3Dsmax crashes on Render

[nzjimmy2001]

hi guys

my scene has alot of windows. i'm using AGS glass, but whenever i press render max has an error and crashes.

what can i do to prevent this?

i have 2GB ram... would i possibly need a computer upgrade?... or is there some other way to get around this problem?

thanks for your help in advance.

[nzjimmy2001]

attached is my error message.

[Devin Johnston]

This could be caused by a material that has become corrupted. Try this:

 

-Open your scene

-switch you default render engine from Maxwell to Scan Line

-Open the material editor, and then close it

-Switch back to Maxwell

-Save the scene without doing anything else

-Close Max

_Open Max and your Maxwell scene

 

This will clear out all the Maxwell materials, you will have to put them back in the material editor but hopefully you will have fixed the crashing problem.

[nzjimmy2001]

thanks for the suggestion devin. i'll try it out tonight. i'll let you know how i get on. :]

[nzjimmy2001]

thanks anyway but it didn't work. it didn't clear out my materials either. i thought i'd start from scratch with new materials but the error still happens. any other suggestions?

[Koper]

looks like a memory failure. Try rendering without the actual rendering window, you can choose this in the rendering menu. I think its a check box called 'display render' or something

 

good luck

[Devin Johnston]

That should have cleared out all your Maxwell materials and replaced them with default scanline materials. What version of Maxwell are you using?

[nzjimmy2001]

cheers guys... i'll try the rendering without a render window... see if that helps. i may have to take the plunge and buy a new computer.... but then my worry is that i spend alot of cash only to find the error still occurs. :\ i'm using maxwell version 1.1. i reset all the materials to the default with the reset command then re-entered new ones but error still happens.

[Koper]

if you can, try rendering on another machine which is similar to yours, if it still doesn't work, then its the scene, maybe somebody here can help you on this