GPU for production Architectural Renderings?

[particlerealities]

So, we've all seen the demonstration videos showing RT GPU cranking out renderings or 3D cars, trucks, etc. Very impressive. But, is anyone out there currently using V-Ray RT GPU for production architectural renderings? If so, are there any hurdles you've had to overcome that you can share? For example - V-Ray Plane lights can't be invisible, so how do you quickly increase (fake) the light in a room that's a little too dark?

Can you share any final renderings that were done using GPU?

[vandy]

Good questions! I wish I knew. I was looking for some answers myself, but maybe just not looking in the right "spot". I checked Spot3d and seemed to get confused about production renderings (http://www.spot3d.com/vray/help/rt100/render_3dsmax.htm) "...Vray RT...will not work as a production renderer" and "...This option is useful when V-Ray RT is set as a production renderer..." This is confusing to me. Anyway, I understand that it can't render passes yet (and some other limitations), but if you don't need them, can you or can't you do production renderings; and if you can, what about a flythrough animation? Where is the information/tutorials for this?

[vlado]

"...Vray RT...will not work as a production renderer" and "...This option is useful when V-Ray RT is set as a production renderer..."

This is corrected now; you can use V-Ray RT in the "production renderer" slot in 3ds Max.

Whether you will use that to do your "production renderings" is entirely up to you. V-Ray RT can certainly render fly-through animations, although it does not support the GI caches of the regular V-Ray.

Best regards,
Vlado