Fumefx render element not in Vray Next Frame Buffer

[DaFord]

I just updated to 3DS Max 2020, Vray Next 2.x, and FumeFX 5.
I am setting FumeFX Smoke as a render element in Vray Next, but it does not show in the Frame Buffer pulldown menu.

Is this associated with a problem with FumeFX or with Vray Next, or 3DS Max ?

Also, Vray crashes randomly on rendering FumeFX, I have had no problems with Tyflow or Phoenix.
The same fumefx scenes render in scanline without problem.

[sitnisati]

Hello,

They've changed quite a lot in VRay 4 and we've asked Chaosgroup for support and if they get back to use, I hope we can create proper VRay integration.
Until then, simulating to a VDB and using VRay VolumeG Grid is the best way to render FumeFX with VRay.

Regards,

Kreismir Tkalcec

[Garry Clarke]

Arrghhh!!!!

Any news on when render elements are going to start working - I'm in the middle of a rush job and to find that this dosn't work at 4 am when I'm up against it isn't much fun.

[sitnisati]

Hello,

They will start working once we get certain code from the Chaosgroup, but so far been waiting for five months...

Best,

Kresimir Tkalcec

[Garry Clarke]

I've managed to get this looked at by Chaos.

It's entered their bug tracking system with the reference number VMAX-9492

Let's hope we can get it fixed.

- Garry