Chaos Scatter for 3ds max failed to initialize and not loading

V-Ray V-Ray for 3ds Max Issues
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I get this error when launching 3dsmax 2024 and am unable to get the Chaos Scatter plugin working.

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System and Software version info:

  • Windows 10
  • 3ds Max 2024
  • Vray7 -- issue started when using Vray6, I updated to 7 to see if it would fix the issue but it did not.

I have tried the following trouble shooting steps per the Chaos Support pages suggestions:

  • Re-installed Vray7 - Same Error
  • Uninstalled Chaos Scatter, Re-installed Vray7 -- Same Error
  • On another PC -- installed 3ds Max 2024 fresh, installed Vray7 -- Same Error

Vray is working as expected with no issues.

One other note is that on my main system I had installed Corona last year for a project. It had installed Chaos Scatter and I had the issue then but did not need scatter so ignored it. I have since uninstalled Corona to be sure the Scatter plugin was being installed with Vray7.

Any help sorting this out would be appreceated.
-jimmy​

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Try resetting 3ds max to its defaults and see if that makes a difference.

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I installed 3ds 2024 on a 2nd machine. It was a new install with nothing changed so should be as default as it can be. Then I installed Vray7 and nothing else. I still had the issue.

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Based on what I’ve found out, it may be caused by an unupdated Windows - particularly unupdated .NET Framework and MVSC++ Redistributable. Try updating Windows, restart your PC and see if it occurs again.