Any feedback on this would be appreciated. I've not long started using Vray 6 and still struggling a bit with photorealism. The model of the dog is straight out of the warehouse.

Thank you.

I've just been trying out Rayscaper, albeit on an underpowered machine with no dedicated GPU.
I have to say, its been a long time since I've used such an intuitive piece of software, without really needing to refer to the manual. Very much enjoyed using it and will be keeping an eye on it's development. The startup screen humour is genius as well, helps put you in the right frame of mind when starting work.
Well done

I think printed manuals struggle to keep up with the pace of development of Blender. I had an in depth book a few years ago but now is almost redundant. Even video courses go out of date quickly. I find some of the video shorts a good way of learning in small chunks but it doesn't always fit in context. there are often several ways to do things, at the end of the day it's a matter of practice.. and time.

@Dave-R Sorry Dave, I completely missed your reply. With all the updates this has now been resolved for me at least.

@L-i-am Thank you. I missed the duplicate pattern on the island. Interesting that you have highlighted some other things I also considered but second guessed myself on. Nearly put a mirror on the wall and the edge of a side table in the foreground, but the dog bed is a feature of the design so can't be obscured.
I think I have a tendency not to over dress the scene but I think a few more of the details you suggest would help.

@fredo6 This is what they told me when I reported it as not working.

"Our developers have found that the issue is that V-Ray can't be used while the Fredo6 Fredo Tools extension is installed and active"

Sticking with Vray 6 until they sort it out- not giving up my Fredo plugins...

@Dave-R Doh! I thought I was up to date. Just installed 4.4.1 and problem is solved.
Thank you

@Bryan-K Sorry for the late reply, I've been away.
I like the idea of shutters, it would fit well with the style of building. Definitely will put in the edge of a table in the foreground and try the depth of field.
I would have put more gloss on the surfaces but the brief is for flatter, more natural finishes, and the floor represents an actual product. Looks ok in real life but makes getting a good render more difficult.
Thanks for your comments

@pixelcruncher Yes that was it, with the faces painted it works.

Brilliant. A real labour of love, lots of detail for under 27 mb!

@pixelcruncher I've been trying to recreate it in a simple scene but it keeps crashing. I actually think its largely down to to PC I'm using- I have to run SU2023 and Vray 6 instead ofc2025 and Vray7 because its under spec.

@pixelcruncher Just found another strange one. Objects that are hidden or under non visible tags, are showing up in the render.

@pixelcruncher Yes that was it, with the faces painted it works.

@pixelcruncher I've just downloaded the latest version but now cannot get any materials to show up at all. Using the colour picker tool doesn't highlight any material in particular. Everything else seems to work, just no textures on renders..

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I've just been trying out Rayscaper, albeit on an underpowered machine with no dedicated GPU.
I have to say, its been a long time since I've used such an intuitive piece of software, without really needing to refer to the manual. Very much enjoyed using it and will be keeping an eye on it's development. The startup screen humour is genius as well, helps put you in the right frame of mind when starting work.
Well done

I think printed manuals struggle to keep up with the pace of development of Blender. I had an in depth book a few years ago but now is almost redundant. Even video courses go out of date quickly. I find some of the video shorts a good way of learning in small chunks but it doesn't always fit in context. there are often several ways to do things, at the end of the day it's a matter of practice.. and time.

@Dave-R Sorry Dave, I completely missed your reply. With all the updates this has now been resolved for me at least.

@fredo6 I'm not sure who's update has resolved this but Vray 7 with the latest hotfix now works alongside the latest LibFredo and Thrupaint 2.8. For some reason Thrupaint had disappeared from my PC when I started it up today after the Xmas break, so installed the latest version today.
I don't use LOTT, so I can't give any feedback on that.
Thanks for your work

@fredo6 Can't seem to find LibFredo 14.7a, the link above takes me to the page for 14.9?

@fredo6 This is what they told me when I reported it as not working.

"Our developers have found that the issue is that V-Ray can't be used while the Fredo6 Fredo Tools extension is installed and active"

Sticking with Vray 6 until they sort it out- not giving up my Fredo plugins...