2.6 - Render manager - some options greyed out (workaround) - Maxwell Render

2.6 - Render manager - some options greyed out (workaround)#348831

By mxwl_fjg - Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:36 pm

- Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:36 pm #348831

Great update! I found one small issue with the plugin when opening 2.5 files:

When opening scenes made with 2.5 plugin, these options in the Render Manager are greyed out:
> Environment settings (background, reflection, etc)
> Sun Options
> Geographical Location

Workaround - Merge old files to a new scene:
> Open a new scene, set Maxwell parameters in render manager
> Merge old scene in
> Delete the old 'Default_Pass1' that is created.

Re: 2.6 - Render manager - some options greyed out (workarou#348835

By Mihnea Balta - Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:44 pm

- Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:44 pm #348835

Softimage does not update existing render options nodes according to their new definition when opening a scene. We are going to implement a workaround for this, but it didn't make it in time for the release. It will be present in the next update.

Re: 2.6 - Render manager - some options greyed out (workarou#348839

By mxwl_fjg - Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:07 pm

- Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:07 pm #348839

Does this also include the 'track object' in sun options?

Actually, now that I've tested it a bit, I can't get Maxwell to use a light
or any other object as a sun direction source, like 2.5, even in a new scene.

It seems to only use the options in the Geo Location settings.