#780 Fast Rendering (level 1 and 2) does not work

[stothew]

Hi there,

first of all great programm. I love it!
Anyway since i updated to 5.5 (from 5.4) the "fast rendering" does not work anymore. If i go to "best" the Image is rendered but on level 1 and 2 I press "create" and the rendering windows stays gray and nothing to save.

I used the "option 2 log.txt thing" and got this:

Exception in thread "pool-7-thread-1" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at com.eteks.sweethome3d.swing.HomeComponent3D.updateView(Unknown Source)
    at com.eteks.sweethome3d.swing.HomeComponent3D.createUniverse(Unknown Source)
    at com.eteks.sweethome3d.swing.HomeComponent3D.getOffScreenImage(Unknown Source)
    at com.eteks.sweethome3d.swing.PhotoPanel.computePhoto(Unknown Source)
    at com.eteks.sweethome3d.swing.PhotoPanel.access$1400(Unknown Source)
    at com.eteks.sweethome3d.swing.PhotoPanel$18.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Also i tested it on 3 PC with windows 7 and 10
with and without the "PhotoVideoRendering-1.1" plugin (same resolut)

Has anybody else this bug? Any Idea how to solve?

Thanks!

[Emmanuel Puybaret]

Sorry for this regression that was reported after the release of version 5.5. Once I understood it could happen on a configuration with two monitors, I fixed it in the source code, but I hope you can understand I prefer to wait a little longer before releasing a new version.
To circumvent this issue, turn off your second monitor the time you create the picture.
If you use the free version, you may also patch the program by replacing the file SweetHome3D.jar found in the lib folder of Sweet Home 3D installation folder (or under Mac OS X, in the Contents/Resources/Java folder found in Sweet Home 3D.app), by the file attached to this message (About dialog box should indicate version 5.5b).

[stothew]

Wow that was fast!

I tried both solutions and they work!
(I prefer to patch my libraries XD)

Thank you very much for the fast and excellent help!

[Emmanuel Puybaret]

I hate regressions ;-)
Thanks for your feedback.

[Emmanuel Puybaret]

Fixed in version 5.5.2