Still no OPEN button to open a CXR in the VFB?

[lupaz]

I thought I read somewhere that now the VFB had an open button to open a CXR.

I cannot find it.
Where is it?

Corona 12 update 1, max 2025.3

[TomG]

CXRs are loaded into the History in the VFB 2, so the button is in the History tab :) EDIT and of course drag and drop works too, when that is more convenient.

[lupaz]

CXRs are loaded into the History in the VFB 2, so the button is in the History tab :) EDIT and of course drag and drop works too, when that is more convenient.

So if I want to open a CXR and continue working with the image I still don't have an option to load the image in the VFB directly?
Because when loaded in the history tab, if I want to use regions to render something specific, I still need to click on "resume" in  the history tab, which will initiate the rendering and I have to click on cancel to get the image in the VFB. Is this correct?

[Avi]

Instead of clicking on resume you should click on edit icon.

Find a video attached.

[lupaz]

Instead of clicking on resume you should click on edit icon.

Find a video attached.

Oh! ok.
Thanks!

[lupaz]

Instead of clicking on resume you should click on edit icon.

Find a video attached.

I'm sorry, but one of the main reasons I need to just open a CXR is to draw a region and render it. The region button is not available when bringing an image the way you suggested.
Am I correct?

[Avi]

Hi, You should be able to do region rendering. Find the video attached below.

[lupaz]

Hi, You should be able to do region rendering. Find the video attached below.

:/

So the steps to bring an existing CXR rendering to the vfb and select the area I want to re-render is:
1- open it in the history tab
2- click on the pencil button to edit it in the vfb
3- click on render
4- very quickly select the region before other parts of the rendering get ruined with noise

The fact region render is unavailable when editing the file is a bug.

Alternative solution that I cannot understand why the devs don't implement:
1- Click on open cxr from the vfb
2- select region
3- click render.

Why can't that be done?
Open, together with save, are the most basic functions of any software since the 80s.
I don't get it.

[Avi]

Hi, I understand your issue and I am currently discussing with our devs if this is a bug or is a expected behaviour due to any technical limitation.

Meanwhile, you can always log your feature request in our new platform here: https://chaoscorona.ideas.aha.io/
You will need to pick "Add a new idea" and describe your feature request in detail.

For more information, please see:
Corona for 3ds Max - https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=43389.0