Note:
Just come up with this issue again (3.3. Alpha). It's not present when Using CPU (AMD TR 1950X).
It is caused by remnants of BlendLuxCore engine (known there as issue #59)

In T98775#1372502, @dupoxy (dupoxy) wrote:

Please check that you don't have the "default to Advanced Numeric input" Input Preference turned On.
When this preference is on You can still use the negate and inverse shortcuts (Minus, /), but you have to hold Ctrl to activate them. (advanced mode numeric input doc)

Still present...

Indeed, that's it! Thank you for the information.

Yes, you're correct, cropping works same as in 2.79. My bad.
It's geometry 'Solid' shading that becomes 'transparent' somehow & objects become invisible. Only Outline for the selected object is visible. While in 2.79 object's shading remains (is visible). Example attached.

could someone please revise it, i have no problems using it in experimental build & would be very welcomed if it was included in the 2.79 release

Please...
Would be really nice to see some movement on the front for it has become a very limiting factor for many.
Is as if toolmakers hands are cut off.
Apologies for being impatient.

Ah, i see.
Thanks for your effort.

This add-on is now broken. Doesn't work with the latest version blender 2.77 (py 3.5.1).

This add-on is now broken. Doesn't work with the latest version blender 2.77 (py 3.5.1).

• Map doesn't work
• Settings are not saved, lost after re-opening or re-enabling... can't batch render

Apologies, assumed that slowdowns happened for GM204 chip also, since for GM200 this problem with cycles is older (http://www.elysiun.com/forum/showthread.php?216113-Brecht-s-easter-egg-surprise-Modernizing-shading-and-rendering&p=2973055&viewfull=1#post2973055) - just for info / over & out.

Got same results here, much slower performance vs. 2.76b (cca. 350%) on Quadro M5000 (GM204) using official 2.77 or latest buildbot (blender-2.77-b1f918b). Problem appears only with rendering via Cycles GPU (VS Thea (CUDA) or Lux (OCL). Card is not used for viewport rendering (computing only).
Win 7 sp1 pro x64

If not too much to ask... I too wish to join the party!? Pretty Please?
Would really mean a lot.