Render to texture failing

[pailhead]

Render to texture crashes my max. I get a brief vray message (reported by vray, but not caused by vray) but it stays on for a second, so i can't really read what it says.

I'm trying to do a projection map in order to get a normal map, height map, but i'd also like a diffuse map with shadows and shades.

[pailhead]

Got it to stay.

[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "Map #4"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Loading bitmaps for "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]             Updating "21 - Default"
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           Preparing objects
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           Updating object chair
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           Validity for node "chair" is [forever], node handle is 39
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           Preparing instances
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           Sampling displacement maps.
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           Updating render lights
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           Updating atmospheric effects.
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           Updating render effects.
[2010/Nov/26|18:54:15]           error: UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: Compiling geometry
Last marker is at .\src\vrenderlight.cpp, line 223: VRenderLightObj::update()

[vlado]

Not sure where the problem is right away; is it possible to get me a scene for this to vlado@chaosgroup.com?

Best regards,
Vlado

[pailhead]

I'll send you the scene, but I managed to nail one cause for this. The projection geometry is casting a shadow on my highres object, i tried to untick "renderable" in the projection object but that definitely causes a failure. Right now i solved it by applying a fully transparent material onto the projection object.

[larex39]

I have simmilar problem, Im only using Indirect Ilumination (no lights in scene) and I have default GI eviroment (skylight overide) enablem, and when i click to render it writes me an error: UNHALTED EXCEPTION: Compiling geometry Last marker is at ./src/vrenderlight.cpp, line 460: VRenderLightObj: update(). Im using 3dsmax 2011 x64 and vray 2.0 beta
I tryed also add some defaults lights but it crashes aswell

Please Vlado, can it be fixed? The render to texture is very important thing..
Thank you