unhandled exception!

V-Ray V-Ray for 3ds Max Issues
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I have never had this problem, not at this resolution. I have seen similar errors when rendering large resolution output, but this is different. And even a small 800px test render crashes. Here are the errors have been getting:
“Failed to allocate filter tables for this bitmap. Not enough memory. This bitmap may render incorrectly. Subsequent errors will not be reported.”

What the heck are filter tables?

"UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: Memory allocation failure xxxxxxx bytes requested: xxxxxxxx bytes allready in heap. Last marker…

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Filter tables are helper structures that the 3dsmax Bitmap plugin uses to perform texture filtering.

Since the problem is that you are running out of RAM, here are some options:

(*) Use 64-bit 3dsmax 9 with 64-bit V-Ray;
(*) Follow the tips on this page: Chaos: Industry-leading design and visualization software

Best regards,
Vlado

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I will add a 3gb switch to that.

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Also if you are using “summed area” filtering on your bitmaps it uses 400% more memory than if using none or area.

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thanks, I’m making some adjustments. I’ve been searching and I can’t seem to locate the bitmap filtering options anywhere.

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its in the actual bitmap, where you select the texture to use. Below is options for filtering.

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Looks like area filtering is defalt. I have never changed that.
Also, the 3gb switch doesn’t work on my machine. I know that’s a whole new topic. I check that thread for answers to that. Several things happen. The system slows way down for 1, and 2-it didabled dual monitor use. It just makes the same thing appear on each monitor. In the display settings I don’t even have access to the other monitor. And the resolution of the monitors is limited. Like I said, I’ll have to check the 3gb switch thread and see if there are other ways to type the 3gb stuff in the boot.ini.
The thing that sucks is, I never got these memory allocation errors until the vray 1.5 switch. I thought 1.5 was supposed to be better with memory? Don’t get me wrong, I am crazy about some of the new changes such as the 2-sided material (Ilove that one), but if I can’t even render the scenes, what’s it worth?

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i never knew that… very interesting indeed