Vray proxy's crashes 3D Max

[matt1066]

Hi Guys,

 

I hope one of you can help me... For Some reason 3ds Max crashes when i use vray proxy in my scene. I have only been using about 3 or 4 proxys at a time. I nornmally use proxy's for trees and plants, etc. If I hide the proxys the renders comes out fine.

 

Has anyone else had this problem?

 

many thanks,

matt

[tayrona]

try using dynamic memory and adjust the limit (system section of vray). renderig time could be slow but max will not crash.

 

(we are not all "guys")

[manta]

Can't imagine what your proxy could be doing wrong unless you're using opacity maps or displacement on them...I have no problem rendering 5,000 proxies each one with over 200,000 polygons...

[matt1066]

Hi Guys and Girls (Diana )

 

I upped my dynamic memory limit and that seem to of fixed my crashing problem. I'll keep you posted.

 

Thanks again,

 

Matt

[manta]

I'm still wondering why you need to do that for just a few proxies...I've never had to touch the dynamic memory...could you tell us about the proxies...how many polys...and what size are you rendering to ?

[James S]

Been experimenting with proxies lately more putting libraries together in this format.

 

I found using non-vray materials really messed up certain proxies - try vray scene converter when creating proxies, or use Mental Ray's new proxies in max 2009. Or kill the opacity map filtering on the materials.