Fast interpolate Error Fixed !!!

[hot chip]

Hi Guys,

i had many problems with arch&design fast interpolate function, Red, Yellow, Blue, Black in all colors what you want. Some error are fixed in Max9 Servcie Pack 1, other problems are not fixed, but it gives solutions.

a) Transparency+BitMap+Fast Interpolate: solution -> don´t use a Bit map in tranparens color, only in cutout slot.
b) selfreflection + fast interpolate: with is fixed in service pack 1
c) Hair+Transparency+Fast interpolate: with is fixed in service pack 1

http://forum.german-mentalray-wiki.info/userpix/5_if_error_1.jpg

german thread: http://forum.german-mentalray-wiki.info/viewtopic.php?p=2613#2613

[mmikee]

Thanks for the info. I had the same problems using the Ivy
generator.

[Spacelord]

This is great news !!!
I'm amazed they didn't put these fixes in the read me.
Unless I missed it.
Hotchip,
you do so many tests how do you have any time for work ?

[hot chip]

:D first:when you work with max, you must have time for testing and finding the errors, because the customer is king. second: Another reason is, i am not alone and on the GMRF are many user´s for help to find solutions. :o

[nisus]

the Ivy
generator


what is this? a script? a tutorial?

nisus

[Spacelord]

what is this? a script? a tutorial?

nisus

Its pretty cool, lots of fun to play with, watching Ivy grow
over your buildings :)
http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/~luft/ivy_generator/

[MasterZap]

Have you reported these bugs to Autodesk? Including files that demonstrate the error? If not, do so immediately.

I can't fix bugs that I can't reproduce, so I need a file that demonstrates them. Also, due to the beurocracy of the product design cycle, at some times I cannot fix bugs unless there is a logged bug in the bug database. So log bugs, always, when you find things!

For this case, please post the scene here - but also log it as a bug to Autodesk!

/Z

[hot chip]

hi,

masterzap, the servcie pack 1 have eliminate some bugs. Know i have only the bug: transparens_color + butmap + fast interpolate, but it gives a solution and we have directly contact to mental images, not to Autodesk. Masterzap, you are a programmer from Autodesk for integration mental ray?

Demoszene to the Bug gives on the GMRF, you must only registered.

[chaka]

thanks hot chip , i download teh servipack 1 :D

[MasterZap]

No, I work for mental images, and I'm the guy who actually writes this shaders, so I'm the guy who needs to fix any bugs, so the most efficient at this point is to send the file to me AND report the bug to Autodesk.

If you read below "mental images Shader Geek" means exactly that ;)

/Z

[hot chip]

ah super, :)

ok, i see what i can do. :o

[MasterZap]

Yeah I tried all sorts of combinations of mapped transparency and interpolation and can't seem to get any errors, so any more input (or a file) would be helpful

/Z

[chaka]

wooow :cool:

so masterzap you are the guy behind mental !!

more questions for you :D

[hot chip]

hi masterzap,

you have post from this szene: http://forum.german-mentalray-wiki.info/viewtopic.php?t=350&highlight=fehler

[MasterZap]

wooow :cool:

so masterzap you are the guy behind mental !!

more questions for you :D

Oh no, what have I done ;)

(But I thought everyone around here knew this already...) :o

/Z

[Spacelord]

I'm still getting the blue, red squares.
I'm using the Arch&Design, cutout and fast interpolated glossies.
3dsmax Service pack 1.
I'll try some other tests to see if goes away.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5344/interiorloungebluespotslu6.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=interiorloungebluespotslu6.jpg)

I have log this to Autodesk when I first in counted this problem.

[Spacelord]

I recalculated the photon map and it worked.
Its weird I would have like to of found the culprit.