can't render instances of a pointcloud with strands

[maxcrow]

It's probably something simple I'm doing wrong but I've created a point cloud with a strand but if I use it as an instance shape, it is visible in the viewport but crashes on render in 2012/13. This seems to go for any instance of a pointcloud with strands. Do you have to rebuild the strands in the new point cloud somehow? Does anyone have a "Don't crash on render compound" in ICE?
Thanks,
Max

[maxcrow]

It seems that the issue is with the putting a constant shader on the original strand causes the upset, but if you use a phong shader it's fine. It seems you can put the original constant shader back again afterwards. Fixed.

[Bullit]

Thanks for feedback