering
Post by: Robin on 2018-02-20, 15:54:14
@maru, nice, thanks! works
Title: Re: Clear corona region(s) before rendering
Post by: maru on 2018-10-22, 17:49:23
There is a workaround (above) and we are planning improvements on this. Moving to resolved.