Yaf(a)Ray, on the way to release candidates

[afecelis]

Instancing is a great feature. I also agree with StompinTom's request, not only for light settings, but also useful when you instance heavy geometry (like trees, bushes, etc) to reduce file size and memory usage since it only reads the original mesh's info.

I think it's planned though.
regards,
Alvaro

[Sanne]

I just compiled Blender revision 14894 (which should be very near Blender 2.46, which is about to be released) with Yafaray revision 201.

I needed to change some lines in the Yafaray export code due to changes in Blender, because the function BLI_convertstringcode() in source/blender/blenlib/BLI_blenlib.h changed it's number of arguments.

Here's the patch for Yafaray's Blender export code:

Code: Select all

Index: intern/export_Plugin.cpp
===================================================================
--- intern/export_Plugin.cpp   (revision 201)
+++ intern/export_Plugin.cpp   (working copy)
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
   // if relative, expand to full path
   char cpath[MAXPATHLEN];
   strcpy(cpath, path.c_str());
-   BLI_convertstringcode(cpath, G.sce, 0);
+   BLI_convertstringcode(cpath, G.sce);
   path = cpath;
#ifdef WIN32
   // add drive char if not there
Index: intern/export_File.cpp
===================================================================
--- intern/export_File.cpp   (revision 201)
+++ intern/export_File.cpp   (working copy)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
   // if relative, expand to full path
   char cpath[MAXPATHLEN];
   strcpy(cpath, path.c_str());
-   BLI_convertstringcode(cpath, G.sce, 0);
+   BLI_convertstringcode(cpath, G.sce);
   path = cpath;
#ifdef WIN32
   // add drive char if not there
Index: intern/export_yafaray.cpp
===================================================================
--- intern/export_yafaray.cpp   (revision 201)
+++ intern/export_yafaray.cpp   (working copy)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
   // if relative, expand to full path
   char cpath[MAXPATHLEN];
   strcpy(cpath, path.c_str());
-   BLI_convertstringcode(cpath, G.sce, 0);
+   BLI_convertstringcode(cpath, G.sce);
   path = cpath;
#ifdef WIN32
   // add drive char if not there


[palawat]

WOW, Blender revision 14894 and Yafaray revision 201 !!!

Wondering when a poor Windows XP 32 bit user, who doesn't know a thing about coding, like myself can use it?

Didn't mean to rush anything. I know it will be ready when it's ready. Just couldn't help the excitement.

[Samo]

Can someone volunteer to build both a patched Blender 2.46 & yafaray 201 for Windows?

I would like to remember you that we need platform maintainers. Also provide links to your own builds so other people can use them.

If someone wants to collaborater regularly with builds we can provide hosting resources and forum rights. I think I would be nice if we users can do this task instead of yafaray developers, it has been a demand from yafaray developers to us for a long time and I think that with a bit of organisation we can do it.

More info about compiling.
http://www.yafray.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1364

[Xray]

Windows builds:
Yaf(a)ray 201
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7UTE3J99

Blender_r14901.zip (7.88 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R6K2NL7I

As far as I know, Blender 12680 won't work with the latest Yaf(a)ray, so you'll probably need my build of Blender.

[afecelis]

wow! great Xray! But could you, or someone who has already downloaded it, mirror it somewhere else? I always have problems with megaupload. It always takes me to a "download the megaupload toolbar" site, but not to the the file linked

regards, and many thanks
Alvaro

[Samo]

wow! great Xray! But could you, or someone who has already downloaded it, mirror it somewhere else? I always have problems with megaupload. It always takes me to a "download the megaupload toolbar" site, but not to the the file linked

regards, and many thanks
Alvaro

Acefelis, you have to solve the captcha first and then clic on donwload

[Xray]

wow! great Xray! But could you, or someone who has already downloaded it, mirror it somewhere else? I always have problems with megaupload. It always takes me to a "download the megaupload toolbar" site, but not to the the file linked

regards, and many thanks
Alvaro

Zshare mirror:
http://www.zshare.net/download/123039091708067e/
http://www.zshare.net/download/123040017f5fb564/

[palawat]

many THANKS, Xray. really appreciate your time.

I'm downloading the files now.

[afecelis]

@Samo: believe me, I get no captchas, nor any chance to download a thing but the megaupload toolbar. This is all I always get when someone links stuff at megaupload:
http://files.wildspad.com/afecelis/yafa ... upload.jpg
Dunno, perhaps some sort of restriction from my ISP.

@Xray: thanks a million for mirroring the files. Looking forward to testing them out.

regards,

ALvaro

[greenthumb]

Afecelis:

All download slots assigned to your country (Colombia) are currently in use.

I also got this text always I want to use megaupload - our country mates have to bung up whole traffic

[palawat]

For Windows 32 users who want to try Xray's patch ;

Please don't uninstall your previous Yafaray. Just replace the Yafaray folder (in Program Files) with the new one. Otherwise, you will get the error message about Yafray registration is missing, like I did.

Just FYI.

Again, thank you very much, Xray.

[afecelis]

Palawat's tip is the way to go, just backup your existing files of the previous version into a folder of your choice and replace with the new ones. Just in case something goes wrong you can go back to 196.

@Greenthumb: naaaaah! I don't think my country is flooding the server, it's just cyber-segregation. I've never been able to use megaupload. I also tried to purchase Autosketch from autodesk yesterday (which is not very expensive, US$129 for the downlaodable version, and it writes to DXF and DWG) and bam! another door closed! They said that product wasn't available for my country. Can you believe that? It was just a friggin' electronic download!
It's amazing how this can exist in a virtual environment as the net, but let's keep the thread on track, shall we?

Xray, your version is working great! I see many improvements and bugfixes. Also lots of new dlls!
Please keep us posted with any new releases for windows.

regards,
Alvaro

[thuleke]

Thank you XRAY, and thank Samo !!

[draw]

hi men, I have problems using this yaf(a) version:
"Error loading yafray plugin"
I have replaced the Yafaray folder (in Program Files) with the new one.
Blender version is: Blender_r14901