Spacer Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Hi, I'd like to make boxwood bushes for garden. they will be quite geometric (french style). My idea was to scan actual small branches (say 3) then make tiff with alpha from these and map them to slightly curves planes about10 cm by 5 cm. I would then scatter these in space within the desired volume. I need strategies to reduce render time(MaxwellV2). these are my ideas, which I hope someone will comment on and or complete: I may choose to reduce the density of curved planes 'inside the bush' since they are quite planar in a way. I will use facetted planes(not sure on this one..) planes - or are smooth better? I will keep the image resolution low - hopefully 256 pxel for the 10 cm. I have two i7 2600K with 16 gigs RAM on each. these are fine for overnight renderings and a few multilights. any ideas? thanks, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Hi Petter, Yes, using the most simple facetted geometry, and maps that do not have excessive resolutions will keep your renders faster. Also pay attention to the material parameters for these objects, as things like reflection and / or transparency can also add a bit of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHTOH Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I did that with plants from XFrog made them Maxwell instances and placed `em around the yard. But to be honest I gave up. After 24 hours of rendering images still where unexeptably noisy: So, it might be a good idea to use photograph decals to render them. Please let me know whether it worked or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Peter, For your specific application, I would texture map a simple volume for the inner core of the bushes with a photo of a collection of leaves. Then, scatter just a few leaves around the outside of the volume to make an irregular, more believable edge. General Optimization tips: http://support.nextlimit.com/display/mxdocsv3/Render+optimization+tips http://support.nextlimit.com/display/mxdocsv3/Speed+bottlenecks+in+Maxwell To this i would add, avoid exactly coincident copies of geometry. Anton, Plugin version 3.1.1.6 (June 2015) significantly improved render times for MXR instances. We would recommend trying your scene again with the current plugin version. Make sure to optimize the scene according to the tips provided above, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacer Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 thanks, i can't upgrand now, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHTOH Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Thank`s PYLON. I`ll try to use for the next time I `ll render landscape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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