Archived Old Bugs

[joe_b]

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Block transformation bug:

- create a simple table: four legs and a plate
- save it as table.3dm
- new scene: insert block table.3dm
- copy the table a few times
- rotate the copies
- render per Vray

-> the table will be chaotic exploded

Hmm...these blocks just refuse to play nice. Could you send me the blocks your having problems with now? I remember my tests worked with that Dragonfly scene you sent me before...I'm wondering what the difference is. Or maybe its because I didn't rotate the Dragonfly copies.

[joe_b]

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Maybe it's because there's no Diffuse layer ?

The no diffuse layer could lead to some transparency issues.

[Micha_cg]

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RCM problem: I have many objects with a mapping in use and would like to set all object at the same mapping at chanal 1. If I select all object and set a new mapping, object without previous mapping get chanal 1 and object with previous mapping get chanal 1. The only way is, to select the object with an mapping, delete the mapping and assign a new mapping for all. I miss a reset function for a selection of objects with different mappings.

[joe_b]

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We'll pass this concern along to the RCM people.

[Micha_cg]

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For what is the "invert alpha" option at the texture control? Should integrated alpha maps be supported now and a bug has broken the function?

[joe_b]

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For what is the "invert alpha" option at the texture control? Should integrated alpha maps be supported now and a bug has broken the function?

When you invert a texture "Invert Alpha" controls whether the alpha channel is inverted as well. I don't understand what your asking other than that - sorry.

[Micha_cg]

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... my problem is, that I get integrated alpha maps not working? I have here a tif with an alpha map, but I see no effect of the alpha map. Could you explain what the alpha map option should do? Maybe I try something wrong.

[Micha_cg]

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The "hidden lights" option of the general Vray options dosn't work. I never have used it befor, but I have project now, with much lights in a scene. Could be nice to get this option working.

I suppose so, that the function of the option should be, that the user can hide lights or set lights at a hidden layer and the lights works anyway.

[Micha_cg]

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crash: I have a big interior scene here and get a crash at the beginning of renderings. I have the feeling it has something todo with the RAM usage. My machine has 2GB RAM and crash at 1.8GB ...2GB. Maybe somebody get crashes too and could tell how much RAM is used.

EDIT:
I have found the problem: a high polycount. The interior scene has used approx. 4,000,000 polygons. I have changed the meshsettings and scale down the maps - it works now.

I have done a test: open new scene -> create a sphere -> create a mesh from it with very high mesh setting (distance edge-surface 0.0001). Than I have copied the mesh and started the rendering - more than 6,000,000 faces -> crash. No GI used. My RAM usage was at approx. 3GB (I have 2GB RAM + 2 GB swap file).

[joe_b]

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The "hidden lights" option of the general Vray options dosn't work. I never have used it befor, but I have project now, with much lights in a scene. Could be nice to get this option working.

OK I'll check that out

I have done a test: open new scene -> create a sphere -> create a mesh from it with very high mesh setting (distance edge-surface 0.0001). Than I have copied the mesh and started the rendering - more than 6,000,000 faces -> crash. No GI used. My RAM usage was at approx. 3GB (I have 2GB RAM + 2 GB swap file).

I'll see if there is anything I can do to streamline RAM usage more. I'll also talk with Vlado but I have the feeling that there are going to be limits imposed by the systems RAM regardless.

[Micha_cg]

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Center bias ... I would like to get a vignetting effect, but I see no effect of the parameter. At the Vray online help I can not find suggestions for the value of the parameter - 0.1 or 100000?

Simple answer: center bias dosn't control a vignetting effect. Vray dosn't support vignetting. No problem: the free photoshop plugin does a nice job here too.

[joe_b]

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Center bias ... I would like to get a vignetting effect, but I see no effect of the parameter. At the Vray online help I can not find suggestions for the value of the parameter - 0.1 or 100000?

Simple answer: center bias dosn't control a vignetting effect. Vray dosn't support vignetting. No problem: the free photoshop plugin does a nice job here too.

Anything that isn't my fault is fine by me

[Micha_cg]

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[skysurfer]

reduce to icon problem

If i reduce to icon the rhino window with the vray VFB open I can't "maximize" the windows by click in the task bar. To do I have to click the right mouse button and then click the Mazimize options"

It doesn't work also with the ALT+TAB function

thank
Riccardo

[joe_b]

Re: reduce to icon problem

If i reduce to icon the rhino window with the vray VFB open I can't "maximize" the windows by click in the task bar. To do I have to click the right mouse button and then click the Mazimize options"

It doesn't work also with the ALT+TAB function

thank
Riccardo

Yes this little annoyance has been around for a while. I haven't been able to track down the exact cause of it yet.