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[Max] Previews (Daily Builds) / Re: Chaos Corona 14 for 3ds Max - Previews (Daily Builds) Discussion

« on: 2025-08-23, 06:55:16 »

so far so good great job.

A couple of small things.
The new fabric material doesnt display in my viewport.
The spinners - they act a little weird and sometimes dont work.
also the uvw real world and tripplanar options come and go - in this case, they are not here.

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[Max] Previews (Daily Builds) / Re: Camera Inside Volumes Playground!

« on: 2025-08-06, 01:31:58 »

hey team - im having trouble doing an inside water volume.  I have a pool shot and i want to do that effect of half in and half out the water - does anyone have or know of a guide that exists?
i guess what im struggling with is, is the best method to do a PLANE as the water material or does the water geometry need to be a enclosed area (ie rectangle or box)?

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[Max] Previews (Daily Builds) / Re: Chaos Corona 13 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2025-07-14, 12:59:42 »

but the RC was posted in the changelog area on the forum here - where does one report this?  just tryin to help
No idea about if i get in in C13 - havent bothered to downgrade.

Please do not use RCs for bugreporting. Are you getting the same issue in Corona 13? (final release, not a daily build or RC)

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[Max] Previews (Daily Builds) / Re: Chaos Corona 13 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2025-07-14, 11:25:48 »

I might have discovered a bug (RC1).

You can see attached are 2 images.  The interactive mix has a weird shadow on the armchair whereas the beauty doesnt.
There is NO item casting shadows that is invisible to camera/reflection or refraction (the shadow artifact thingy)

any ideas?

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[Max] Previews (Daily Builds) / Re: Are you still using the old VFB?

« on: 2025-06-27, 01:32:15 »

all i know, is that ever since i started using VFB2.0 - its more sluggish and less responsive than the older 1. 
I like the UI - some quirks i dont like such as when i want to switch OFF all the lights in light mix, it prompts me - so annoying.  it didnt do that previously.  i experiment a lot with lightmix and different lighting and to always get prompted is less productive.

I also requested the ability to FLIP the image within the VFB - its a great way to refresh the senses..... PS i was told it would be super easy to implement by someone on the dev team but it still hasnt happened.  it would be amazing if this could be added

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Hardware / Re: GPU - 3ds max

« on: 2025-05-21, 11:54:56 »

Thx mate.  One thing i noiitced is, the 4090 has a single 16pin cable and the 3080 has a dual 8 pin.  Do I need specific adapters or something?


quote author=Aram Avetisyan link=topic=44558.msg233413#msg233413 date=1747818909]

quick one guys - i have a gaming machine, with a 3080Ti and my main rendering rig has a 4090.  I was thiking of swapping them to get the better card for gaming but i absolutely do NOT want to affect my main machines viewport performance.  I only use Corona render (3ds max) for my work but i dont want it to affect the FPS or heavy scenes - what are your thoughts on this?  do you think it will affect my main rendering rig much with this swap?

It won't.
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Hardware / Re: GPU - 3ds max

« on: 2025-05-21, 11:13:05 »

quick one guys - i have a gaming machine, with a 3080Ti and my main rendering rig has a 4090.  I was thiking of swapping them to get the better card for gaming but i absolutely do NOT want to affect my main machines viewport performance.  I only use Corona render (3ds max) for my work but i dont want it to affect the FPS or heavy scenes - what are your thoughts on this?  do you think it will affect my main rendering rig much with this swap?

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Masks - they dont mask perfectly!?

« on: 2025-04-02, 23:37:22 »

hey Maru - what did you mean by this:
The workaround is to use the "data image" or "raw" option when saving the mask. Or as you mentioned saving in the exr format.
WHen i save as a TIF, i see DATA image but whjen i click on it, it activates the 1.0 gamma override.  What is the raw option?

