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No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - BaldEagle - 03-27-2018
Documentation indicates Preview Window can be accessed from the Preview icons in the FFX UI, Modify Panel with grid selected; or Status WIndow. But I don't see the icon anywhere and it doesn't show up in the documentation
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - shawnolson - 03-27-2018
I may be wrong as I've only minimally worked in FF5 so far but I believe that you are wanting to use the GPU Viewport Display. This is available in the GPU Viewport button of the FFX rollout and in the GPU Viewport Display button in the modify tab when the FFX is selected.
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - BaldEagle - 03-27-2018
I see the GPU Viewport Display button, but it doesn't show anything in any viewport. I can only see results by rendering a frame.
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - shawnolson - 03-27-2018
My guess is either you are using an older version of Max or there is a video card problem. The FFX 5 page says that GPU display is only for Max 2016+.
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - sitnisati - 03-28-2018
Hello,
The included docs are now removed from the installs (the first installs got them included by mistake) and the documentation is at: http://docs.afterworks.com/
Could you please let us know the 3ds max version that you run and the windows version.
The GPU viewport works in perspective/camera viewport only.
Also, please make sure that you have the latest graphic drivers installed.
Thank you.
Regards,
Kresimir Tkalcec
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - BaldEagle - 03-29-2018
Running Max 2016 and Windows 10. The only way anything shows up in the Perspective Viewport is when I select the Fire, Smoke, Velocity channels. I downloaded the latest driver for my NVIDIA Quadro K4000 graphics card. Still nothing.
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - BaldEagle - 03-29-2018
Could I get some help, please?
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - sitnisati - 03-30-2018
Hello,
Make sure to use Direct3D 11 or Direct 3D 9 for the Viewport driver as the FumeFX GPU Viewport will not be able to operate otherwise.
An example scene is attached.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Kresimir Tkalcec
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - BaldEagle - 03-30-2018
That seemed to fix things I changed from Direct3D 0.0 to 11.0. I now have the preview. Thanks, Kresimir
Re: No Preview Window in FFX 5.0? - sitnisati - 03-30-2018
Hello,
I'm glad that the problem is solved now.
Have a nice weekend,
Kresimir Tkalcec