Displacement off for GI calc.

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Is it possible to turn off any displacements for faster GI calculations and turn it back on for final render?

2

Not right now, but you can turn it off, calculate the GI maps (light cache and/or irradiance map), save them to disk, and then turn displacement on for the final rendering.

Best regards,
Vlado

3

Well, that’s exactly what I meant actually. Thanks!

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wont it look like crap though?

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Depends on your displacement - if it’s very subtle and only just noticable it’s fine. My tests looked awful after about 6-10mm worth.