transforming vertices bug returns with SP2?

[kimgar]

is it me, or has the installation of max SP2 caused the old transforming vertices bug to return?

ajajaj, this is reeeal bad, gotta deliver tomorrow, can SP2 be uninstalled?

[Clifton Santiago]

Do you mean the old refine vertices bug from Max 8? Or is it something different...

[kimgar]

i am referring to the long wait before 3dstudio starts rendering, render dialogue says 'transforming vertices'

this was a known issue with max9, vlado fixed it with RC4, then autodesk breaks it again with SP2. great.

at least that's how it looks now, i am pretty sure SP2 is caused it, as i just installed SP2 on two machines and they both showed the symptoms on the next render, and machines without SP2 render fine

[Clifton Santiago]

I am thankful everyday that I never installed Max 9. I still use Max 8 w/ Vray RC2 and everything is wonderful...

In fact with max 9 being so screwed up, I might just wait until Max 10. I better keep renewing our subscriptions.

[kimgar]

you said it!

[vlado]

Thanks for the pointer, kimgar; I have not installed any SP for max9 yet, will try today and see what happens.

Best regards,
Vlado

[vlado]

So I just installed sp2; from what I can see, the speed of the "Transforming vertices" stage is the same for V-Ray as it is for the scanline renderer; it is still a lot faster than the original RC3 though.

Best regards,
Vlado

[kimgar]

hmm, it is weird, i don't know exactly what the 'transforming vertices' is doing, after restarting our fileserver the problem seems to be gone...sorry for causing a commotion, i'm just a little stressed up right now...

thanks for testing vlado, i will dare to install SP2 on the rest of the machines, SP2 scenes don't render well on machines without any SP. if i mess up, there's always an uninstall....