Raytrace message box

[Spooner04]

This message box keeps popping up when we render. Has anyone seen this before, is it normal? Any ideas where it comes from? Any comments are appreciated. Thanks.

[Scott Schroeder]

I've never seen it before, but make sure that you are not using any raytraced reflections in any of your materials.

 

It appears that the error is being caused by a Blur script, try removing the script from your plug-ins and see what happens. As another check, render a test scene with just a gray vray material to remove all materials as a potential culprit. Do not simply apply an override material in the Vray global switches as you will still load all materials into your scene, then override them. You'll want to physically apply a basic vray material to everything in your scene. Doing so will completely eliminate materials as a problem.

 

If the error still persists, then it's a script that's being run and if you remove it, you should be in the clear. If there is no error with no materials, then you have to hunt down the material that is causing the problem.

[dbibb]

Switch to the default scanline render, go to the Raytracer tab, and turn off "show messages"

[ipxstudios]

The same message is popping-up in my renders too. I am using Vray.

[Spooner04]

It seems that it was coming over when we imported a material. Oddly enough, it wasn't on the material that we imported but on another one in the same .mat file, and it imported anyways. Very Odd.

[landrvr1]

Guys, I've got this message popping up CONSTANTLY now. It's a pain in the butt to be sure.

 

I go over to Scanline, uncheck, load my saved VRay render setting. Do a test, no message. Save file.

 

Re open the same file, render, BAM - I get the message.

 

Does anyone know how to get rid of this for good? Seriously.

[Spooner04]

Did you try the toggle that dbibb suggested? It worked for me.

 

by the way, thanks dbibb.

[dbibb]

glad it helped.

There's an easier way of turning off the messages. You can switch to ActiveShade (bottom left of the render dialog box) and turn it off under the raytrace tab as before. Switch back to your Production renderer, and you're all set. The advantage of this is that you don't lose your render settings.

[rogue3d]

I've encountered this when working on files started by other people in the firm who are new to vray. It took me about two weeks of messing around, but I think it happens (at least I re-created the message by doing this) when you change a standard light to a vray light. It also depends on the global settings. In my case the global shadows were set to Adv. raytrace by default. when you created a standard light it would automatically have the adv. ray. shadows. then changing the light to a vray light would change the shadow in the modify tab to show as a vray shadow, but in the light lister it was still listed as a adv raytrace shadow.

 

I've done the switch to scanline, change shadow, then switch back to vray and that seems to fix it. the best solution is to just create a vray light from the get go instead of switching light types after the fact. I've noticed that it takes longer to render when the fx raytrace engine tries to trace the rays. So, I think it's better to fix the problem then just turning off the message.

[Spooner04]

I agree, fixing the problem would be awesome. But, we get the error when we just try some various test with materials. No lights involved at all. Also, While I think it would be awesome to do a whole scene using only vray lights, that wouldn't go over to well around the office.

[rogue3d]

i've only encountered this message on lights as it hangs while trying to trace the rays generated by the lights. I guess it's possible that it is happening to you because of a raytraced material? If there are mental ray mats or even standard mats with raytrace maps in some slots this could be causing the raytrace engine to activate.....just guessing. there was a plugin I used to have that found and removed all raytraced maps but i don't have it anymore. you could look through the material/ map browser to snuff out any raytraced maps or materials.

[Spooner04]

I'll have to see if I can find that script on scriptspot or something. It sounds like it would be very useful. thanks.

[abhie]

Hi , sorry for bumping this thread back up.

I found this thread while googling the same problem about "irritating raytrace messages " popping up.

None of the solutions mentioned above work.

No matter what I do, the same irritating raytrace messages KEEP popping up.

 

Anyone has any REAL solutions? Thank you so much.

[rogue3d]

Hi , sorry for bumping this thread back up.

I found this thread while googling the same problem about "irritating raytrace messages " popping up.

None of the solutions mentioned above work.

No matter what I do, the same irritating raytrace messages KEEP popping up.

 

Anyone has any REAL solutions? Thank you so much.

 

 

Funny, I opened a file yesterday with the same issue....again. this time it kept coming up after all lights we removed and the scene basically reset. turned out to be an "architectural material". I have a script running that automatically turns all my material spheres into vray materials on load, instead of the default architectural materials. but others in the firm don't use the script. somehow a global material was placed on a piece of geometry. after fixing the material, saving and reopening the scene, the message stopped coming up.

[technitronik]

Hello!

 

I'm new here, also don't shoot the first time the piano player... ;-))

 

This shit of problem follow me from Max 3.5 to now 9.00 SP3. It is simply to produce. Only realize a new model, a standard object like a sphere, apply a Raytrace material and saving the file. As long as the file is not closed, nothing wrong. It is when you open the file the next time the ( turn off ) box return to selected mode. And each time you open a new model with Raytrace effect, the same thing return. It is at opening the the shit appear.

 

Someone wrote to add: setVRaySilentMode()

 

But where put this line, in what file?

 

Ichhhhhhhhhhh! I hope find a solution one of this day. Because, as many like other, I begin to have focking idea about Raytracer... (

[Ismael]

Just some info on the subject:

 

http://www.splutterfish.com/sf/WebContent/BrazilFAQ

[technitronik]

Hi

 

Thank you Ismael. Any information about that is welcome. If that help to find a solution... anything is good.

 

Nice day!

[heni30]

This started happening to me tonight and I noticed a Raytracer tab at the top of the Render Scene controller.

It's the fouth one over (common, renderer, render elements, raytracer.....) I clicked on it and noticed a box half way down

that said "Show Messages"; it was checked. I unchecked it and the Raytrace Message box disappeared on the next render.

[Jan]

You can turn off the messages with this script:

 

a=RaytraceGlobalSettings()
a.enable_raytracing = false
a.showMessages = false
a.showProgressDlg = false

 

Save to .ms file and put in scripts/startup folder if you want.

 

Regards

[bluetorch]

This worked for me!

If you are working with VRay, you probably have a material with Raytrace in the scene, and for some reason it triggered those messages.

First, get rid (replace) that Raytrace map in the material editor. (it's wrong to have it in the first place if you are using VRay)

Then in the Render Setup dialog (NOTE! this will reset your VRay render settings to the default!) switch back to the Default Scanline Renderer (in the Assign Renderer section) and follow what heni30 said: (he was not using VRray)

 

This started happening to me tonight and I noticed a Raytracer tab at the top of the Render Scene controller.

It's the fourth one over (common, renderer, render elements, raytracer.....) I clicked on it and noticed a box half way down

that said "Show Messages"; it was checked. I unchecked it and the Raytrace Message box disappeared on the next render.

Then switch back to VRay renderer again (everything will be with the default settings)

 

I hope it works for you guys!

 

PS. I did a render test while in Default Scanline Renderer (everything came black) just to check that the Message didn't pop-up. (and it didn't!)

Edited July 16, 2010 by bluetorch

[djdesign]

Thanks dbibb. Your original suggestion worked for me. (Switch to the default scanline render, go to the Raytracer tab, and turn off "show messages") Was getting annoying.

[Lux Lucis]

I solved this problem the following way:

- Right click on the scene (Vray scene)

- Vray Scene Converter (converts all raytraced shadows and vray materials to vray)

- Saved, closed and reopened the file... and no error for me

This way you maintain your settings and you don't need to search in the materials for you problem. Quick and easy.

(Using max 2012 and vray 2.0)