why does it load maps with maps off?

[DP]

if you hit the global switches to not use maps, why can you still see maps being loaded in the render progress bar? it seems to be a pointless addition to render time from where i'm standing, or have i missed something?

[mike_kennedy]

using an over ride material will fix this

using an over ride material will fix this

[DP]

yes, we've found that, but unfortunately in our case we can't use that because we need to use at least 2 materials in the scene.

[vlado]

You are right that it still goes through the loading maps process... will try to see if it can be turned off without any side effects.

Best regards,
Vlado

[DP]

cheers Vlado...

Thats great.

[nvanherpt]

i've often wondered this. we haven't switched to 64-bit yet so it can be an important memory issue.