Vray 1.6 open beta
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I was going to apply, and then I saw the little warning on the vray site: Windows 32 bits only.
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It's compatible with windows, and there is only a 32bit build of our plugin (as it always has been). SketchUp is also only 32bit.
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I see that lens effects have been added, thank you very much for adding this!
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@dacastror said:
I see that lens effects have been added, thank you very much for adding this!
Yeah, I'm liking it too. A big caveat though is that it is currently not working with DR.
(DR stability has been greatly improved
One can actually use saved maps now - saving irmaps was broken in 1.49) -
works fine on my 64bit machine.
With the exception of a few renders that never completed.
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and i still haven't heard from them...
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Vray Beta is warning me when I open another instance of SketchUp that the program did not close properly and asks me to send a report. I believe this is happening because the other instance has not shut down.
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@krisidious said:
Vray Beta is warning me when I open another instance of SketchUp that the program did not close properly and asks me to send a report. I believe this is happening because the other instance has not shut down.
Like wise
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is anyone else having trouble installing this? I am getting the message that it is not compatible with my version of windows ie 64 bit vista, i have also tried it on a 64 bit windows 7 with the same problem. frustrating as I'm really looking forward to trying this out!
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ignore my above post, I have re-downloaded it and it appears to be working now
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@holmes1977 said:
@krisidious said:
Vray Beta is warning me when I open another instance of SketchUp that the program did not close properly and asks me to send a report. I believe this is happening because the other instance has not shut down.
Like wise
same here
BTW, is this the place to write about all the beta testing issues? or on the horrid forums of chaos group?
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Am I the only person having trouble accessing the beta testing thread at the chaos group forums?
I am a registered vray user, yet since the beginning (a few years ago) I've had so many issues with registering and accessing their forums. It is true chaos, as their name suggests.
I had to register once just to download vray, and had to register a second time with a different name to be able to access the forums - because they needed a username that is linked somehow to the email I bought the software with, or so I thought... but that didn't work either... after emailing them for weeks I finally got access to the forums which were almost empty since they did the union with which ever other company they were before... and now I am blocked from the beta testing threads... great! I could download the beta, but not report about it...
What is with these guys?? This is truly ridiculous !!! of course I sent them a support request ticket and waiting for an answer now...Why not just open up the forums to the wide public like sketchucation is without all these ridiculous restrictions.
Anyway - I have a list of so many bugs to report about this beta release, and I have nowhere to write them... other than here maybe.
Yes, they have an email to report bugs, but in my opinion that is not the way to do beta testing... I don't want to report something twice + there is the pressure effect when the bugs are out in the open. So... should I open a new thread here in sketchucation? or dump my list into this thread?
Happy betaing everyone!
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Yup, they do like to make things complicated.
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Do we have to be selected as a beta tester or do we simply download and install the beta version and are automatically considered a beta tester? I was expecting a confirmation email.
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@halroach said:
Am I the only person having trouble accessing the beta testing thread at the chaos group forums?
I am a registered vray user, yet since the beginning (a few years ago) I've had so many issues with registering and accessing their forums. It is true chaos, as their name suggests.
I had to register once just to download vray, and had to register a second time with a different name to be able to access the forums - because they needed a username that is linked somehow to the email I bought the software with, or so I thought... but that didn't work either... after emailing them for weeks I finally got access to the forums which were almost empty since they did the union with which ever other company they were before... and now I am blocked from the beta testing threads... great! I could download the beta, but not report about it...
What is with these guys?? This is truly ridiculous !!! of course I sent them a support request ticket and waiting for an answer now...Why not just open up the forums to the wide public like sketchucation is without all these ridiculous restrictions.
Anyway - I have a list of so many bugs to report about this beta release, and I have nowhere to write them... other than here maybe.
Yes, they have an email to report bugs, but in my opinion that is not the way to do beta testing... I don't want to report something twice + there is the pressure effect when the bugs are out in the open. So... should I open a new thread here in sketchucation? or dump my list into this thread?
Happy betaing everyone!
Hi
This was posted by Devin on the Chaos Forums
"if you can't see the forum, send an email to support@chaosgroup.com so that they can fix your account to have proper access."Im the same as you, I cant see the beta forums. But have just sent an email to support and hope to hear back from them soon.
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I was sent a special account login for Beta... Aside from my other account.
