Mike Griggs is a digital content creator with over two decades of experience in creating Mograph, VFX and CGI for numerous clients. Mike Griggs writes extensively on Creative Bloq, part of the international media group and leading digital publisher Future PLC. This is a blog with artists sharing tips on how to speed up the Octane rendering process.
Here are some important tips for using Octane in Cinema 4D.
01. Obtain a large number of Gpus
Octane requires a dedicated Nvidia GPU to use
Octane is the reason I built my own PC for the first time in 15 years. Octane is a GPU-based renderer, which means it leverages the power of game cards to improve rendering speed. Octane’s license is per-machine, but you can build PCS with up to 12 Gpus (graphics cards). Currently, the graphics card must be Nvidia. But they can be mixed and matched according to what is available.
02. Web rendering
Network rendering can be easily set up using Octane
To use Octane, try to install at least two graphics cards on your computer, one for driving the screen and one for Octane only. What if your machine only has one GPU? For example, if you’re working on a laptop. Octane’s web rendering is very good. As long as you have an Octane license for every computer on the network. Octane can use the GPU on all machines for every part of the process from live preview to final rendering.
03. Use Octane independent materials for construction
Use the Octane Standalone app to build the material
Octane standalone applications are definitely a secondary requirement. However, this does not mean that it should be ignored. Especially because of the.orbx file format. Files can be easily swapped from a host application (typically Cinema 4D) to a standalone application. A big advantage of the standalone version is the UI it provides for building materials that can be used in all Octane application instances.
04. Use a mix of materials
Octane’s blend of materials is ideal for creating complex materials
Blends are powerful because they allow combinations of simple materials to be superimposed into a kind of “supermaterial.” Blending of materials can be controlled through the Octane or program tools in the image map, and blending materials can be used in other blending materials to provide nearly unlimited control when creating textures in the Octane.
5. Use the LiveDB
LiveDB is an excellent resource for quickly setting up data
When time is too tight to create material from scratch. It’s nice to know that you can use the “LiveDB” material database that comes with Octane to create the starting point you need. From metal, fabric, liquid and skin, LiveDB will have a preset of available materials that can be downloaded into your scene to help you get the job done.
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