Memory Conservation/Consumption

[ShaunDon]

Not to keep shamin' Juju on the subject, but I am AMAZED at how many graphic designers even don't understand that DPI only determines the print size of an image. I can't count the number of times I've sent out a rendering that was 72dpi since that's what comes out of max and I get an email back from the marketing graphics guy asking for a 300dpi version.

It's gotten to the point now where I just say "Sure! Check the FTP in a few minutes." and reset the dpi in Photoshop. It's so much easier than trying to convince them a 3200x2000 pixel image IS high enough for print, regardless of the 72dpi.

Thanks for the post, Juju. Now I've just gotta get everyone else in my office to conform to 8-bit texture resolution sizes.

Shaun

[jujubee]

Keep the eye on the prize... eye on the prize...

14) Render to strips: http://www.chaosgroup.com/forum/phpB...=render+passes

15) Render out passes? (links anyone?)

[jujubee]

16) A link to clear out Max Undo states to free up memory and also queing up multiple renderings when using Backburner with Proxies:
http://www.chaosgroup.com/forum/phpB...ic.php?t=14241

[dejaVu]

i. Do a garbage collect "gc()" every now and then to get rid of legacy rubbish in your scene.

ii. Attach as many objects together as possible. This means actually attaching objects together, not grouping.

iii. Collapse Modifeir Stacks

[jujubee]

20) Supposedly, ungrouping items helps free up memory. I haven't tried it myself

ii. Attach as many objects together as possible. This means actually attaching objects together, not grouping.

I found a great script on scriptspot.com for this - it's called 'attach selected' and was written by Neil Blevins. It also comes in handy for creating VRMeshes.

[DaForce]

yeah grouping aint so good... it does extend render times...
Best to use named selection sets.

[EricCamper]

For some reason, the 3Gb Switch, disconnects me from the network....sometimes....then I have no maps.......I think I figured it out here, and I was just wondering if there was a fix or something I am doing wrong

Thanx

eric

[mike.edel]

For some reason, the 3Gb Switch, disconnects me from the network....sometimes....then I have no maps.......I think I figured it out here, and I was just wondering if there was a fix or something I am doing wrong

Thanx

eric

might be an issue of your network card's driver and the 3gb switch (guessing here)
have you tried updating it?

[AJ Jefferies]

yeah grouping aint so good... it does extend render times...

Is this really true!?

Good Lord, I usually have hundreds of groups in my scenes...

[DaForce]

Yep. If you have a group of 100 trees and render them.. then ungroup and render them, I am fairly sure the render time will be alot quicker!

[re:FORM]

Not to keep shamin' Juju on the subject, but I am AMAZED at how many graphic designers even don't understand that DPI only determines the print size of an image. I can't count the number of times I've sent out a rendering that was 72dpi since that's what comes out of max and I get an email back from the marketing graphics guy asking for a 300dpi version.

It's gotten to the point now where I just say "Sure! Check the FTP in a few minutes." and reset the dpi in Photoshop. It's so much easier than trying to convince them a 3200x2000 pixel image IS high enough for print, regardless of the 72dpi.

Thanks for the post, Juju. Now I've just gotta get everyone else in my office to conform to 8-bit texture resolution sizes.

Shaun

Too true... I'd be alot richer if I charged a donkey tax for those requests.

[jujubee]

Eye on the prize. Eye on the prize people. Stay focused (and stop embarassing the f*** out of me.)

[studioDIM]

On a single machine it's possible to create a batch render, and export a .bat textfile, so to render from command-line (3dsmaxcmd.exe): max starts minimised and with the smaller memory impact, very much like it does with backburner.

Lele

[percydaman]

not sure if this was stated, but didn't see it. Lowering the bucket size can help alot. Also use Adaptive QMC instead of Adaptive Subdivision. you have to recalc the irrad map, but is usually worth it.

[priad]

Also yep for grouping, I have tested it!!