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This article provides information about the compatibility of Chaos Scatter with Chaos V-Ray and Chaos Corona renderers. Here, you can find detailed explanations about:
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Note that this article applies to Corona and V-Ray plugins for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D only.
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Which version of Scatter is installed with specific versions of V-Ray and Corona?
V-Ray and Corona installers include a specific version of Scatter. However, you are not bound to use this specific version of Scatter. See the Compatibility Version table below. Some instances of V-Ray and Corona use the same Scatter version.
Chaos tests all new versions of Scatter thoroughly with older versions of V-Ray and Corona to ensure that they are compatible. Therefore, the rule of thumb is to use the latest version of Scatter availableIt is possible to render a scene with a different version of Scatter than the one that the scene was created with. Note, however, that some minor differences may occur in specific cases, e.g. when the scene is saved with a very old version of Scatter and then opened with the newest version. Therefore, the rule of thumb is to use the latest version of Scatter available.
Which version of Scatter is installed when both V-Ray and Corona are installed?
V-Ray and Corona installers work in a “no downgrade” manner. This means that if you already have a newer version of Scatter installed and you launch a V-Ray or Corona installer that contains an earlier Scatter installer, the earlier version is not installed at all. You need to uninstall the current version to be able to install an older one.
Which versions of V-Ray, Corona, and Scatter to install when using multiple versions on a single system?
When using multiple versions of V-Ray and Corona, e.g. in a render farm, install use the newest available Scatter version. This ensures that the rendering will turn out as expected.
For example, you have a render farm and you are rendering a scene scenes sent by various users using different versions of V-Ray, Corona, and Scatter. Install the latest version of V-Ray or Corona which comes with the newest Scatter version. If you experience some compatibility issues with the render engine itself, uninstall the current version of the render engine and then launch 3ds Max with the same renderer version that the user usedinstall a version closer to the one the scene was originally made in, then try again. Uninstalling the render engine does not remove the Scatter installation, and therefore, you will still operate on the latest version of Scatter, which is the recommended approach.
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Bear in mind that switching between V-Ray and Corona renderers may not produce the same result, also there might be some compatibility issues with specific renderer features. Thus, a scene created with the latest official version of Scatter in Corona may not render the same on a machine with the latest official version of Scatter in V-Ray. |
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Loading a Specific Version of Scatter
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Corona
To load a specific version of Chaos Scatter, follow these steps:
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For more information, see the Multiloaders page.
V-Ray
Scatter is installed automatically with the typical V-Ray installation. Therefore, when you open V-Ray for 3ds Max, it automatically loads the Scatter version from the V-Ray installation build.
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