DR and irradiance maps

[arobbert]

I was under the impression that you could save an iradiance map created from a DR in bucket mode and re-use it. Am I mistaken?

[little_mikey]

unless the latest versions allow for it now,

DR can't save and reuse irradience maps.

[metroberlin]

as i know you can´t create a map from the bucket mode. when you want to use a stored map with DR, you have to calculate the map with ONE machine first. then the other machines in the network can use the stored map.

[arobbert]

This would be a great feature to add in the future, but probably very difficult.

[egz]

Distributed Irradiance maps and photon maps are planned for 1.1 as far as I know.

[arobbert]

That will be really cool! Does anyone know the timeline for that release?

[Syclone1]

That will be really cool! Does anyone know the timeline for that release?

When its finished

-dave

[Arkitec]

??? I DONT GET IT

Hello ALL....

How do the slave machines access the irradiance map???? Also, do I have to place all the textures in a default map path on the local machines as well or can it be done with a UNC path to the server?

THANK YOU

Arkitec

[R2J2]

I've got my maps UNC and on the server, the precalced Irrad map I copy local. either way they work, I'm still figuring out if it's quicker to copy all the stuff local, I assume it is.

[Arkitec]

?????

r2j2,

Thanks for the speedy reply. Well we copied the maps and irradiance map to each slave machine...and it worked.

However, several problems have occurred:

1.Everytime we use DR (hit the render button) viz requires me to RESAVE the file....EVERYTIME....When I first tested this, it only asked me when the defualt file was not save. This time, I am opening the file.

2. When i change a texture to an existing object, it does not update in the rendering. I am simply changing texture in diffuse map rollout, not a new mat slot.

Am am also crashing sporadically.

Am running win2k and version M

Any thoughts or comments?

TIA
Arkitec

[Arkitec]

sorry

I didnt realize that if I edited a post, it would not update time posted....Sorry..

Any help appreciated, on a deadline.

Arkitec

[meanadam]

Where do you copy the map to on the local machine? Max root?

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[Arkitec]

thank you for replying.

I created a folder on the primary disk called C:/Map2. I changed the ini file on all servers to include this path. I then created and directed my bitmaps to use Map2 folder locally.

TIA.
Arkitec

[meanadam]

But why would this be any different than running a copy from the network server?

Sorry - modified the .ini file = max file - bitmap paths? Or vrayNet.ini?

thanks again.
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[Arkitec]

We modified the 3dsviz.ini file to locate the maps locally because we do not want to have each rendering server logged in. The VrayNet.ini file is automatically created when doing a search through distributed rendering when you search for rendering servers located on the network.

Our current setup is working now. But we have written a batch script to copy all bitmaps located on my machine to be distributed to all rendering servers (i.e. c:/maps2).

For some unexplainable reason, viz is no longer asking me to save between renderings either or crashing. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING PERFECT!!!! KNOCK ON WOOD.....twice!!!!!!

Arkitec