Hi

new to vue and wanted to check out a couple of things..

firstly spec is 3.4ghz processor with 12 gb ram and 2 x radeon hd6850 video cards (i use 2 monitors)

i noticed when rendering that all cores of the processor are maxed out - is there a way to improve and where should i be looking in options to change this?

second when editing terrain i hit reset and the image seems just to go back to pre modified state when using a standard terrain and not flat image like procedural or it disappears altogether - again im guessing its a setting ive messed with unintentionally

any comments?

thanks

Hi and welcome to vue!

Firstly, you want it to be using all your cpu, and this is be expected, you can however change it to a reduced affinity so it uses less cores in your windows task manager, but I dont recommend this.

Secondly you start with a procedural terrain, it ALWAYS maintains a function unless you take it off in the function editor, this is also the standard procedure.  A standard terrain is based on an image, so when you click reset it changes the image to a plain black image, thus the flat terrain.

I reccomend you learn the basics of the software via sites like geekatplay.com or from the many tutorials available from cornucopia3d and other sites.   In relation to the procedural terrain, and the function editor these take a long time to learn but its worth it in the end!

thanks for that i already found the geek site and will be working through stuff there

any tips for quicker rendering of quality images or is it a case of playing with the settings to see what happens?

Again, I'm afraid its a case of going through tutorials and seeing what everything does.

As a first time, ALWAYS use Global radiosity for your lighting scheme, everything looks way better.  (you can change this in atmosphere editor - press f5 and go to "light")

One of the first things to realize is that Vue will use all your system has to offer and the better the system the more you can do. What is will do is also related to which version you have. Obviously the Pro versions have features the others do not.

With Radeons you will want to use the fixed hardware pipeline I beleive. Vue runs better on NVidia in general (I've tried both) but you should be fine with that setup.

Since Vue is a software that is meant to take advantage of even highend workstations, you have to find what your system will handle. On Cornucopia and the E-On forums you will find threads on controling render times.

In general the better the quality, the render time will go up exponentially. Size of the render is important also. Doubling size quadruples render times.

Good clouds, transparency, large resolution textures, large poly count models and reflections are all things that will greatly increase times but are what gives realism.

Mostly have fun. GeekAtPlay is your best freind.

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