Do you use "bucket" and "add" modes of the irradiance map?

[vlado]

Hello,

I am trying to simplify the irradiance map a bit, so I have a question for you: do you use the "Bucket" and "Add" (not "incremental add", I know everyone uses that ) modes of the irradiance map?

Initially the bucket mode was introduced to allow for DR with the irradiance map, since there was no way to synchronize the irradiance map between the slaves and the client machine; however this is no longer the case. The only use of it that I can see now is for a fast preview if you don't want V-Ray to make additional prepasses, but to proceed straight to the rendering.

The "add" mode was initally added because the "incremental add" mode was not very good; however this is no longer the case, and there is no particular reason to prefer the "add" mode over the incremental one.

Best regards,
Vlado

[jonnybefree]

i sometimes using the bucket mode, for fast previews as you describes. but i think i wouldn't really miss it.
there are enough ways for getting fast previews.

[3LP]

I don't use the add mode but I do you sometimes the bucket, it's effectively useful when I have to see a quick preview.

[tom schuelke]

me i also often use the bucket mode.. in my opinion, its the superior region rendering..

Tom

[tom schuelke]

arrrgh, jonas, now youve got about 20 posts more but me...

tom

[toby™]

I've never used any of both, Add To Current Map or Bucket Mode. I always run my previews with custom settings for the Irradiance Map in Single Frame mode.
Thus, I won't miss these 2.

[fabriceb]

I sometimes use the bucket mode too in DR, never used "add"

[k-arts]

Only for DR

I used bucket mode only for DR, never touched the add feature

[Sascha Selent]

Bucket Mode

Yes, I use the bucket mode definitely for DR-rendering - reduces the node-drop-outs significantly!

Please, don´t remove it...

Never touched the add-mode.

[horoXhoro]

actually what is the different between bucket mode and single mode?