Set max reflection bounces via RhinoCommon in default Rhino Renderer

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Hi,

I’m looking for a way to set the maximum bounces used for rendering reflections (default value is 4) in my plugin code.

As of my understanding, the render settings are bound to a document. I need a way to overwrite this setting automatically with my plugin, because my users will load arbitrary CAD files and would have to manually adjust this setting every time. I would like to maximize the workflow for a user in this regard.

I did not find anything in the RhinoDoc.RenderSettings objec, but maybe there is some otherway.

Thank you for your time!

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I’m using Rhino 6 by the way (I could not edit the post due to some missing “unhandled” tag…)

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There is only access through commands, so you’ll have to use RunScript (see this short guide, too):

-_DocumentProperties _Render _RhinoRenderSettings _ReflectivityBounces 1 _Enter _Enter _Enter should work, but it appears there is currently a bug with the RhinoRenderSettings part of the command implementation, so the reflectivity bounces settings doesn’t seem to stick. Reported as RH-45613.

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I totally forgot about the commands… Too bad there’s a bug, but I will keep it in mind for an implementation in the future when the bug is fixed!

Thanks!

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I’ve just committed a fix for this in the 6.x branch. I think that means it will be available in SR 5.

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Indeed. If all goes well probably between May and June.

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