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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona 13 Hotfix1 won't install on some machines (3DS max)

« on: 2025-09-15, 10:45:20 »

any update? has anyone tried this yet?

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona 13 Hotfix1 won't install on some machines (3DS max)

« on: 2025-09-12, 14:57:13 »

Hi,
 
Thanks for your patience. Our developers have prepared a fixed build of Corona 13 Hotfix 1 that should run properly on your affected machine: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q150zS4n-Yn9OjlfYYAH-qQFtknzfW-G/view
 
Please note: this is provided only to test whether the installation works correctly. It is not an official stable build. Once you try it out, let us know the results so we can confirm and finalize this.

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: System low on RAM:

« on: 2025-09-11, 20:01:11 »

Hi,

The paging file is managed by Windows automatically, not by Corona. We recommend keeping it set to "System Managed".


If you’re running out of RAM, the best first step is to optimize the scene. If you feel the same scene in Corona 10 uses much less RAM but in Corona 13 HF1 the RAM usage is drastically higher, please open a support ticket and share a short screen recording so we can review the comparison clearly: 
https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new 

In the meantime, this article may also help you troubleshoot further: 
https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4528225440657-System-is-running-low-on-RAM-so-you-may-experience-excessive-parsing-times-or-crashes 

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[Max] Bug Reporting / Re: After a period of user inactivity the next render is slow and use 100% of HDD

« on: 2025-09-08, 20:42:46 »

This sounds like a issue with windows "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/memory/working-set"

Try disabling windows defender, setting power option mode to high performance and you can also go through this article and try the solution listed: https://www.wisecleaner.com/think-tank/507-3-Solutions-for-Windows-10-Standby-Memory-Issues.html

You can also try disabling Sysmain (Superfetch) by opening services (services.msc), find "Sysmain" and disable it. this prevents Windows from aggressively managing memory (If you dont see any improvement, re enable it).

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona 13 Hotfix1 won't install on some machines (3DS max)

« on: 2025-09-08, 20:30:42 »

Also after a bit of research I found this issue and it sounds related: https://www.installaware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10434

Try deleting all temp files from %temp% and %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Temp

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona 13 Hotfix1 won't install on some machines (3DS max)

« on: 2025-09-08, 19:46:05 »

Can you try disabling any antivirus and install the latest VC++ redistributables from here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170 and see if it fixes the issue.

Also, you can try this https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4526313794065-How-to-install-Corona-manually-using-the-Unpack-option

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: Did Corona 13 just stop working/installing on E5-2697?

« on: 2025-09-05, 19:16:20 »

What is the error you get? Any Screenshot?

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Color Difference between Corona VFB and render output

« on: 2025-09-05, 19:14:35 »

Hi,

Can you please send us a ticket for this issue so we can have a better look at your file setup and everything?

https://www.chaos.com/contact-us

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Is there a way outside of the CIE to read lightmix layer data?

« on: 2025-09-05, 18:02:54 »

Hi, Just an update from our devs that it can be extracted using openexr library. So it is the right way. I hope this helps.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona 13 Hotfix1 won't install on some machines (3DS max)

« on: 2025-09-05, 18:01:28 »

Hi,

Can you please send us a ticket for this issue as this might require some investigation from our team.

https://www.chaos.com/contact-us

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[Max] I need help! / Re: License occupied by my own pc

« on: 2025-09-04, 15:19:49 »

I found it. Its #412576 . I will bump it internally to the right team. Someone will get back to you asap.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: License occupied by my own pc

« on: 2025-09-04, 15:15:29 »

Can you check your email and see if you got any email regarding your ticket?

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[Max] I need help! / Re: License occupied by my own pc

« on: 2025-09-04, 12:42:33 »

Can you share the ticket number?

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[Max] I need help! / Re: License occupied by my own pc

« on: 2025-09-04, 10:48:32 »

For any license related issues, please submit a ticket directly to Chaos Support:

https://www.chaos.com/contact-us

They handle all license management requests and will be able to resolve this for you quickly.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: How to Accurately Identify the Last Rendering Mode

« on: 2025-09-03, 20:42:31 »

I’ve made a simple MaxScript(USING AI) that can tell you whether your last render was done in Production or Interactive Rendering.

How it works:
- Corona’s `CoronaRenderer.CoronaFp.getRenderType()` only works while a render is running 
  (returns 0 = Production, 3 = Interactive).
- To get around this, the script uses a `#postRenderFrame` callback which captures the mode just before the render ends.
- It then saves the result in a persistent variable and updates the render stamp with either [PROD] or [IR].

This way, after rendering finishes, you can still see which mode was used in the VFB stamp.

Script attached below.
 
If you’d like to see this added as a native feature, feel free to log it here:
https://chaoscorona.ideas.aha.io/ideas