LuxBlend v0.1 Alpha 11 available

[Radiance]

Hi all,

Here's the alpha 11 luxblend release.
(EDIT: upgraded to alpha11 release, please download again if you have alpha 10.)

Note: this exporter needs a python installation and preferable the latest Blender 2.45 version.

Please post your experiences with this exporter in this thread.

I'll be adding some documentation regarding the new features for textures/channels and mesh lights to the luxblend
reference manual / tutorial soon.

New materials:

'metal'

To export a metal material, name you blender material any of these: (in capitals!)
"ALUMINIUM" "AMORPHOUS_CARBON" "SILVER" "GOLD" "COBALT" "COPPER" "CHROMIUM" "LITHIUM" "MERCURY" "NICKEL" "POTASSIUM" "PLATIUM" "IRIDIUM" "SILICON" "AMORPHOUS_SILICON" "SODIUM" "RHODIUM" "TUNGSTEN" "VANADIUM"
The roughness can be controled with the HARD slider and texture channel like any other glossy material.
Bump maps are supported.

'carpaint'

To export a carpaint material, name you blender material any of these: (in capitals!)
"CAR_FORD_F8" "CAR_POLARIS_SILBER" "CAR_OPEL_TITAN" "CAR_BMW339" "CAR_2K_ACRYLACK" "CAR_WHITE" "CAR_BLUE" "CAR_BLUE_MATTE"
Bump maps are supported.

CHANGES
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- exports metal and carpaint materials. (radiance)
- instancing works. (zuegs)
- completeley rewritten exporting code (zuegs.)
much faster and less bugs in the export.
- Textures / uvmaps on all channels supported. (radiance)
- area lights (aka mesh emitters) have complete controls. (radiance)
- New configuration buttons for the new features in LuxRender RC3. (see RC3 release notes) (radiance)
- various bugfixes.

[Radiance]

Here's some examples of the new materials exported with alpha11...

greetz,
radiance

[Macrob]

alpha11 says it´s alpha10

[moipersoin]

Is there any way to set number of threads in export file ?

Or for luxrender itself ?

It would be nice to predetermine the number of threads.

I have access to a Quad Xeon box so I usually run 8 threads (Hyperthreaded).

Cheers.

Moi.

[animelix]

in the luxrender is on top a button with this radio-symbol, there you can add threads (after lux has already started the first thread)

[paulo_gomes]

hi,

the exporter gives me an warning:

[Lux 2007-Nov-15 01:33:30 WARNING : 0 ] Parameter 'pixelsamples' not used

[Radiance]

hey paulo, just ignore that warning.

the random sampler does'nt use it...
a minor tweak for alpha12

greetz,
radiance

[Radiance]

moipersoin,

no not yet i'll add this in RC4.
you'll have to click the add thread button 7 times...

the console binary does have it though

radiance

[moipersoin]

moipersoin,

no not yet i'll add this in RC4.
you'll have to click the add thread button 7 times...

the console binary does have it though

radiance

Radiance,

Cheers !

Moi ...

[ckbrd]

Radiance

are those predefined materials or are those NK material lab files?


Claas