topic Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9 in Visualization

Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 10:35:59 GMT

Lightworks stop rendering (doesnt' begin instead). Progress bar reachs 40% and the end-rendering beep sounds but there's nothing to see, only the background picture. If I change the view angle or viewpoint height, sometimes it works and sometimes doesn't. Do someone know what could it be ?, this happens at home and office computers, both with same WinXP OS but different graphic cards.

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Djordje — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:35:21 GMT

pablozar wrote:
Lightworks stop rendering (doesnt' begin instead). Progress bar reachs 40% and the end-rendering beep sounds but there's nothing to see, only the background picture. If I change the view angle or viewpoint height, sometimes it works and sometimes doesn't. Do someone know what could it be ?, this happens at home and office computers, both with same WinXP OS but different graphic cards.

You are running out of memory. Try decreasing the image size.

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:45:51 GMT

No - it's something else - A different kind of 'Bug'!!!

I had this happen today, for the first time - trying to get something done, but now empty renderings ...

I've changed my image size to 72 dpi and 500 x 300 pixels.

Still just renders background.

I thought - somthing's happened to my 'partial rendering' settings, maybe I accidentally clicked it instead of whole image.

Nope - the partial rendering dialogue is completely missing from the Lightworks settings. It's back again when I change to internal engine. I don't want the internal engine.

Now I'm not sure if it was ever there, but I thought it was.

I restarted the computer and opened the model again, with no other applications. Tiny rendering image - still just background. I don't know what else to do now.

Help please!!!

- BTW this is on the work machine - Win XP Pro.

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:28:49 GMT

kimfromzim wrote:
No - it's something else - A different kind of 'Bug'!!!

Just to exclude the obvious:

- the 3D window shows the correct view before the photorendering window pops up.

- I have just rendered another preset view from the navigator, and it is 25cm wide by same proportion depth as the other view, and is at 300dpi.

Very strange ... but I sometimes wonder if I should be an astrologer instead... less unknowns!

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Dwight — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:06:53 GMT

Pick one element to render from the scene. This jogs it somehow....

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:01:54 GMT

Dwight wrote:
Pick one element to render from the scene. This jogs it somehow....

Thanks Dwight. I tried that (on your suggestion) and it rendered that object (black, because no lamps were selected). So - I then tried the whole scene again and only the background rendered, once again.

So following on from this thinking, I tried altering the marquee area slightly, redrawing it but taking in much the same portion of the model. No luck. Then I tried rendering the whole scene without the marquee at all. No model. Then, changing the perspective setting of the camera slightly, moving it backward a little. Still no luck. Each time the 3D comes out fine, it's only the rendering that doesn't. I really don't know what's happening with it all now.

Thanks for taking the time for the suggestion anyway ... I think next I'll try with a different layer invisible each time. What productive use of time ...

You, and others, have obviously had this problem before. BUG.

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Nuge — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:07:40 GMT

i have had this problem when publishing a viewset to an image file.

it worked fine if i did an F10 in the 3d window and saved as.

not sure if this helps

Cheers Nuge

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Dwight — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:11:52 GMT

nuge rhymes with huge.

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Nuge — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:13:58 GMT

yea baby

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Nuge — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:16:20 GMT

Dwight

how did you enjoy NZ ? any wild lightworks orgys or the like

Nuge

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Dwight — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:20:09 GMT

Thanks for asking. Wonderful audiences - great reception and a lovely country all-around. Milford Sound makes British Columbia seem second rate.

Only lightworks orgy was glow worms on Mount Teriaki while waiting for Kiwis to frolic in alpine meadows at dusk.

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:41:29 GMT

Dwight wrote:
Only lightworks orgy was glow worms...

I'm having my own Lightworks orgy with my computer and my celebratory cup of tea!

It's not the size (nuge, huge) of the rendered image that's a problem - it's the amount of model included in the 3D (which generates without a problem, but doesn't render).

I've now chopped off the back of the building with the marquee, and everything renders okay, except that there's sky coming through the front windows. Think I'll have to put another layer in with a backing wall somewhere inside the marquee. No time to fiddle anymore, in fact don't know how I'll make up 6 wasted hours.

Workarounds, workarounds...

(BTW Nuge - F10 gave me the same problem)

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Dwight — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:44:34 GMT

If you can isolate the problem physically, that means a corrupted element...

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:41:33 GMT

Now this is getting beyond ridiculous.

Attached is the latest rendering (BTW we like the sand to go into the sky, because that's realistic here, the sky's usually quite beige)

Don't you love the model?

Dwight wrote:
If you can isolate the problem physically, that means a corrupted element...

Now I'm really stuck as to what the problem is... because the physical fix obviously wasn't the issue... Video card?

Fed up now...

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:50:41 GMT

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Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:51:08 GMT

I have similar problem once. Still don't know what cause it (for sure not video card or lack of ram because it works fine with other, more complex models). Solution was switching off all layers which didn't take a part in exterior scenes like (internal walls, furniture, decoration etc.). I assumed it was some corrupted library part but funny thing is that interior scenes with all layers on worked fine as well...

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Nuge — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:46:09 GMT

is there some sort of limit to the number of polygons or faces that lightworks can handle ?

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Rob — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:56:11 GMT

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Kim,
your rendering is beautiful in its abstract forms

I think, you've got a corrupted element somewhere in your model as Dwight was suggesting that's for sure. I've had the same problem some time before after using SEO quite extensively. Try to use marquee to locate the problematic area. Read this topic for some hints:
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=46787&highlight=#46787

Dwight! where is my book mate? I'm still waiting, darling.

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:25:48 GMT

You have to make sure that your model is not several 100 kms away from the origo. That will for sure make rendering problems with stripes.

We had the same problem with a client with a new video card - 256MB for computer games - but he could manipulate the settings for the card and make it work with ArchiCAD and LW.

Re: Lightworks doesn't render in Archicad9

toofuerte — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 19:12:22 GMT

I am getting the same problem, I am also having problem with my trees' having shadows. I go through trying to find the object that is causing a problem, but I go through select groups of objects and they all render fine, then when I try to do the whole model it gives just the background. sometimes changing the size and resolution can cause it to happen and other times it doesn't matter. This problem is causing the job to take way to long!