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    • ntxdaveN Offline
      ntxdave
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      I would like to suggest that RayScaper reach out to thr Twilight Render team and see if it would be possible for the two teams/companies work out some type of merger/get together. TR has announced a “sunset” although they have had a great product and excellent support team. Looking at where RayScaper is headed and where TR has been, it seems like they could possibly come up with a great product with a great support team.

      Just to let you know, I have made the same proposal to the TR team.

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      • Rich O BrienR Online
        Rich O Brien Moderator
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        • ntxdaveN Offline
          ntxdave
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          One more suggestion: start a forum. Maybe it is too early though. 😉

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          • pixelcruncherP Offline
            pixelcruncher Extension Creator
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            @jo-ke said:

            I reinstalled rayscaper on my notebook.

            I reopend the test file, that I made yesterday, but most of material are lost.

            The file is saved in my dropbox.

            So this one worked after refreshing the HDRI? Still I think that’s a bug, Rayscaper shouldn’t have amnesia and forget about your configuration.

            If this happens again, would you mind sending the log? That should give me a clue of why it failed to load the HDRI.

            Thanks,
            Thomas

            I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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            • jo-keJ Offline
              jo-ke
              last edited by

              I reinstalled rayscaper on my notebook.

              I reopend the test file, that I made yesterday, but most of material are lost.

              The file is saved in my dropbox.


              test.png

              http://www.zz7.de

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              • jo-keJ Offline
                jo-ke
                last edited by

                OK, I've found out: HDR has to be refreshed.

                The tramwaymodel renders well exept the blue surfaces.


                test001.png

                http://www.zz7.de

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                • pixelcruncherP Offline
                  pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                  last edited by

                  @jo-ke said:

                  OK, I've found out: HDR has to be refreshed.

                  The tramwaymodel renders well exept the blue surfaces.

                  Thanks jo-ke for reporting. I can reproduce this bug locally and plan to have a release this week that fixes this bug, and the umlaut crash.

                  Regards,
                  Thomas

                  I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                  • S Offline
                    SandraEli Newcomers
                    last edited by

                    Please keep us posted when the Mac OS version is out
                    I want to test it so bad

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                    • pixelcruncherP Offline
                      pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                      last edited by

                      @sandraeli said:

                      Please keep us posted when the Mac OS version is out
                      I want to test it so bad

                      Hey SandraEli,

                      Thanks for the interest! A Mac version is in the works, but the primary focus is to remove the alpha label and release a rock-solid Windows version.

                      I will keep you posted when the Mac version is out.

                      Cheers,
                      Thomas

                      I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                      • majidM Offline
                        majid
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                        This is great that there are plenty of free materials available in Rayscraper, but wondering how may I change their scale or rotation. Am I missing a tutorial/description?

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                        • pixelcruncherP Offline
                          pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                          last edited by

                          @majid said:

                          This is great that there are plenty of free materials available in Rayscraper, but wondering how may I change their scale or rotation. Am I missing a tutorial/description?

                          Hey Majid,

                          You are right. Documentation and tutorials still need to be added for Rayscaper.

                          There are two ways to change the placement of a texture on a material.
                          You can edit the UV transformation of the textures individually or use the global UV editor to edit all textures for a material in parallel.

                          Edit individual textures
                          You can do this by opening the texture settings assigned to the slot, for example, in the below image for the Color slot. And then, modify the transformation; it updates in real-time, so you should be able to eyeball it.

                          auCMiI9yLD.png

                          Edit all textures of a material

                          Or you can edit all textures for a single material simultaneously using the Global UV editor. This one can be opened via the edits menu at the top of the material.

                          ShareX_tyeSaxDQtN.png

                          SketchUp_ZTOB3JlTpO.png

                          I hope this helps. Let me know if it's not clear, then I can make a quick video.

                          Better documentation and tutorials will arrive soon.

                          Cheers,
                          Thomas

                          I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                          • S Offline
                            sashapepperspray
                            last edited by

                            is there a way to pan or zoom on the rendered image in the render viewport?

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                            • pixelcruncherP Offline
                              pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                              last edited by

                              @sashapepperspray said:

                              is there a way to pan or zoom on the rendered image in the render viewport?

                              Not there yet, but it’s on the roadmap for the 1.0 release.

                              Cheers,
                              Thomas

                              I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                              • majidM Offline
                                majid
                                last edited by

                                I was really busy recently doing my project. Just installed the latest version and tried it using the previous model. The toolbar does not show and when I start rendering many materials are missed and had to reload them manually. Also it seems slower to me...Maybe it is because my laptop is old and the GPU needs an update...
                                I will keep an eye on this post and pray for fast updates 😄

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                                • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                  pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                                  last edited by

                                  @majid said:

                                  I was really busy recently doing my project. Just installed the latest version and tried it using the previous model. The toolbar does not show and when I start rendering many materials are missed and had to reload them manually. Also it seems slower to me...Maybe it is because my laptop is old and the GPU needs an update...
                                  I will keep an eye on this post and pray for fast updates 😄

                                  Hey Majid,

                                  Which version are you using?

                                  You can get the toolbar back with this: https://rayscaper.com/manual/user-interface/#i-lost-my-toolbar - I renamed the title of the toolbar in a previous release, hence the reason it disappeared.

                                  Can you share the log and scene where the materials went missing? The log is named SUEX_Rayscaper.log, see item 5 here on how to get it: https://rayscaper.com/getting-help/report-a-bug/

                                  What is slower? Do the render times or the user interface feel slower? If it's slow, I consider that a bug 💚

                                  I will be releasing Rayscaper on a more frequent cadence now, have to get to 1.0.

                                  Cheers,
                                  Thomas

                                  I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                  • majidM Offline
                                    majid
                                    last edited by

                                    I did a clean installation, yet the toolbar is missing..
                                    I think the denoiser refresh is less frequent maybe ...

                                    My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                                    • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                      pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                                      last edited by

                                      @majid said:

                                      I did a clean installation, yet the toolbar is missing..
                                      I think the denoiser refresh is less frequent maybe ...

                                      I replied to your message, I need some more info.

                                      Cheers,
                                      Thomas

                                      I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                      • majidM Offline
                                        majid
                                        last edited by

                                        Thanks THomas. Just replied to it.

                                        My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                                        • S Offline
                                          sashapepperspray
                                          last edited by

                                          two questions
                                          are bump maps (height maps) planned to be added for materials?
                                          are cutting components going to be supported (once hidden objects are)?
                                          thank you for your work.

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                                          • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                            pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                                            last edited by

                                            @sashapepperspray said:

                                            two questions
                                            are bump maps (height maps) planned to be added for materials?
                                            are cutting components going to be supported (once hidden objects are)?
                                            thank you for your work.

                                            Yes, bump maps will be in the upcoming 1.0 release.

                                            Are you referring to section cuts? They are planned for the 1.x release.

                                            The Rayscaper roadmap is here: https://rayscaper.com/manual/roadmap/

                                            Cheers,
                                            Thomas

                                            I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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