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    Hey all...I've been asking for help over at the Sketchup forums regarding an issue I've been having. I've finally tracked it down to VRay and was wondering if I could get input here.

    Fist, I'm a PC noob, SU noob and V-Ray noob - the tri-fecta! So please be patient. I'm pretty good with software and systems, just been on Mac's.

    Here's the issue. As soon as I open V-Ray panel, the system starts slowing down dramatically. I had the issue with another model I was working on and tried all sorts of problem tracking. Decided to start a new model and sure enough, the minute I added a V-Ray material, it slowed the system down to a crawl - at periods. Basically, for who knows what reason, the system will hang (showing the blue ball thing) and, now with experience, I just have to wait it out about 5-8 minutes (get to play a lot of Backgammon on my iPad). It then releases the program and I can keep working. At some other indeterminate time (but usually inside of 20 minutes) the blue ball will show up again...another break (wish I smoked). And so it goes the rest of the time. Doesn't matter what I'm working on, just happens. Interestingly, the condition includes the Outliner going hay wire by items disappearing in the window and things reappearing and moving around. Another associated condition is that the file also takes 5-10 minutes to save vs the usual 4 seconds (only 15k KB model).

    I've already tried all the usual solutions (uninstall and reinstall as admin, delete ALL extensions, etc. etc. etc.). Still happens.

    Again, this only happens when I start adding VRay textures. Before that it works beautifully and no issues. The minute I open that panel is a whole 'nother story.

    I'm on V-Ray 3.60.02 Build 1241

    Windows 10 Pro

    System:

    Intel Core i9-7960X (16 core) - NOT Overclocked
    ASUS Prime X299-A ATX
    64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3200 (using XMP in Bios) ....I've also tried it will all BIOS to factory settings - no go.
    Drive 1 - Samsung 1TB 960 EVO m.2 NVMe SSD
    Drive 2 - Seagate 4T BarraCuda Pro 7200 SATA III
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid Gaming (Not overclocked)
    Corsair RMx Series RM750X 750W PSU
    Corsair Hydro Series H115i PRO RGB CPU Liquid Cooler
    ASUS MG28UQ 28" FreeSync 4K Monitor

    Brand new build, all drivers are latest. All other software is not a problem (Blender, Unreal, etc.).

    So - I am begging for help. How do I make V-Ray work? At this point I'm ready to unistall it and start using Enscape instead even though it doesn't touch V-Ray's rendering quality.

    Thanks in advance for any help.


  • #2
    In V-Ray for Modo, there is the Low Thread Priority preference, which fixes freezing issues when doing production rendering.
    See attachment.

    However, your problem sounds like something V-Ray for SketchUp specific.
    You should ask on the V-Ray for SketchUp forums here : https://forums.chaosgroup.com/forum/...ketchup-forums

    Greetings,
    Vladimir Nedev
    Vantage developer, e-mail: vladimir.nedev@chaos.com , for licensing problems please contact : chaos.com/help

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    • #3
      oops..bizarre that I put it in this forum! Have no idea how I did that since I don't even know what Modo is? Thx for the heads up.

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