topic Re: Photorendering Help! in Visualization

Photorendering Help!

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 12:02:03 GMT

I've created a large auditorium as a GDL object. Without it on the site it photorenders fine but as soon as I add it to the building it doesn't photorender. It either finishes with just a white image or doesn't finish at all. Does anyone know what the problem is?

Re: Photorendering Help!

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:21:04 GMT

System specs?

Perhaps it is too big/complex.

Re: Photorendering Help!

Dwight — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:47:50 GMT

Can you render the object alone?

Re: Photorendering Help!

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:36:27 GMT

Yeah i can render it alone. Ive not tried rendering it alone as a GDL object though.

Re: Photorendering Help!

Dwight — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:10:24 GMT

Well??

Re: Photorendering Help!

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:41:24 GMT

It does render as a GDL object on its own. It just doesnt as soon as i put it on the site.

Re: Photorendering Help!

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:52:24 GMT

Possibilities:

1. The combination is too complex.

2. There is a large offset from the project origin in the site model (many miles/km).

3. You are subtracting the building (SEO) from the site and it is freaking out.

4. You have shadows and high accuracy turned on in the site model and not in the original.

5. Something weird is happening.

Re: Photorendering Help!

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:20:23 GMT

Thanks. I'll work through your points and see if any solve the problem and if not it looks like number 5 is my answer.

Re: Photorendering Help!

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:24:21 GMT

Obviously this file is too big. You can try to cut polygons for some items in 3DMax and then convert them to the project again.

Re: Photorendering Help!

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:42:33 GMT

belov-smu wrote:
Obviously this file is too big.

Not obvious. Possible, perhaps likely, but there are other suspects.

I have never seen a file fail to render due to excess complexity (doesn't mean it can't happen of course). I have seen them take a really long time though.