Andre Conlledo Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 New formZ update isn't working well with Maxwell -- I think we need an update for the plugin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Dear Andre, Sorry you are having trouble, but most likely you will need to post a few more details than that so Pylon can help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Conlledo Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 I can't render with referenced textures. I get the error: MXM null or MXM cannot be read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Conlledo Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Here's a copy of my log. I tried going back to formZ 8.5.2 thinking it had caused the problem but I'm getting the same results now with both versions. My software: both formZ 8.5.2 and formZ8.5.3 Maxwell Render version 3.2.1.0 Plugin 3.1.1.6. My system: i7 6700K @ 4.8Mhz with 32G RAM Nvidia GeForce GTX 980Ti driver 361.75 Windows 10 PRO Edificio 1R Maxwell log.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Andre, Thank you for proving detailed information about your setup; it really helps. Plugin 3.1.1.6 is not compatible with Maxwell 3.2; you will need a plugin in the 3.2 series. We recommend downloading the latest early build. See: http://forums.formz.com/index.php?/topic/3042-new-maxwell-for-formz-early-build-3206/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew West Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Wish I had seen this post before updating my program. I am having the same issue. Searching for the correct plugin now. Hopefully it will correct this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Dear Andrew West, That is a basic Maxwell compatibility issue, and is not (directly) related to updating formZ. Why would you post this? http://forums.formz.com/index.php?/topic/3522-warning-on-updated-853-and-maxwell/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Conlledo Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 I was able to render in time for my presentation using the latest versions of both formZ and Maxwell. You'll have to remap some textures but if that's impossible you can try this: I lost all MXM referenced textures. It got this fixed by updating to Maxwell and Maxwell plugin versions found here: http://www.maxwellrender.com/betas/ I lost the mapping on several libraries and imported objects like cars and plants. I solved this by copy pasting the model with all the lights/cameras and objects to a new formZ file. I then re-imported the fbx files (cars/trees) and neighboring building (skp). It works now even though I get an error message in my log. Here's a link to my presentation in case you were curious: https://doc.co/ueQeUH I hope it helps, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Gentlemen, To the best of our knowledge, Andre's issue had nothing to do with upgrading to 8.5.3, or a problem with Maxwell, or the Maxwell for formZ plugin. The issue was simply that he was using an incompatible Maxwell plugin. (it is necessary to use a Maxwell 3.2.x series plugin with Maxwell 3.2. The early build linked here is recommended: http://forums.formz.com/index.php?/topic/3042-new-maxwell-for-formz-early-build-3206/). We assume that Andrew is experiencing the same issue, but he has provided no detail on his system, so it's impossible to tell. If, however, someone has a project already saved with the Maxwell 3.2 plugin, has Maxwell 3.2 installed on their machine, and upgrades to formZ 8.5.3 and has a problem with MXMs, we would be more than happy to look at your project and see if there's an issue. (Please send a complete formZ project saved with the prior version of formZ which reproduces the issue, along with all dependencies, such as MXMs, bitmap textures, etc. Please ZIP the project and dependencies and send via Dropbox (or equivalent) to ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hi Pylon, Thanks for clarifying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacer Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hi, Yes I too have to re-assign textures in 8.5.3. I indicated search paths in my FZ preferences, and i have the correct plugin. I can't send the prior version because I don't have one..I just started in v853.. re-assigning... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 No one has sent a project file and steps to reproduce, so we are at a loss to help at this point. If someone would please send us a project file that has the problem, and steps to reproduce, and your plugin log after attempting to render it, we would greatly appreciate it. We are not sure what is being reported: "MXM referenced textures" - this would refer to the bitmap textures that Maxwell material (MXM) makes use of. Is this is it? "Yes I too have to re-assign textures in 8.5.3." Which "textures" in which context? "Textures" when used without qualification refers most often the the formZ Shaded representation's "Color" mapped texture. Is this it? Did anyone who experienced the problem just use the Resource Manager to automatically find any missing dependencies? Manual file path remapping should generally not be necessary since the formZ 6 version of the plugin-- quite a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.