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VUE renderer is still messed up. Any improvements coming?
I haven't rendered in Microstation CE 17 since Luxology engine was replaced with VUE. Today I decided to give a try and guess what - It is still messed up. In this case, for example, VUE just renders...
View ArticleWhat's New for Visualization with MicroStation 2023?
Just to let everyone know changes were made in MicroStation 2023 for Solar Lighting and Cloudiness so that Solar Intensity and Cloudiness now work with VUE for both the Ray Tracer and the Path Tracer...
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Atmospheres with Cloud Layers
We found a bug preventing the loading of ATM files in the Atmosphere Editor. The fix did not make it into the initial release of MicroStation 2023 and will be in the next update. I realized we did not...
View ArticleProblem with Photomatching ( update background image )
I notice some problem v8, Connect, 2023when i want to make another view photomatching - i need to delete previous image from raster manager and load new to photomatching.But it looks that still...
View ArticleAssigning materials to parametric and nested cells
Dear AllWe have started using BRCM models along with OpenBuildings and OpenPlant models on multi-disciplinary projects. I have found some difficulty with the assignment of materials in the BRCM files,...
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Reflections in LumenRT?
Has anyone found a good combination of setting to get a reflective material in LumenRT?I found that the water materials have the shadow of objects around them, but not the reflection. Normally I can...
View ArticleHow to create Vue Ecosystem materials
I wonder what is the procedure if one would like to create own Eco-system materials? I have downloaded a limited sample library but some of them would need some tweaking to fit into our needs. I guess...
View ArticleRendering still crashes in Microstation 2023...
I tried to do some renderings with Microstation 2023 hoping that Vue rendering engine would be more reliable in this version but no. Ecosystem materials either work or not and using them will terminate...
View ArticleLight materials in MSCE 2023
Hi,I was doing some tests with MSCE 2023, I can't see the light materials that worked in 17.2, neither legacy nor PBR, has something changed?Thanks,D.
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Material settings (mapping methods) in Microstation 2023
I wonder what is the point having option various mapping methods for material maps in Microstation 2023 and CE17 when in real life they don't work with VUE rendering engine?What is the correct...
View ArticleFast cells in MicroStation 2023 02
Hi allIs it correct that fast cells don't render in MicroStation 2023-02 or do I miss a setting?I have to turn off the View Attribute Fast Cells to If I want to see the cells in the render. When I turn...
View ArticleV8 monochrome not rendering
I may not get any replies here due to my use of V8i in a node lock scenario. I am aware of there being no obligation for Bentley to support my product but perhaps there is someone in the community...
View ArticleFacing Issue while uploading synchro model on Construction cloud
Hello everyone, I've been encountering a problem while attempting to upload my Synchro model onto Bentley Construction Cloud for LumenRT. Whenever I try to upload the .spx file, it doesn't allow me to...
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MS 2023 Rendering engine is still pretty much useless...
Once again I decided to give VUE rendering engine a try and tried to make a simple rendering of a small park with Microstation 2023 but once again, it din't succeed. VUE engine will crash after crash...
View ArticleOpenRoads/GeoPak FBX/Obj not exporting anything
Howdy! I have an issue where upon trying an export for a simple dgn file to fbx or obj, the files some out with nothing in them. At least, zero vertices or anything of the sort. It is exporting...
View ArticleOBJ textures
Hey everyone!I'm a newcomer in Microstation but have a great experience in Rhino, Blender, Keyshot, Autocad.I'm working for the company that uses MS for constructing some stands. I prefer to render...
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Draping an aeral photo over a dtm mesh?
I tried to drape a georeferenced aerial photograph over a DTM mesh following video tutorials but didn't succeed. I wonder what I did wrong:1. I attached the aerial photo as raster reference and ticked...
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Layered materials supported?
Are multi-layered materials even supported?I am trying to create such material but it doesn't seem to honor any layers.I can click whatever I want and no change....
View ArticleVisualization - Microstation or OpenRoads?
I am trying to find out whether Microstation 2023 or OpenRoads 2022 release 3 is the best choice when using the Visualization tools.As of now I don't know much about how the visualization tools works,...
View ArticleEnhancing MicroStation’s FBX Exporter for Unity 3D
I’ve brought up feature enhancements to MicroStation’s FBX exporter in the past, mainly to point out that it does a good job except for the fact that the Meshes should be named after the Material names...
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Solar exposure mesh properties
What are the units for Solar exposure mesh properties?Total Exposed,Daily Exposed,Total Shadowed,Daily Shadowed,Total Daylight are in what units?How to get total received Solar insolation in MWh? Do I...
View ArticleEcoSystem DGNLIB and materials missing.
Hello EveryoneWhere can I find links to EcoSystem's library and materials? Links from old posts has already expired.Thanks for Your help
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When exporting an OpenRoads Designer Model with a Vissim ani.txt file into...
I exported an OpenRoads Designer Model with a Vissim ani.txt file into LumenRT from ORD, however once it is done processing the result initially is just empty greyness that seem like its trying to...
View ArticleLumenRT defaults
I always launch LumenRT from a OpenBuildings Model. The first time it creates this LumenRT file from my DGN export, I go thru a routine of changing a bunch of lighting and rendering settings.How can I...
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Heavy color banding in VUE z-depth channel (8-bit?)
For using it in Stable Diffusion and experimenting with AI renderings. I need to export a z-depth (depth map) image of my model from a point of view. I was happy to see that this option is included on...
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