I went with 2014SP2 just because it was the easiest to do without requiring a license manager install. So good to know that's probably the best solution at the moment. And yeah, it didn't fix the problem.
So I started getting geometry errors upon reloading the scene. Think I've managed to remove the unhappy stuff. Thanks -- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) MYMIC Technical Services NASA Langley Research Center __________________________________________________ Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not represent the opinions of NASA or any other party. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:softimage- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Lind > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 5:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SI 2014 > > When mental ray is disabled, it's usually a sign something is wrong with the > scene. Changing versions of Softimage won't fix that problem. You'd be > best advised to investigate the problem and fix it. > > That said, latest service pack for any version is generally the most solid > release. I would go with 2014 SP2 as 2015 had some regressions. > > > Matt > > > > > Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:13:07 +0000 > From: "Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]" <[email protected]> > Subject: SI 2014 > To: "[email protected]" > > I'm running Soft 2014. I am experiencing a lot of render crashes where > Mental Ray is being purposely disabled by the software. > > > I can update to: > > 2014 SP1 > 2014 SP2 > 2015 > 2016 > > Whats the best choice? What is everyone having the least issues with? > > > Thanks > > -- > Joey Ponthieux > LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) > MYMIC Technical Services > NASA Langley Research Center > __________________________________________________ > Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not > represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.

