X17 No Longer Supports CPU Ray Tracing

[HumbleChief]

This is a bit of public service announcement for those didn't know this. Came as a surprise to me as I don't have (nor need) a GPU Ray Tracing capable graphics card and use CPU RT when needed card but may be in a very small minority.

 

Curious how many rely on their CPU to Ray Trace instead of a GPU capable card?

[Chrisb222]

And if you're reading this and would like CPU ray tracing back, please add your support to this thread:

 

 

[BobsCA]

bring back GPU RayTrace  

[VHampton]

The rendering conversation is becoming larger than the software and hardware alone.

 

Yes, losing CPU ray tracing was a bummer… but times are rapidly changing.

 

Many clients now expect visualization very early in the design process, sometimes before full architectural development is even complete. AI enhancement tools are beginning to fill that gap between technical modeling and presentation atmosphere.
 

For residential architects, especially in high-detail custom work, I suspect hybrid workflows will increasingly become part of the process moving forward, and it’s curious whether Chief will eventually offer a rendering engine of its own capable of doing some of what ChatGPT is learning to do quite quickly.
 

Attached is a simple pool house generated from a Chief model and rendered in less than a minute using prompts tailored to preserve the architecture while making up for the loss of ray tracing.

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by VHampton