[Robert Cervellione]

after installinf SP 3 for max 8 all of my sceen crash when i hit render. does anyone else have this problem. i am going to reinstall sp2 and see if it helps

[jamsurf]

HI ,

SP3 goes perfect here . not like sp1 or sp2 .

try to change graphics mode first , before uninstall .
if you have software , choose open gl or directx , and see what happens .

[j_man]

SP3 is very stable here.

Try video card drivers like Jamsurf suggested. Check you system video drivers also. Most crashes in Max are caused by video card issues.

J.

[Robert Cervellione]

good to know i am definatly in opengl using the latest maxtream driver from nvidia. i have a fx4500 nvidia card and never experince a crash anyother time.

[j_man]

What system driver are you using? I'm using 71.84 with my FX3000 and it's solid as a rock.

J.

[jamsurf]

Hey ,

im going to take advantage of this post , by if you , j_man and robert ,
know or have been capable of bake correctly with mental ray of max .

sorry by diferent theme but is a question ever i has , never answered by
no one , never .

i have a 6800 gt and never get any problem with drivers from 77.72

But on my mobile with a fx go 5700 , and no driver updates from Acer ,
max8 sp1 crash .changin mode graphics , then ok , but sp1 was
totally unstable . Sp3 goes ok .

[Robert Cervellione]

ok here is a complete rundown.

win xpx64
6gb ram
dual xeon 3.6
fx4400
driver version 81.67

i tryed many files it just crashes, maybe i should go back to the 77.72. for now i am finishing the project in maya. IT ALMost NEVER CRASHES

as for jamsurf: i dont ever txture bake so i cant help you

[j_man]

Hey Jamsurf,

I dont ususally use texture baking so I can't help that much. Max8 is very stable and I hardly get any crashes and I'm using a variety of video cards, mostly NVidia qattro's and now a new ATI card.
My laptop has an old FXGo which is also pretty stable.

J.

[jamsurf]

Thanks all ,

is really a nightmare . because i make huge scenes on realtime , and
the best aproach is radiosity for reality seems , but the subdivision
thing , makes me build the scenes like puzzles and for one scene ,
have the obligation of make 12-15 radiosity solutions with 2000000 polys
each . I live with this , hoping baking with maxwell sometime or
finding another thing . Standard ilumination was eliminated since
clients see first scene with radiosity bake . they dont want go back ,
even is the perfect way for bake without problems and few time
render to textures .
Never had an answer from forum of discreet or anywhere , is like
nobody have been made bake with mental ray , or made correctly
even autodesk declares that mental ray bake .
My proves always gives me bad results and extreme time renders .

thanks again