V-Ray/Blender 2.5

[bdancer]

V-Ray/Blender 2.5 alpha is now here!

[attachment=0:q6323xvy]splash.jpg[/attachment:q6323xvy]

Status: alpha

Development branch on github: http://github.com/bdancer/vb25

Wiki: http://wiki.github.com/bdancer/vb25/
Installation: http://wiki.github.com/bdancer/vb25/installation

Custom builds: http://github.com/bdancer/vb25/downloads
Patch set: http://github.com/bdancer/vb25-patch
Patch usage: http://wiki.github.com/bdancer/vb25-patch/
Check automatic Blender compilation script!

What script can:

• image textures (even stencil =)[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• new shading[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• new SSS[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• presets for SSS[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• exporter could work without special build, but export with special build is up to 10 times faster[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• there are now 2 render operators V-Ray and V-Ray (preview) with material preview (its a little buggy so i decide it to be optional)[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• new render channels widget with all render passes support. You could even create channels of the same type with different settings[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• reflection, shadow, lightning etc passes are under "Main Passes" channel[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• new vray procedurals (sky, falloff, dirt, fresnel)[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• internal script changes started - this will cause lost of most of render settings in your scenes - sorry but it must be done.[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• most of panels support narrow UI (layout will change when resizing panel)[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• caustics support[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• simple material nodes support ("Use material nodes" button under "Pipeline" section)[/*:m:q6323xvy]

What special build can:

• up to 10 times faster export[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• NodeTree->links support (possibility to export node materials)[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• Custom splash image[/*:m:q6323xvy]
• blender render windows is not opened on render press[/*:m:q6323xvy]

Thanks goes to Bertrand Benoit for the splash!

IMPORTANT:
- Non-latin characters in names are not supported at all! This is smth like not implemented python API feature as someone in IRC told me. (this will raise error like this: "UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode bytes in position 7-8: unexpected end of data")
- Read this warning!

[soulofsound]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

Ha! Nice one. Will test, but 2.5 is still very unstable on my mac. Nice to see BB's furniture on the front.

Thank you so much Andrey!!!!!!!

[maces]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

whoho

Will test it asap.

maces

[Alain]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

Very nice !
Can't wait to test a stable 2.5 version

Thank you for your efforts !
I have big respect of your work !

Alain

[haikalle]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

This is a very nice start for 2.5 era. I'm already having much one with this built.

[Alain]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

I guess I'm just to stupid but I hope you will help me to install this build.

What I did:
Downloaded and installed "vrayblender-2.5-win32.exe".
Added "C:\Maya\bin" (this is where my vray.exe is) to my "PATH" Systemvariable (see screenshot_1).

Then I was searching for this scriptpath, but there is no script path ! See screenshot_2.

...and I have no idea what the patch is for and how I can install it ?

Anyway I tried to start the build but it crashed with the errormessage in screenshot_3.
I'm running Win XP Pro SP3.

Can anybody help me please ?

Thanks
Alain

[bdancer]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

@Alain, there is an option in installer where to install scripts. You should choose "Use the installation directory" (post updated). Also check if Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package is installed.

[haikalle]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

@Alain, I had that same problem and When I installed the right python version it worked. When you try
to open blender, it also opens a smaller window. And it usually says what's wrong.

My issue is that when I apply a material it surface goes to black. Without a material it has basic grey surface.
here is a picture about terminal. It seems that this is the cause of the error.

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warning: Failed to create object of type "BRDFVRayMtl"

This is not a gug report this is....hmm...

[bdancer]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

@haikalle, this is because your V-Ray doesn't support BRDFVRayMtl (I guess you are using V-Ray For Maya Demo). This is a BRDF which completely behaves as 3dsmax/Maya V-Ray material. In 2.49 exporter a little different BRDF system is used.

[Alain]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

Thanks it works now
It was because of the scriptdirectory. I had to choose the option "use installation directory".

Alain

[haikalle]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

I'm not using a demo. I'm using Vray Standalone latest nigthlybuild (5, march 2010).

[bdancer]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

Look at your screenshot: Build from Aug 17 2009
I don't think that this is nightly =)

[haikalle]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

You are right. Thanks. I had both installed on my computer. When I deleted Vray maya now it takes standalone to blender.
Now I just have error:Could not obtain a license (0) I think that I have to send that long serial number to Chaosgroup to have license number to
get vrlserver to work. Hope so.

[maces]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

Well my system is too new for your build, so I have to build it on my own. What version of Blender 2.5 are you using? 2.5 Alpha 0/1/2 or svn?

maces

[bdancer]

Re: V-Ray/Blender 2.5 Build

Well my system is too new for your build

What does this mean? What OS are you using?

What version of Blender 2.5 are you using? 2.5 Alpha 0/1/2 or svn?

SVN revision in mentioned in the first post.