Hydra Renderer 3ds Max Plugin

This is the official place to release the binaries and installer of the Hydra Renderer plugin for 3ds max.

Installation:

1. Remove the old version of the renderer through the standard Windows tools, if there is one.
2. Download and unpack "HydraRendererXXX_Installer.zip" from "Releases" page and "Latest release" tag.
3. Install "HydraRendererInstaller.msi".
4. In the 3d max renderer settings, select "Hydra renderer".
5. Read the documentation, it will save a lot of time. http://www.ray-tracing.com/HydraRenderHelp.github.io/index.html

Installation without an installer.

1. Remove the old version of the renderer through the standard Windows tools, if there is one.
2. Download and unpack "HydraRenderer2.5_binary.zip" from "Releases" page and release tag.
3. Copy the "[Hydra]" folder to the root of the "C:" drive.
4. Copy the files from the "max20xx" folders to the plugins folder of your 3d max. For example, from "max2021" to "c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2021\Plugins".

Installing updates (pre-release versions).

1. Install the full version using any of the above methods.
2. Download the update files from "Releases" page and "Pre-release" tag.
3. Unpack the archives and overwrite the contents to the appropriate folders. For example:

"bin2" in "C:[Hydra]\bin2". "3ds Max 20xx "in" c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2021\Plugins".

4. Delete the files in the folder " C:[Hydra]\bin2\shadercache".

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If you have problems with the launch, please see the installation and troubleshooting information in the documentation: http://www.ray-tracing.com/HydraRenderHelp.github.io/start.html

The initial basics of the work can be found on our website: http://www.raytracing.ru/3dsmax.html

If you have any error when working with the render, or when installing it, which you could not solve, write to us about it: https://vk.com/hydrarenderer

You can also create a new issue here: https://gitlab.com/raytracingsystems/3dsmaxplugin/-/issues