Corona Renderer Helpdesk for 3ds Max plugin

Read these first - 3ds Max 3

• First Steps in Corona Renderer for 3ds Max
• Corona Renderer for 3ds Max Helpdesk - Where to Start?
• Corona Renderer for 3ds Max - Tutorials

FAQ - How to... 70

• How to set up realistic glass / metal materials
• How to set up HDRI environment?
• How to convert V-Ray / Mental Ray / other renderer scenes to Corona?
• How to use Distributed Rendering?
• How to create realistic leaf or grass material?

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FAQ - What is / Where is / Does it ...? 29

• What is Max Sample Intensity - MSI?
• What is RaySwitch material and map?
• Where are supersampling / antialiasing controls in Corona?
• What available render elements are there?
• What is CTexmap render element?

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FAQ - Problems with rendering 33

• I can see jagged edges in my rendering!
• I can see bright pixels in grass!
• My displacement has huge spikes or is invisible!
• I can see noise in the corners of my scene!
• Excessive noise

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FAQ - Licensing 3

• Activating Corona Renderer for 3ds Max
• Activating Corona Renderer on renderfarms and computers without 3ds Max GUI
• Does the Licensing Server require 3ds Max or Backburner installed?

FAQ - Corona Render Engine 28

• Known bugs and limitations
• What is GI vs. AA balance?
• What is the Corona Image Editor?
• Is it CPU, GPU, or hybrid?
• What is Albedo?

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FAQ - Performance problems 7

• What are the best render settings?
• How to get rid of excessive noise?
• Common user errors
• Rays per second too low
• Rays per sample too high

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FAQ - Installation & Installation Issues 22

• I get error “Error code -1073741795 - (null)", MSVCD100.dll or similar error message!
• How to install the material library in offline mode?
• The Corona Official Toolbar is not working correctly!
• Corona Renderer for 3ds Max Installation Process
• Corona Material Library is not installed correctly

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FAQ - Licensing 27

• Is there a free version?
• Corona Licensing Server
• Payment problems
• Are there some render nodes which come for free with the main licence?
• Can I use my FairSaaS License on multiple computers?

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FAQ - Hardware & Software 7

• Hardware Requirements
• Do you support Linux?
• Software Requirements
• Which operating systems are supported?
• What host applications are supported?

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Corona Error Messages 83

• Windows enabled 'Fault Tolerant Heap' for 3dsmax or dependent processes. This may have severe performance impact on Corona. Please follow the link to learn how to solve the problem. Affected executables are: xxxx (typically 3dsmax.exe)
• System is running low on RAM. You may experience excessive parsing times and/or crashes. You will probably have to simplify the scene
• A normal map appears to be using input image with incorrect gamma. This can cause shading artifacts.
• Required asset file could not be located
• Material type X is not supported. Offending material: Y

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Distributed Rendering Troubleshooting 20

• Missing maps/assets - DrServer is running with elevated UAC rights (as administrator)
• My render nodes are not visible on the list after pressing "Search LAN"
• I can see dark / bright strips in my rendering
• Distributed Rendering does not work - "Unknown error while loading application"
• Distributed Rendering stopped working after the installation of newer version

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Reporting problems 3

• How to report issues - 3ds Max
• Mantis - Corona Bug Tracker
• Corona Uploader

Daily builds & Standalone 3

• How to render using Corona Standalone?
• Corona Renderer for 3ds Max Daily Builds
• Assert Builds

Corona Renderer & Maxscript 2

• Corona Renderer & Maxscript - List of Functions
• String options

Supported File Formats 0

Work in progress 1

• Corona for 3ds Max Development Roadmap

Obsolete 52

• Interactive documentation
• How to use subsurface scattering? (pre-1.7 guide)
• I can't see buttons (or other UI elements) when activating license!
• I am getting errors when starting 3ds Max with Corona 1.4!
• 1.0 issues - I cannot see Corona VFB!

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