Noise map support in RT / GPU

[davision]

Will it be possible to support the Noise Map in RT using GPU rendering? I use the Noise Map in many different materials and without support, RT isn't useful to me. True, I could use CPU mode but the GPU is so much faster.

[vlado]

We do have it implemented in the GPU code, but it's currently disabled as it made the whole thing run a bit slower. We have to try it again with the CUDA 5.5 compiler...

Best regards,
Vlado

[davision]

Okay sounds good. Thanks Vlado. If it still causes a performance hit when you try it with the new compiler, maybe you can add a UI switch so users can optionally enable Noise Map support with the knowledge it will slow things down a bit?

[davision]

Maybe I'm hallucinating -- but is the noise map now working properly in RT?....

Update: Nevermind -- I realized I was in CPU not GPU mode. Oh well...