All clear now and we also have the culprit, please see this thread:
https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=44489.0

Apparently, everything is affected by the 3ds Max OCIO color management, including masks.
The workaround is to use the "data image" or "raw" option when saving the mask. Or as you mentioned saving in the exr format.

We will see if we can fix that, but honestly I don't think so (and not sure if we want to).

(Report ID=CMAX-1503)

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[Max] I need help! / Re: CMasking masks aren't completely white

« on: 2025-03-01, 01:48:02 »

Thanks for confirming that - i thought i was going crazy all these years.  Funny thing is that, when i first started with VRAY over 10 year ago, i never had this problem.  It has always been a corona issue.
FOr me personally, think its super important.

For now I can recommend saving render elements in .exr format or switching to 3ds Max Gamma 2.2 color management mode.

(Report ID=CMAX-1503)

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Masks - they dont mask perfectly!?

« on: 2025-02-27, 22:46:24 »

Hey Maru - sorry youre right.  I mean Alpha Masks.  It never masks out the backlground properly.  Atleast it didnt - i think i discovered why.
When saving out a TIF 16 bit, it wasnt using the alpha mask correctly.  However when i exported out to EXR - it worked fine i believe.

15 years, still learning.

I couldn't understand this part:

it seems when i apply the coroan mask to the beauty, its a little darker and i manually have to adjust the masks levels to make it that little more transparent

Can you explain what exactly you mean by that?
And generally, do you mean rendering masks (for example a white mask of an object) or render elements? (for example CShading_xxx render elements which can be composed back into Beauty)

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[Max] I need help! / Masks - they dont mask perfectly!?

« on: 2025-02-27, 01:43:59 »

Hi all

I was wondering if anyone else faces this problem.  I save out my masks in TIF (16 bit) and i find that when im doing a scene such as an interior scene, the mask isnt perfect.  FOr instance, if im doing an interior scene looking out of a balcony that has glass and glass doors/windows - it seems when i apply the coroan mask to the beauty, its a little darker and i manually have to adjust the masks levels to make it that little more transparent.  This can be an issue when applying a mask to things such as sheer curtains - does anyone else have this problem?

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[Max] Previews (Daily Builds) / Re: Chaos Corona 13 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2025-02-15, 00:09:40 »

Hey Corona Devs - whats going on with new development?  usually theres heaps of activity in the road map - just checking that this is still the active link?
https://trello.com/b/EfPE4kPx/corona-tentative-road-map-3ds-max

I saw that sketchup/vray had a release update (VFB upgrades) - i assume thats coming soon?

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General CG Discussion / Re: Max 2025 - Edges are so thick? how to reduce it?

« on: 2025-02-03, 23:56:53 »

Thanks mate - yep i just figured that one out thankyou for the response.

I edited the post, my max25 seems way slower than 24.  Its more stuttery.

It looks like antialiasing is turned on in your 3ds Max 2025 - look for it in viewport configuration.

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General CG Discussion / Max 2025 - Edges are so thick? how to reduce it?

« on: 2025-02-03, 23:27:13 »

Hi guys

i just ported over to Max 25 and ive noticed that the edge thickness is sooooo thick - see comparison with the attached.
Does anyone know where the setting is for this? ive looked all over and cant find the solution.


EDIT - i found the solution, ive attached it.  i set the antialiasing quality to NONE.

Another question, does anyone else experiencing a slower max 25 than 24?  mine is way slower in terms of viewport navigation.


Thanks gang.

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[Max] Previews (Daily Builds) / Re: Chaos Corona 13 for 3ds Max - Daily Builds Discussion

« on: 2025-01-23, 22:34:43 »

definitely an improvement with the latest HOTFIX - well done team :)  More of that please :)

Thought - seeing as though the only thing that is still bad and i dont think its all corona related - is the material editor.  It would be great if corona had its very own material editor, outside of autodesk with the hope that the UI is completely in the hands of the Corona team.  the material editor in Max has forever been laggy.  I did write a post on this with a supporting video.
https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=43406.15

have a great weekend all.