Go to the Software Updates section of e-on's site if you want to try the new update. Long list of bug fixes. I'll wait to see how it goes for others first on this one.

Kevin

How brave of you, lol!!

Vue 7 Infinite 7.1 BETA - Build 37660 This update is still in beta. The following is a list of bug fixes and improvements included in this update: - Fixed animation preview on MacOS freezing without mouse movement.

• Fixed post render options dialog showing up behind render display window
• Fixed unexpected "ghost" ecosystem openGL drawing
• Fixed non properly reset GI solution when creating new scene
• Warn user about potential render artifacts when using lens glare along with "Sharp" anti-aliasing mode.
• Improved rotation gizmos
• Fixed missing python access to symmetrical & thin surface terrain properties.
• Fixed artefacts when rendering in maximized main view
• Fixed wrong scaling of procedural terrains created using macros
• Fixed too often boxed terrains
• Fixed wrong ecosystem opengl display with groups
• Fixed locked parametric terrain OpenGL refinement once a parametric terrain has been deleted.
• Fixed crash when running python scripts
• Fixed apply bumpmap on non-displaced impacts of displaced objects (ie clipped areas) when "show bumps on saturating displacements" is ON.
• Fixed wrong camera altitude lock, ecosystem instance placing or object dropping over some procedural terrains.
• Fixed wrong lighting below displaced terrains
• Fixed wrong edit action replay
• Fixed broken png file writing on MacOS
• Fixed potential crash with standard atmosphere clouds.
• Improved standard terrain creation.
• Fixed potential xStream plugin crash when render begins (AA inits)
• Fixed possibly abrupt changes in Hybrid 2.5D depth of field blurring radius.
• Fixed missing viewport refresh when zooming with mouse wheel.
• Fixed unexpected low quality OpenGL drawing when boxes are used.
• Fixed crash when using double Icon Button in function editor.
• Fixed RenderCow shut down request processing.
• Fixed discarding available GI solution when performing a network still picture render.
• ctrl+C is now properly disabled when some editor has focus
• Improved OpenGL boolean operations display.
• Improved rendering speed when not using multipass.
• Fixed potential crash when manipulating sunlight.
• Improved opengl renderer compatibility
• Improved rendering speed & quality of still pictures via HyperVue when using GI or GR.
• Fixed a crash when opening the plant editor with a plant species which could not be found by Vue.
• Fixed a problem of backwards compatibility with old ecosystems (scale and presence).
• Fixed a crash in some cases when global Undo/Redo is performed whereas the Ecosystem Painter is open.
• Fixed material copy/paste operations in object properties panel.
• Fixed rounding issue when rendering large scale terrains (infinite loop while evaluating terrain altitude).
• Fixed extreme slow-downs when manipulating groups.
• Fixed wrong coordinate system handling when using scatter & replicate tools while current coordinate system is not the default one.
• Fixed potential crash with various render previews.
• Fixed ignored extracted alpha map from loaded RGBA color map in alpha plane editor.
• Fixed splotchy global illumination artefacts through semi-transparent surfaces.
• Fixed ignored bitmap rotation & inversion modifications in alpha plane & plant leaf editors.
• Fixed wrong terrain geometry animation.
• Fixed a possible crash when initializing 3DConnexion plugin at Vue startup on computers not running the 3DConnexion driver.
• Fixed possible crash when initiliazing the QT module(Windows only).
• Fixed crash when using subsurface scattering over plant leaves.
• Fixed cleared OpenGL viewports when render finishes, if "clear OpenGL data before render" option is checked.
• Fixed missing ecosystem species list refresh when removing species.
• Fixed crash in scene preview with some displaced parametric terrains.
• Fixed crash when editing old plant species.
• Fixed terrain editor effects local painting.
• Fixed modifications saving in function editor when only node title or position changing.
• Fixed possible node position changing when creating a metanode from a graph.
• Fixed position of finite procedural terrains regarding viewpoint.

Vue7Infinite_37660.dmg 209MB
Vue7Infinite_37660.exe 122MB

Mazak

Mazak

Mazak

Yes, not that brave at the moment, Bruno!  :)   I'm worn out this week.

Mazak, thanks for posting some details!  :)

I may be partial about this update, because I did have very few problems with previous version, except for the plants ones. Trying it out now, but so far so goof. Hope this will fix the mess for the mac. (macmess, new word?)

This is a very minor issue, but did anyone notice the C4D interface is missing in the  interface zip file download even though the description indicates it's included?

I've installed - running just fine on my PC. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

I ran the VueMark7 test yesterday and got a score of 103. I ran it today again, with the new beta, and the score dropped 4 points, to 99. I changed nothing else. If you want to see details of which renders got slower, see here:
http://www.cornucopia3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=54825#54825

Yup, C4d is missing.  Dang and that's the one I need.

I uninstalled this beta and reverted back to the original version. Not only the new beta has a slower render, I also started getting strange effects I had not seen before, like the whole camera viewport going all blank.

Weird, it's all good here, Artur...

Really? Hmmm... Have to give another go. I have a long history of very few problems with Vue, so when I see one I tend to panic. :-)

But Bruno, did you run the VueMark7 test before and after the update? I repeated the test after removing the beta and there's no doubt, most renders are slower with the new beta.

Note: the first time you run the VueMark7 with the new beta, it stops in one of the renders because it detects Sharp AA with lens glare, which causes artifacts (it proposes to change to Crisp AA). This is a new message of the new beta. So, you have to click on "don't show this dialogue again" and run the test from the beginning.

I've got the same error message - my benchmark totally failed :(.  In addition to the above error my rig won't render 11_peak unless I take it into Preview mode - otherwise I just get a screen blink.  06_Studio Loft will only render on a fresh open of V7I.

I sent in ticket to EON & it's been sent off to development as Lee stated none of the above could be replicated on his machines :unsure:

XP x64 here using Nvida driver 178.24.  I have considered updating the video drivers to the latest - but the Nvida forums are flooded with bad things about this recent driver(release 11/19/2008) 180.48

My benchmark didn't fail, it just didn't run as fast as the previous one.
The biggest difference is in RadiosityRoom. With the original version it rendered in 125.7 seconds, with the new beta it rendered in 155.4 seconds.
The only render that was faster with the new beta was 11_Peak, which took 3 seconds less. The remaining ones were slower by between 1 and 6 seconds.

Depends on how you look at fail(it did complete) - with the last 2 scenes not rendering(see my post at C3d)my benchmark came in at 16637 :blink: :lol:

I wish!

Lol, Debbie, guess you don't need a renderfarm with such a high score!

LOL @ Bruno - what was odd as I watching the time Vue estimated the 1st 3 scenes according to Vue time should have rendered in about 7 seconds!  Needless to say they did not.

As a note of interest here - I reverted back to the original release & the benchmark test moved along flawlessly :)