Defect: Maya 2016/2017 V-ray ignores render radius on mesh strip

Problem

Description:

While using Hair from mesh strip V-ray ignores radius and ramp on renderSettingsNode.
Same scene works fine with arnold on Maya 2017.

Warning: Ornatrix: Hair::UpdateStrandTransformationsFromDistributionMesh() I don't have surface dependency info to work with

Maya 2016/2017
V-ray 3.40.06
Ornatrix 1.1.2.9230

I need to solve this issue asap, i would appreciate any suggestions to workaround

thanks

Steps to Reproduce:

Create polygon plane
Hair from Mesh strips
Render settings
Render v-ray

8 November 2016 #10870
EPHERE	Strange, this issue was resolved in V-Ray a little while ago. Marsel Khadiyev (Software Developer, EPHERE Inc.)
8 November 2016 #10871
Xantus	On V-ray 3.40.40, there was a V-ray fatal error on Maya 2016 it didn't render anything, now on version 3.40.06 renders but ignores radius
8 November 2016 #10872
EPHERE	Confirmed, I contacted Chaos Group about this. Marsel Khadiyev (Software Developer, EPHERE Inc.)
9 November 2016 #10877
Xantus	It looks like quick workaround is to export Ornatrix Alembic from hair while using mesh strips and rendersetings. Radius is updating in viewport so it is possible to set correct parameters, and after exporting Ornatrix Alembic, and importing as V-ray proxy it renders fine

Title:	Maya 2016/2017 V-ray ignores render radius on mesh strip
Category:	Workflow
Status:	Open
Posted By:	Xantus ( Rafal )
Date Created:	8 November 2016

Summary