ptex shader update available for download

[gunter]

An update fixing a crash issue with the Maya displacement is available for download:
ftp://ftp.mental.com/private/ptex-3.10.3.5.tgz

Gunter

[JJJenkins]

Awesome! Thanks a lot for taking the time to work on a fix for this!

[Remydrh]

Thank you!

[corey]

Thanks gunter!

[B15nyit]

This is great news - Thank you guys very much for the fix!

[tonytrout]

Hi, I get this error on startup with the new ptex shader. Maya doesnt launch at all.

errormaya2013x64win7.jpg

I replaced the ptex.dll in Maya2013>bin and the ptex.mi in the Maya2013>mental ray.shaders>include. I used the ptex.dll from the nt-x64-vc10sp1 folder. Im on Maya2013 win7 x64 OS. Have I not put them in the right place?

(Fortunately I kept backups of the original files and could restore maya to working order) Has anyone else had this happen?
cheers
Tony

EDIT this is with Maya 2013 not SP1

[rlevene]

is this file necessary with the SP1 release? Not that I am using the SP1 release due to the weird texture map issue.

[gunter]

Tony, our ptex library is located in mentalray/shaders/ptex.so
Autodesk seems to have a library with a similar name, in lib/libPtex.so
(so -> dll on windows).
If you are using the Autodesk "maya_material_vector_displace" shader, the updated ptex.so should be used.

Gunter

Hi, I get this error on startup with the new ptex shader. Maya doesnt launch at all.

errormaya2013x64win7.jpg

I replaced the ptex.dll in Maya2013>bin and the ptex.mi in the Maya2013>mental ray.shaders>include. I used the ptex.dll from the nt-x64-vc10sp1 folder. Im on Maya2013 win7 x64 OS. Have I not put them in the right place?

(Fortunately I kept backups of the original files and could restore maya to working order) Has anyone else had this happen?
cheers
Tony

EDIT this is with Maya 2013 not SP1

[tonytrout]

Well replied sir, now works fine after suitable roadmap assistance. ( Autodesk also have a ptex.dll file in Maya2013>bin>) like replicating bunnies really,sigh.
A gentleman and Scholar, thanks Gunter.

[nbreslow]

is this file necessary with the SP1 release? Not that I am using the SP1 release due to the weird texture map issue.

I am wondering the same thing? (And waiting for the new SP) Will the fix be rolled in and should we revert our settings in the registry?

-Nick