Forest Pro

[glorybound]

I am having a severe issue with Forest Pro and V-Ray. When I have any Forest Pro item, it takes at least five minutes to cancel the render. With the Forest Pro off, the scene cancels as usual. Everything is updated (V-Ray, Forest, Windows, and MAX).

[Joelaff]

Can't say I have seen that issue.

I have seen one where I duplicated a Forest Pro and then changed it, and then it crashes on render. If I duplicate that copy and hide the second forest (the first duplicate of the original) then it works. If I unhide that first copy it crashes on render. If I delete that first copy so I only have the two visible Forest Pros it crashes. IF I leave the first copy hidden and enable the original and the second copy (so two active nodes) it works... Weird, I know. I have seen this with the current 8.06, and with older versions, maybe 7 or 6...

Generally Forest Pro is very stable and amazing, but occasionally you run into some weirdness. I would check on the iToo forum, or contact support.

[glorybound]

I found some Autodesk Materials in the scene, and when I converted those, I think things improved. They were not on the Forest items, so I am not sure. I posted it on their forum, and I'll check it there. I also ran their optimization tool, which might have helped.

Thank you for the reply.

[Joelaff]

Good luck.