VFB Not Resonding

[glorybound]

I don't save using the VFB often, but when I do, it is a 50-50 shot that the VFB will freeze into Not Responding freeze. Is it just me?

[kosso_olli]

Depending on the resolution and render element count, saving can take a long time. Times of 20 minutes are not uncommon for us. During the save, VFB will seem frozen.

[glorybound]

Gotcha! I don't think I waited that long before terminating MAX.

[glorybound]

It just happened again. I am not saving, I am just pulling down the icon to get to the other saving options. I pick and hold the icon and then it freezes. 2 hours gone!

[milva.perkovich]

Hi Bobby,

Could you provide more details?
-Which version of V-Ray are you using
-What is the resolution of the rendered picture
-Are there any render elements and which ones

Best regards,
Milva

[glorybound]

I am using the latest V-Ray and the resolution is usually always 4K. I have some elements, like reflection, specular, denoiser. As I said, I am not even getting to the save part. I think it has something to do with MAX. Often, when I pick buttons for a script, it'll lock up MAX, but not always. Like, if I pick Collen's relink script. Most of the time it'll work, but other times picking the icon will lock up MAX.

[milva.perkovich]

Can you reproduce the freeze using Standalone's VFB?

[glorybound]

I don't have a standalone. I'll see about downloading it.

[milva.perkovich]

There is no need to download it. Standalone is included with the installation of V-Ray for 3ds Max.
To export and render your scene using Standalone simply right-click in the viewport and choose .vrscene exporter option. A dialog window will open. Set your export path and click Export and Render.