@ntxdave I reworked the UI to use a new framework. Before this change, I used a proprietary framework with a yearly license cost. I was running into its limits, so I moved to another one. For end users, the new UI is not that big of a change, but internally, it allows me to develop at a faster pace.

I can make it available in the coming days for those users who want to test-drive it, but it might still have some quirks and bugs. But there's no crazy big update coming Managing expectations.

Missed this one, well done @Mike-Amos

@Mike-Amos

I would like to set GPU as the render default please, is this in the timeline?

Yes, this is in the timeline. @Rich-O-Brien asked for something similar. The idea is to save a particular configuration as the default and then load your preferred configuration whenever you set up a new scene. So, let's say your preferred default is "Approx GI" + GPU rendering. Every time you set something new up from scratch, that would be your starting default.

Also, the hearts un favourites (HDRI) seem to breed like bunnies on a motorway centre reservation. Can this be turned off please?

That's a nice way of describing it It's definitely a bug. The next release contains a big UI rework, and this should be fixed. Tap my shoulder if it isn't after the next release.

The orange and white (?) checker on the 'all HDRIs title here, what is that? Aberrant or intended?

Another bug, should be gone in the next release.

Very nice render! How are you lighting up the scene? HDRI + directional light + lamp?

How easy was it to convert the Twilight scene to Rayscaper?

Cheers,
Thomas

Very cool, how did you make the fire?

You are right, that doesn't match at all! That's a bug. I will have a look at it.

To work around this, you can manually increase the horizontal field-of-view (FOV) of your camera:

• Navigate to the camera tab.
• Tick the "Override FOV" button.
• Increase the FOV slider to make the view wider.

Very nice design Mike

Rayscaper has a ton of options which makes the learning process kind of hard at times. From that point of view, while Twilight Render may not have had as many options, the user interface, at least is some aspects was a little simpler and easier to learn. Hope you do not take this as negative comments. I do not mean it that way.

It was not taken as negative! It's all good feedback. I understand it's not easy to use, it's something we should work on by improving the UI. But when I remember Twilight Render, it has a ton more options and features than Rayscaper. Is that not the case?

I am still struggling a little with is setting the scene in SketchUp so that it will produce the view I want in the render.

@ntxdave Can you clarify so I understand better and see how we can improve this?

You should be able to match the exact view you have in SketchUp in Rayscaper:

Very nice results, keep those renders coming @Mike-Amos

I like this view, well done

@ntxdave that’s a great first attempt! The windows could use some glass.

@ntxdave I don’t have any outdoor renders, so if you do please share most renders were done by @Rich-O-Brien and @majid and they were focusing on interiors.

@ntxdave I’m not familiar with the Skatter plugin from Lindale, but does it not work with Rayscaper?

I assume it would just create component instances and then spread them around according to some brushes. Correct me if I’m wrong.

@ntxdave

There's documentation here: https://rayscaper.com/manual/materials/#metal-material - Let me know if you have any feedback.

You can access the documentation via the Help menu:

The most feature-rich material in Rayscaper is the Disney material: https://rayscaper.com/manual/materials/#disney-material-pbr-material. This is a real PBR (physically based rendering) material.

Cheers,
Thomas

@ntxdave said in Rayscaper Sample Model Download:

BTW: Here is the settings I used for the frame which is still not exactly as shinny as I was wanting.

Can you clarify shininess From looking at the gray frame, it seems like a perfect mirror.

@Mike-Amos Do you mind sending me that scene again? I would like to investigate why the scaling is off.

Hey @ntxdave ,

It's great to see you are already getting results with Rayscaper!

The metal frame is not quite as shinny as I would like it but

As a first check, make sure you are using the global illumination render method. It's slower than approximate GI, but approximate GI is not photorealistic and doesn't render materials correctly, always favoring speed.

What material are you using for the metal surfaces? The metal material or the Disney material? The roughness slider allows you to control the shininess of either material. The below renders show a chrome ball with three different roughness settings (0, 0.20, and 0.50).

Also, the background is darker that I would like.

You can control that via the environment settings. Either adjust the color (or use an image) or adjust the power.

You can also drag & drop one of the HDRIs to get more realistic lighting:

Does that help?

Cheers,
Thomas

@Mike-Amos

I am going to have a look at that but it seems most of the problems are based around lost settings for colour/texture/material between openings of Rayscaper.

Thanks for reporting. If there are easy-to-reproduce examples, please send them my way. I appreciate the help.

I believe this is nothing serious and only a matter of time. I know you are getting this right mate. Thanks for making this soon to be great program.

I appreciate your support, Mike!

Cheers,
Thomas

@Rich-O-Brien Thanks for fixing.

Recently, the range of exposure values changed, bringing this scene to an exposure of -10, rendering everything dark. Setting it to zero would have fixed this.

Like Rich said, it's still beta software, so there might be quirks.

@ntxdave We only support 2021 or higher. 2020 is not supported.

There’s no time-limited trial, you can use it for free as long as you like but the free version has a small watermark.

Cheers,
Thomas