all textures missing

[arbolive]

hi there, the problem is that vray magically disappear all the textures, hdr etc.

how can i fix it?. Its driving me crazy ( its been happening for a long time (bug???))

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[Micha_cg]

Re: all textures missing

Do you see at the progress window a message that the texture with a wrong name can't be loaded from a directory like

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS\Application Data\ASGvis\Temp ?

If yes, than it helps to delete this Temp directory. I have a shortcut to the ASGvis directory here, so that I can fast delete the Temp dir if I got texture problems. I have the feeling only textures used per Rhino materials can be lost. Is it so at your machine?

My observation is, that VfR copy textures to the Temp dir and read it from there. The textures are renamed some times and than it cause an error, the textures are not loaded anymore.

[dalomar_cg]

Re: all textures missing

Thanks for the info Micha. There's been some Temp Directory issues with VfSU, so I'll put it on the list of things to look at.

[zuper]

Re: all textures missing

Possible you have in Global Swithes enable the Override Materials?

Or could be what Micha said...

[arbolive]

Re: all textures missing

God bless you micha you saved my life!

thanks to all for the answers

[Micha_cg]

Re: all textures missing



... its one of the ugliest bugs I know, but with an easy workaround.

[arbolive]

Re: all textures missing

does it works the same under windows vista?

[frip51]

Re: all textures missing

interesting thing - luckily I didn't come across it on my machine

little side note for other users with a similar problem:
it could also be the [Maps] or [Filter Maps] checkbox being unchecked under [Global Switches]

[Micha_cg]

Re: all textures missing

An easy fix this bug is:

* create a text file with the name DeleteTempDir.bat, edit it and add this short code:

rmdir "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ASGvis\Temp" /s /q

* save this bat file at the c: drive

* add this line to the beginning of the Rhino render button script

_-run "C:\DeleteTempDir.bat"

So, every time a rendering is started the ASGvis temp dir is removed and no old files can cause texture problems.

[zuper]

Re: all textures missing

Micha, this just clean the itens of folder "Temp"? Correct

Don´t affect the scenne that we are working at the time!! :-\

Best

[Micha_cg]

Re: all textures missing

Right, it remove the complete ASGvis temp folder and VfR create a fresh one.

I don't know why you lost your textures? Most it helps to look for error messages at the progress window.

[Micha_cg]

Re: all textures missing

This answer should bring this thread back to the top of the list of the forum.

[LeoBonilla]

Re: all textures missing

this bug even makes my file to crash. I have to remake the materials, and save the file with other name. Close everything, restart and also duplicate and rename the bitmap files.

[Micha_cg]

Re: all textures missing

Same problem today here. The texture preview and the material preview dosn't work, also if an other texture is set. But after a restart of the computer anything was fine.

[Micha_cg]

Re: all textures missing

Hmm, this week I run in the new bug during I'm working on two different project files. Could be good to know, what block the map. I don't like to restart my PC every time.
Interesting is, that in the past I never got this problem. Maybe VfR dosn't work with a general Windows update.