YafaRay4tS version 0.7.6 Beta test

[trueBlue]

PRE-RELEASE

Attached is a version of YafaRay4tS that works with the latest version of YafaRay, v0.1.5
This is a not yet fully tested pre-release.

Installation for use with Yafaray 0.1.5:

get the latest YafaRay from http://www.graphicall.org/megasoft78" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
unzip the file into folder
IE: C:\Program Files\YafaRay015

load and run the "Create reg file" script
fill in all the information
the registry file created is a text file with a ".reg" extension
the path for the plugins does not matter for truespace

find the ".reg" file and run it to add entries to the windows registry for YafaRay 0.1.5
it does not change the entries for v0.1.1 or v0.1.2beta

use the "Update Yafaray Scene" script to make a scene compatible with YafaRay 0.1.5

That's all. Using this method I have 32bit 0.1.2beta, 32bit 0.1.5 and 64bit 0.1.5 all installed at the same time and working.

Here's an image of the 2 utility scripts used for YafaRay 0.1.5

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It shows the settings I used to setup the registry file for 32 bit windows and 32 bit yafaray.

The reg file that is generated from it

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\YafaRay Team]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\YafaRay Team\YafaRay]
"InstallDir"="D:\\9743_yafaray-win32\\yafaray\\bin"
"BlenderExporterPath"="c:\\temp"

64 bit windows and 32bit yafaray registry file looks like this:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\YafaRay Team]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\YafaRay Team\YafaRay]
"InstallDir"="D:\\9743_yafaray-win32\\yafaray\\bin"
"BlenderExporterPath"="c:\\temp"

YafaRay4tS Installation

YafaRay4tS was created to work in tS7.61 Workspace (Rosetta)
It does not work in Model (tS6.6)
If you have previously installed YafaRay4tS before, Uninstall YafaRay4tS from the Add & Remove program in the Windows Control Panel first!

1.) Extract All the files from the YafaRay4tSv075.zip. into a folder named YafaRay4tSv076Beta

IE: C:\trueSpace761\YafaRay4tSv076Beta

2.) Open trueSpace7.61 and from the Workspace's File menu, Load the YafaRay4tS_Installer.RsObj from where you extracted the files.

3.) From the YafaRay4tS Installer panel select the "Install" button.

You should see a tS761 Question message asking: "Your existing YafaRay4tS Libraries will be deleted and replaced with updated versions. Would you like to continue?", if not select your keyboard keys Alt + Tab to bring the message forward. Selecting "Yes" will start the installation and selecting "No" will cancel the installation." If you have any content saved in any of these three libraries, they will be deleted, so save anything you want into a different library.

4.) From the Stack/Panel - YafaRay4tS/Setup panel, Set the YafaRay Install Path to where you have installed the YafaRay render engine.

IE: C:\Program Files\YafaRay015\bin\yafaray-xml.exe

5.) Select the "Save Settings" button to save your directories into the default YafaRay4tS object.

6.) Position the YafaRay4tS toolbar and save your Layout.

Congratulations you've finished your YafaRay4tS setup!

[trueBlue]

I noticed auto detection of threads is possible by entering -1
@Clinton: Maybe a good default setting?

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[clintonman]

I noticed auto detection of threads is possible by entering -1
@Clinton: Maybe a good default setting?

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Maybe. Does it work with yaf 1.1 as well? The xml docs, http://www.yafaray.org/development/docu ... parameters" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, say it has to be greater than zero.

[trueBlue]

Only tested in...

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and...

Notice there is no version info?
No doubt an YafaRay015 issue.

[trueBlue]

Just to let you know I am testing YafaRay4tS075 scenes in YafaRay015 and YafaRay012-Beta2 until further notice. Sofar just the caustics scene. Have not had any backwards compatibility issues sofar.
Question? Has any code changed besides replacing the MeshFnSet?

Do you know where to get this version of the caustic scene with bubbles?
http://www.yafaray.org/node/462" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[clintonman]

Just to let you know I am testing YafaRay4tS075 scenes in YafaRay015 and YafaRay012-Beta2 until further notice. Sofar just the caustics scene. Have not had any backwards compatibility issues sofar.
Question? Has any code changed besides replacing the MeshFnSet?

No other changes. The smoothing problem is the only problem I've found so far. I have yaf 1.1 and 1.5 and just installed the old blender to compare renders and maybe tweak some defaults for yaf4ts.

[trueBlue]

Just to let you know I am testing YafaRay4tS075 scenes in YafaRay015 and YafaRay012-Beta2 until further notice. Sofar just the caustics scene. Have not had any backwards compatibility issues sofar.
Question? Has any code changed besides replacing the MeshFnSet?

No other changes. The smoothing problem is the only problem I've found so far. I have yaf 1.1 and 1.5 and just installed the old blender to compare renders and maybe tweak some defaults for yaf4ts.

So with regards to install instructions noted in the first post in this thread, would I be correct in saying that you can use the YafaRay4tS075 install with the Scene Update and Reg scripts?
Meaning it is not necessary to have the YafaRay4tS076 folder?

[clintonman]

Just to let you know I am testing YafaRay4tS075 scenes in YafaRay015 and YafaRay012-Beta2 until further notice. Sofar just the caustics scene. Have not had any backwards compatibility issues sofar.
Question? Has any code changed besides replacing the MeshFnSet?

No other changes. The smoothing problem is the only problem I've found so far. I have yaf 1.1 and 1.5 and just installed the old blender to compare renders and maybe tweak some defaults for yaf4ts.

So with regards to install instructions noted in the first post in this thread, would I be correct in saying that you can use the YafaRay4tS075 install with the Scene Update and Reg scripts?
Meaning it is not necessary to have the YafaRay4tS076 folder?

Yes, that's true. As far as the scene with the bubbles you can get the blender file here http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sta ... ftests.zip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . I think it uses the particle system.

[trueBlue]

I have uploaded a modified YafaRay4tS Installer in the first post in this thread.

It has the updated YafaRay4tS panel with the new MeshFnSet.
Added the "Update Yafaray Scene" and "Create reg file" scripts into the YafaRay4tS Setup library.
Added a command that adds the YafaRay4tS Lights to the current scene.
Changed the YafaRay4tS version to 0.7.6 in the AboutBitmap and the About context.
Added an Alert for the final setup step:
"Enter your YafaRay installation path to the yafaray-xml.exe file in the YafaRay4tS/YafaRay Install Path and select the Save Settings button"
Changed the default "Yafaray Install Path" to C:\Program Files\YafaRay015\bin\yafaray-xml.exe

[clintonman]

More changes are needed. I was testing the glossyasdiffuse scene and found one of the material settings didn't match the original Blender settings. When I fixed it the render went bad. Result is I discovered some other changes in the xml file format will be needed. Stay tuned for the latest. Also these changes will require a change to the ui. 0.7.6 beta will have slightly different options.