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I wouldn't want them to run for the same amount of time, as one may over-cook to no extra benefit, while another is…"
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Accurender Studio on AutoCAD 2022
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Is there an update to Accurender Studio and does it work on AutoCAD 2022?I've tried running the existing one, but it says it has expired.I was hoping to do a bit more testing while my workload was a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Peter Milner Dec 15, 2021.
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Is there a maximum number of cores that Accurender can utilise?Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Roy Hirshkowitz Apr 16, 2021.
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Is there a new version of Accurender to work with AutoCAD 2021.I've tried loading my existing version in, but it doesn't work.Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Peter Milner Mar 31, 2020.
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After several weeks of the nXt web pages not showing properly, the home page now has its banner and headers back:…Continue
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Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"I suspect it will take a lot longer without the noise filter.
These similar renders ran for 5 minutes each. nXt performed 127 passes and Studio performed 344 passes.
Incidentally, is it possible to set a render running to a certain number of…"
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"Reliance on the noise filter does concern me a little.
A lot of my work involves wood grain and fabrics, both of which can have varying degrees of texture which affect the way light is reflected.
With the noise filter off, are renders likely to take…"
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"Yes, that works now, though a bit glitchy.
Dragging and dropping materials doesn't work (is it supposed to?)."
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"Type-in - If I highlight the number, the highlight doesn't stick. If I click anywhere in the value box, the the cursor doesn't stick. It just disappears.
Tagging objects as lights - when I click anywhere in the Studio palette and then move…"
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"I've found where to add lighting channels - in the preview rendering window.
Would it not make sense to have this button on the lighting tab:"
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"Okay. I've installed the latest version.
Still can't change lighting values by typing in - have to use the up-down arrows. The value box does now display properly.
Still have to select object first before clicking on "Tag object as…"
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"Okay, I figured out how to do this:
Select the object to be a light first, then click on the + button (it doesn't work if you click the + first and then try to select the object), then make sure you're in perspective view, then re-load the…"
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"When opening materials from file, nXt goes to the previous location, whereas ArStudio defaults to a strange network location (I think it's the original download folder where the program was installed from) and I have to navigate through several…"
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"I know I've mentioned it before, but the material previews for ArStudio are very poor.
It makes it very difficult to differentiate between them."
Peter Milner replied to Roy Hirshkowitz's discussion AccuRender Studio
"I'm experimenting with using ArStudio from scratch without combining it with nXt data.
What is the procedure for adding an artificial light?"
Peter Milner replied to Peter Milner's discussion Accurender Studio on AutoCAD 2022
"Yep, that's working now.
However, if I attempt to start arstudio when I'm not in perspective mode, I get a prompt saying perspective view is required. I then click on OK and AutoCAD crashes."
Roy Hirshkowitz replied to Peter Milner's discussion Accurender Studio on AutoCAD 2022
"Sorry-- somehow I missed this. If you haven't figure it out yet:
Make sure AutoCAD is closed. Run the Update Manager in Start Menu->AccuRender Studio Extras. Select build 0289 at the bottom of the list and install it. …"
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Accurender Studio on AutoCAD 2022
Is there an update to Accurender Studio and does it work on AutoCAD 2022?I've tried running the existing one, but it says it has expired.I was hoping to do a bit more testing while my workload was a bit quieter.See More
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- At 2:24pm on February 21, 2013,
akinlolu olugboji said…
- At 1:59pm on July 16, 2011,
Roy Hirshkowitz said…
- Yes. Use WalkAbout and select the Two-Point Perspective Projection.
- At 7:41am on July 16, 2011,
kk said…
- Hi Roy....do u mean that nxt 2 point projection option can solve my problem is it? Because autocad camera point at the top, normally the vertical line look not straight as the photo shown.
- At 7:21am on July 16, 2011,
- nXt has a two-point projection option in WalkAbout.
- At 6:59am on July 16, 2011,
hi peter milner,I just have a look of your photo. I need your advise for the photo camera point. As I know Autocad only have 2 point instead of 3 point. But I saw your photo vertical line is straight. How to do it?
- At 1:03am on September 10, 2010,
Marc Chaumier said…
- Hi Peter, what is your job? Designer, architecte, graphiste ? Simple curiosity...
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"0295 is up, includes scale factor for preview image and stop after # passes. Haven't gotten to New light channel option in Lights interface yet. Check it out if you have a chance (no worries if not.)"
"Yeah-- I understand. I just think you may find you have a similar problem in this new engine with trying to estimate how many passes will be good enough. That can vary a lot.
You're always going have some error, allocating…"
"The problem is when I'm running several renders over a weekend. How will I know how much time to allocate to each one?
I wouldn't want them to run for the same amount of time, as one may over-cook to no extra benefit, while another is…"
"It's an easy feature to add, but I'm pretty sure with this new version you'll find a time constraint to be more reliable. The rendering below is probably done already, with a noise filter, or close to it."
"I suspect it will take a lot longer without the noise filter.
These similar renders ran for 5 minutes each. nXt performed 127 passes and Studio performed 344 passes.
Incidentally, is it possible to set a render running to a certain number of…"
"Pretty much the only thing sacrificed has been the sandpaper bump, and even then only in certain circumstances. Everything else is preserved nicely including any random noise you add to color maps. Hard to say on performance without the…"
"Reliance on the noise filter does concern me a little.
A lot of my work involves wood grain and fabrics, both of which can have varying degrees of texture which affect the way light is reflected.
With the noise filter off, are renders likely to take…"
"Yes, that works now, though a bit glitchy.
Dragging and dropping materials doesn't work (is it supposed to?)."
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