About SP1 Documentation

[Reaversword]

When will it be uploaded to Spot3d.com?
Exist any off line version, in pdf, or chm, or any other format?

C'mon!, we are desiring "study" the new SP1 features for test it knowing what we are doing!

[aweidenhammer]

yeah, how many times have I crashed it now by turning on "spherical harmonics" as the primary engine!? Need some info. What's the diff between portal light and simple portal?

[snivlem]

I think portal light takes objects and other things into calculation but simple portal just takes sky information into account. Don't quote me though!

[Reaversword]

Bump!. C'mon Chaos, why isn't yet the new documentation?. Almost a week ago I read from a Vlado post that the documentation was done, that only leave upload to spot3d.

What happens about?. If you've discovered the help still be incomplete, or for any other reason you gonna need still a pair of weeks, doesn't happens anything, but please, talk with us.

[aweidenhammer]

I neeeeed to reeeeeed. Please post the docs. Even if they are incomplete, it would be nice to have something to go on for new stuff.

[djx]

SP1 docs would be most welcome here too.

[pechart]

+1 here! Pretty pretty please with big eyes =)

[zornitsa.simeonova]

We're still working on the new content and it's almost done.
It will be uploaded to our Spot3d.com web site shortly and will let you know right way.

Bets regards,
Zornitsa(Zori) Simeonova
Technical Support Representative
tel: +359 2 422 422 1

[Metzger]

Why is the manual posted under spot3d? It should be on the chaos group website. Really unprofessional in my own opinion. When I go to look for a manual I go to the company website. You are basically confusing things more so by hosting elsewhere.

[Reaversword]

We're still working on the new content and it's almost done.
It will be uploaded to our Spot3d.com web site shortly and will let you know right way.

Bets regards,
Zornitsa(Zori) Simeonova
Technical Support Representative
tel: +359 2 422 422 1

Thanks for the clearing, Zornitsa. Really we need to know about. Right now this "no documentation" situation means:

For customers side, mean we need waste time doing test learning experimentally.

For ChaosGroup side, means you should be answering all doubts and questions on the forum, losing precious time.


So, we're glad to hear some info about. Thanks again!. I'm pretty sure we gonna get the documentation soon!.

[pechart]

SP1 Docs are up! Thanks!

[Reaversword]

Thanks for the touch!.

Edit: Appears still they should publish four pages: VRayFastSSS2, VRay, Texture baking and Settings. Right?

[aweidenhammer]

Thanks for the update!

I would like to see some more explanation of texture baking in MayaVray.

[vlado]

Yep, working on the sss2 and texture baking pages...

Best regards,
Vlado

[Reaversword]

I still have for study, but some questions and observations:

The VrayMtl documentation: remains incomplete yet, right? (where's exit color!?).

The VrayGeoSun: about Latitude&Longitude, positive values are referred to North & East, and Negative Values are referred to South & West, right?

The VrayGeoSun: about Distance to Target this is the Altitude of the scene or distance from scene to sun (1 UA, astronomical unit, 149.675.000 km)?, in kilometers, in meters?. Or altitude on a place, which makes more sense for the user (i.e. a scene in the top of the Everest should be 8848 in the "Distance to Target" parameter)?