AutoGrass Woes

[glorybound]

I have been plagued with extremely long render times. I mean, insanely extreme long. I didn't know if my machine was not working right, if V-Ray was problematic, however, I now know it is AutoGrass. Maybe, not 100% AutoGrass, but it is playing a major roll. I sent the developer an email awhile back and after a few weeks, he said that he isn't seeing any slow downs with the new V-Ray and AutoGrass. Out of a hunch, I replaced AutoGrass with some Forest Pro Beta grass and now my scene is flying (from 16+ hours to 3+ hours). I'll have to do some more testing, but it might be a combination of AutoGrass and Forest Pack Pro. I think AutoGrass runs fine without FP. Anyway, this might help someone out there experiencing the same thing.

[super gnu]

ive never used autograss, but is it one of those things that likes a finely divided mesh to work with?

tbh im not sure why you need anything other than forest and a few presets you are happy with...

[glorybound]

ive never used autograss, but is it one of those things that likes a finely divided mesh to work with? tbh im not sure why you need anything other than forest and a few presets you are happy with...

I do subdivide, but it doesn't really make a difference. I subdivide so I can add a subtle noise. The beta Forest Pack has some really nice grass and now mulch, so I don't see a reason for AutoGrass now. I purchased AutoGrass many years ago.