Solid Angle Katana to Arnold v2.3.0.1 for Katana 3.0 & 3.1 (Win/Linux)

Author Alex

2019-04-4

Plug-ins / GFX Plugins

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Solid Angle Katana to Arnold v2.3.0.1 for Katana 3.0 & 3.1 (Win/Linux)

Arnold for Katana (or KtoA) provides a bridge to the Arnold renderer from within the standard Katana interface.

Features:
Natural integration with Katana nodes, scenegraph, and scripting.
Multi-threaded scene translation, made possible by Geolib3 in Katana 2.
Bundled Arnold, shaders, and plugins for a smooth out-of-the-box experience.
Support for the latest Arnold 4.2.x series.
Improved interactivity for live rendering (IPR) allows look changes to be rapidly previewed.
Ultra-fast OpenVDB volume rendering.
Shader networks.
Works with third-party shaders and renderer procedurals (for hair, etc).
Render outputs and AOVs, including Deep EXR.
Supports the curves location type in Katana for hair rendering.
Many light types and light filters supported, as well as interactive modification of lights.
Object parameters and global options better match what is available in Arnold.
Improved documentation within Katana (args files).

Changes KtoA 2.3.0.1 (Release Date: March 27, 2019)

This release includes the beta version of Arnold GPU

Important information about Arnold GPU (beta)

Check the system requirements before using Arnold GPU. If you don't have a supported card or the required drivers, GPU rendering will not work.
Review the list of supported features and known limitations before you start using Arnold GPU.
If you have any technical problems, questions, or feedback on Arnold GPU, use the beta forum on Arnold Answers

Download and Installation

Arnold, KtoA, and other downloads are available here. Installation instructions come with KtoA, but can also be viewed here: Installation.
Compatibility

Arnold: 5.3.0
Katana: 3.0v1+, 3.1v1+
Platforms:
Linux: x86-64, RHEL 6+ or compatible glibc
Windows: 7+ on x86-64, with VC++ 2015 redistributable installed
GPU (beta): see here for detailed information. Required NVIDIA drivers:

Linux: 418.56 or higher

Windows: 419.67 or higher

Enhancements

Update to Arnold 5.3.0.1: Update Arnold core to 5.3.0.1 which includes some important bug fixes. See the core release notes for more information.

Bug Fixes

#374 GPU cache population script not reporting enough information

#375 Shelf scripts with Qt4 UI do not work in Katana 3.1+

#376 Update alternate-named global setting parameters in update script

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