When is SP3 being released?

[Morne]

Hi all.

I was just wondering if I missed something somewhere, but wasn't SP3 suppose to be out already?

[vlado]

It was, but some important issues turned up that need to be corrected, and that took more time than expected (like the vanishing VFB issue in 3ds Max 2009 - small thing but quite hard to figure out).

Best regards,
Vlado

[playford]

I'm glad your looking at the VFB problem cause is really getting on my nerves now.

keep us updated.

Thanks
Mark

[devin]

vlado will the realtime render engine be comming out at the same time as SP3?

[vlado]

Nope; it will come a little further on.

Best regards,
Vlado

[kimgar]

strange that you should mention the vanishing VFB issue.
i've just installed a new hd image, so i've now got max 2009 design with random occurences of disappearing/hiding VFB - this never occured with that other sdk version of max 2009...

looking forward to SP3!

[vlado]

In fact, the VFB did not vanish as such, it was moved below the 3ds Max main window; some people claim that using OpenGL instead of DirectX makes things better, but I have not verified this.

Best regards,
Vlado

[trixian]

This sounds like what I experience sometimes on sp2 (max 2009 64bit).
It only happens with a certain amount of windows\editors open (not sure of how many, only that it never happens when I just have the Vfb open), but I'm fairly certain that the material editor is always open when this occurs for me.

[playford]

I sometime get it with the render setting dialog box as well, but only after the vray VFB does it.

Mark

[JeffG2]

How about the volumetric lights/fog stuff?

Is that in this release?

Or the improved/easier skin shader???

[vlado]

You'll have to wait and see...

Best regards,
Vlado

[stevesideas]

OOOOOH, how exciting

Guys, regarding the dissapearing vray frame buffer. You can use a programme called: forcewindowvisible.exe that brings any window you click on in the list to the front. Very easy and quick to use.

link: http://www.compendiumdev.co.uk/forcedisplay/

[stilgarna]

Just a stupid question :

Does SP3 include vrimg nondestructive compression ??? (as RLA)

Best regards...

[Jens_3deutig]

Hi Guys,

i can second that issue with the VFB. I had a scene about 850mb and allways the vfb is disappearing when i hit render. switching to opengl made this error a little better but it is always there.

it was on my 7900GT. After switching to a gtx260 all is fine now. really strange maybe a nvidia driver issue.

bye

[GLASS-CANVAS]

as far as i can tell the VFB only vanishes when the material editor window is activated - i.e. either open or minimised