Issue with baking AO to vertex color in Max 2016

Cthogua

Hey All,

I've been following the Radiosity/Assign Vertex Color method for baking AO into vertex color, which I had done before with Max 2012 with no issue. I just tried it in Max 2016 and all I'm getting in the vertex color channel is solid black. The radiosity bake appears to be fine, but when I run the Assign Vertex Color utility it comes out all black. I can't find anything online about this being an issue.

Anyone encountered this issue?

Noors

Nope it works here.
Assign a vertex paint modifier
-radisosity setup
-start
-hit assign in the modifier

Cthogua

Hmm...I wasn't running the radiosity set up with a vertex paint modifier already on the mesh, but having tried that it still just results in an all black vertex color bake. I tried it with a couple of boxes and I'm getting the black with them as well so I wonder if there's something not right with the radiosity settings.

divi

had the same issue - weird solution was to switch to legacy 3D viewport driver... makes next to no sense, but oh well.

MaceSkywind

I'm sorry to revive this old post, but I have the exact same issue, but I'd rather not use legacy3D as it seems to give another result. Anyone got any idea what this nonsense is about?