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actually, reporting bugs on this forum, or the chaos group forum, is a complete waste of time, if your only goal is to alert us of the issue. I completely agree that double posting an issue is silly, so I recommend skipping the forum and just sending us the report directly. We have a bug tracker that we use to track issues. The forums are a great place to discuss workflow with other users, maybe some workarounds or show off your work, but if you're trying to tell us about a problem, the bug tracker is the best/only solution that is even remotely effective.
In the forum, threads go off topic, duplicate issues can't be linked, confidential information can't be shared, etc. It's just not the place for that sort of thing. vfswip@chaosgroup.com is how you can send a bug off to our bug tracker. We have a bug reporting tool that is built in to our plugin now, but ironically, it's not working right now, and it ranks low on the items to work on, so -sigh- it will likely not be in working order by the end of this beta. Anyway, for those of you who are having trouble, and feel this is your only outlet for communication with us, here is a copy and paste of our bug reporting thread:
How to submit a bug report
Hello everyone!Thank you for participating in our beta testing process for V-Ray for SketchUp! We are looking forward to a swift and productive closed beta, followed by a public beta phase, and finally a release in the not so distant future. If you are using nightly builds, please keep all comments about those builds in our private forum and our bug tracker. We need as tight of a feedback loop as possible, and we need to stay focused on squishing any, and all bugs you encounter. To keep things simple, here's some basic ground rules for sending us reports. Discussing nightlies in this forum, will be confusing, as most of the users in this public beta forum, will be using stable builds, not nightly unstable builds.
If you encounter a bug and believe the bug has been reported already, report it anyway. We can link related reports together in our tracker so we can have a good idea of how many users are affected by a bug, and we can gather as much info as possible about the bug from different machine/os/workflow configurations. The more example scenes, screen shots, videos, bug descriptions, and steps to reproduce a bug, the easier it will be to accurately identify and repair an issue.
We now have a bug reporting tool (which I'm told is currently having issues...), so if it works for you, I would recommend using this tool. It can save you the trouble of filling out the template below, which we need if you email us a bug report. It can also save you the trouble of tracking down all of the assets that are related to your scene, when you send us example scene files that demonstrate your issue. The bug reporting tool can be found in the Plugin->V-Ray->Debugging->Report a Bug menu. We will try to get the tool fixed for anyone that is having trouble, as soon as we address some of the more pressing tasks on our list.
Alternatively, you can submit a new ticket by sending an email to:
vfswip@chaosgroup.comPLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHEN SUBMITTING A BUG VIA EMAIL:
(otherwise we'll just end up asking you for it after you submit the bug anyway)BETA BUILD VERSION!!!!
Operating system (xp 32-bit, vista-64bit, Mac OS X 10.6, etc)
SketchUp Version (Help->About SketchUp)
A description of the bug
Step by step description of how to reproduce the bug
Any screen shots or images that would help demonstrate or explain the bug
Any example scene files that could be used to diagnose the issue
A copy of your V-Ray for SketchUp Error log (C:\ProgramData\ASGVIS\VfS\vfs_stderr.txt or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ASGVIS\VfS\vfs_stderr.txt)
Error messages (if any) that appear in the Ruby Console when the bug occurs
(You must have the SketchUp Ruby console open prior to the bug occurring to see these error messages)Without this information, we won't have a clear picture of the situation surrounding the bug, and that can make the repair process very difficult, if not impossible. There are some bugs that may only occur when you don't use English as your primary language, or when you have a certain parameter set to a particular value. It's really hard to say what can cause a bug, so it really helps when we have all the information we need to diagnose the issue.
Thank you,
V-Ray for SketchUp Development Team -
also, another quick note. Support for this, is US based (Eastern Standard Time, UTC -5), and is only Monday - Friday, 8am-4pm. If you try to contact anyone outside of that time frame, they will respond as soon as possible (typically within a couple hours unless they're slammed with questions about the beta). Your email gets fed in to a ticketing system, and will be addressed in the order it was received.
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@halroach said:
BTW, is this the place to write about all the beta testing issues? or on the horrid forums of chaos group?
I think it's fine to post here... Chaos is here and part of the thread. I'm sure they would appreciate bugs being reported on their own forum but as long as they find the issues, that's the main point.See the next post.
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Hi Devin, sorry to bug you with this here, but i'm totally confused on this beta thing and had no reply at all from CG. is there a place to download this beta or only if you are accepted? and how do i get accepted if i can't get through to them?
thanks for any help!
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