[arch4d]

Hi all, good to have a Plugin,

but when i´m trying to render my beta cinema4d files through the new plugin and RC3, it says very often "invalid normal value".

what does it mean ?

with the beta plugin everything went fine on that scenes.

[jc4d]

I have the same issue, I export my model from VectorWorks 11.5 (DXF) and load into Cinema when I hit RENDER it's say "invalid normal value", but if I click many times (OK) I get my render
Here the file:
http://rapidshare.de/files/8786589/NORM ... E.c4d.html

[rendertaxi]

i got the same error.. what´s happening?

[arch4d]

don´t know what this is.

it appears not with every scene, and if i click constantly about 20 times "yes", i get my render too.

[rendertaxi]

my plugin just tells me:"MXS could not be created".. hmm, i was so positive about the plugin!

[jc4d]

it appears not with every scene...

I can confirm this.
Cheers

[greg3000]

I get the error as well, invalid normals

[janosch1234]

same for me.
no render from C4D.

[arch4d]

rendertaxi: did you delete every cinema material with a map in it ?
then it says to me:

map couldn´t be created,


ahhh, and i had the same problem: mxs couldn´t be written.

this is cause maxwell doesn´t create an output folder during installation.
create one in the next limit/maxwell folder, and it should work

[rendertaxi]

arch4d, thanks a lot, that was the mistake:

i needed to create the folder "output" in the maxwell folder.

"..\maxwell\output\" is where cinemaxwell tries to save the mxs.

alex

[Rochr]

Got the "invalid normal value" error as well. Although hysterical clicking on the yes-button doesn´t work here.
CTRL-ALT-DELETE does however...

And it took them 5 months to come up with this...

[arch4d]

btw, hope we´ll see that great results known from the beta version from you again with this RC.

I admired your work a lot!!!

[janosch1234]

Many thanks from me too, arch4d.
Another install bug from NL. but with an easy workaround.

P.S.: RenderTaxi, next year i want to meet you at the Katschhof!
We have to render at least one Glühwein
(hab da studiert)

[rendertaxi]

the problem appeared because i didn´t have the beta installed on that machine. if you install over your beta folder, the output folder remains -> nor error appears.
anyway i had no problems installing the newer version over the old one (without deinstalling).

@arch4d: thank you, we will try our best! just other projects keep us busy, but i hope soon i find time again.

@janosch: what are you doing in spain then? did you study architecture? ... anyway, rendering glühwein is very hard.. is there a material preset in the RC?

alex

[janosch1234]

renders quality is still very far from beta, but now that there is a working c4d plugin again, i can hope too.

@rendertaxi: I studied civil engeneering in AC.
and Spain.... because of my girlfriend
I guess whe have to wait until RC100 to have some alcoholic Mat presets