YafaRay for trueSpace 2019

[clintonman]

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I have not had a chance to test out YafaRay4tSv9.5 using it with Model yet.
Do you have a scene demonstrating it's use that I can try?
Thanks!

Here is a test scene for modelspace plus yafaray rendering. It has a NURBS vertex animation so it needs the python special mesh processing option.
I recommend protecting the materials manually before opening modeler, just in case.

Note to myself: update YafaRay to use new modelspace frame setting technique, like the new D3D Render

[trueBlue]

Any pointers on what to do with this scene?

[clintonman]

Not really, just render an animation and see if it works.

[clintonman]

yafaray4ts 2019

changes so far.

render modelspace animations - except for standalone deformation with protection for workspace materials
python file for special mesh animations - NURBS, deformation and metaball objects
integrates with new protect workspace scripts
note: both modelspace and workspace 3d windows need to be open
important!: autokey OFF in modelspace
display tif file renders via addon plugin, Clintons Ext Plugin
improved animation render abort and new abort button
render filename shows on iopti display
confirmation question when batch render combined with no delete temp files
new version 0.9.5
improved status display messages
yafaray lights and camera updates by trueBlue?
fix to ignore workspace curves
increase brightness of the background image preview
fixed background rotation

TODO
confirmation message when python file has been created
update yafaray sample files
documentation updates

Latest version as of now was uploaded to the Unofficial Updates thread.

[Emmanuel]

Playing with the new Yafaray4tS... I am impressed ! You guys have made an awesome job !

Pathtracing mode with default settings is rendering a nice effect, and no crash even at very high resolution !

[clintonman]

Playing with the new Yafaray4tS... I am impressed ! You guys have made an awesome job !

Pathtracing mode with default settings is rendering a nice effect, and no crash even at very high resolution !

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Thanks, that's nice to hear.
FYI, you can convert the materials to YafaRay materials by opening the Material Editor
1. Press the Convert D3D material button
2. Uncheck Selected Only and press Convert
3. Switch to the YafaRay4tS tab
4. Uncheck Selected Only and press Convert

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[Emmanuel]

Great !

Your post above should be added in the help file.

[Emmanuel]

Hum, an other error message.

I can convert modeler materials to D3D shaders, but next, when I try to convert into YafaRay4tS, I get an error message (it pops up 15-20 seconds after starting to convert, perhaps because that scene contains many materials).
Then trueSpace crashes.

[Emmanuel]

Testing on a simple scene (just one object), there is no error message, but the conversion doesn't seems to work. When I try to convert a D3D shader to Yafaray4tS (here using Yafaray Shiny Diffuse), there is a message saying the conversion is done, but all I get is a white shader (texture and color are lost) and it is still a D3D Shader (not a Yafaray one).

[clintonman]

Can you share the simple scene, or even the complex one?

A note from my website: "There are several different material node connections and encapsulations. There may be some cases that have not been accounted for which could make the conversion unpredictable."

Maybe that is what's happening here.