OctaneRender® for 3DS Max® requires:

    • 3DS Max Octane Plugin - If you do not own the current plugin, you can purchase it on our purchasing page, or you can upgrade your existing license.
    • 3DS Max Host Application - 3DS Max host application versions 2013 and above for Windows®.
    • Microsoft® Windows 7 or higher (64-bit).

NVIDIA® cuDNN Library File

OctaneRender requires NVIDIA CuDNN to run. You can download the cuDNN library file from here: https://render.otoy.com/downloads/e5/c5/f2/20/cudnn64_7.dll

The library file should be placed in the either of these folders:

C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\OctaneRender\thirdparty\cudnn_7_4_1\
or
C:\Program Files\OTOY\[OctaneRender Enterprise 2020.1.x]\ 


Drivers

OctaneRender requires an NVIDIA® driver supporting at least CUDA® 10. Use NVIDIA Studio driver with version at least 435.80 for Windows to enable support for RTX hardware acceleration. You can find the download links for Windows® here.

Failure to install these driver versions may create instability. We cannot provide support to users of different driver versions.

The CUDA® driver is the part of the NVIDIA® driver stack that OctaneRender® uses. On Windows, it is part of the NVIDIA® graphics driver.