Gig: I haven’t used Iray beyond some simple tests so I can’t really say. I guess it would be your first choice if you were a Mental Ray user, which I’m not. Coming from Vray, I find using Octane, with its built-in Vray material converter, much more straightforward.

Ryan: Again, I’m not sure I can contribute much, not having used a Quadro for quite a long time. I think that with the move to the Nitrous viewport in Max, the last reason to use a Quadro for me has disappeared. Of course, no consumer card will give you 6GB of Vram, which is a distinct advantage if doing GPU rendering. That would be a good reason to get a pro card (a high-end one) if you can afford it, of course.

Manu: Using high-res maps in a Dome Light tends to generate quite a bit of noise. But I don’t think that has anything to do with the Gamma. At least I haven’t noticed any correlation.

Fco3d: Yes, you’re right. This is a big issue for me and one I haven’t yet managed to solve other than on a case-by-case basis.

Luciano: Up to now I haven’t provided Octane versions of my commercial assets, only Vray and OBJ. I could if there were some interest in it.

Isaak: You need a black diffuse material and something like 50/70% reflectivity, with a yellow tint in this case. Nothing fancy at all!

I was wondering what your thoughts on iRay were as compared to Octane, especially because iRay comes with 3DS Max.

Thanks!

Amazing work! I noticed you said you were using a geforce card in your workstation, how does using a geforce card effect the performance versus using a quadro card? Im just wondering because I currently use a quadro but need to upgrade and im trying to decide if going with another quadro will be worth it. Also, what 3D software packages are you using in conjunction with Vray2 and Octane?

Thanks!

Best regards.