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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] General Discussion => Topic started by: Light&Bit on 2018-02-02, 10:15:49

Title: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: Light&Bit on 2018-02-02, 10:15:49
Hi guys,

we are in the middle of a big deadline, we have to render out 15 images from 15 different scenes in the next 48 hours and I would love to know if there is any batch plugin or script to organize everything easly.

Please let me know uif you have any suggestion.

Best,

Dan
Title: Re: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: maru on 2018-02-02, 11:55:01
Some examples of network/local rendering managers:
-Autodesk Backburner
-Deadline https://deadline.thinkboxsoftware.com/
Title: Re: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: NicolasC on 2018-02-02, 12:02:00
Hello,

You can check 3dsmax command line rendering for this.
Or use a script provided with 3dsmax years ago, so certainly not really optimal, but worth trying (enclosed).
Title: Re: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: NicolasC on 2018-02-02, 12:04:06
Some examples of network/local rendering managers:
-Autodesk Backburner
-Deadline https://deadline.thinkboxsoftware.com/

Hi Maru,

Can we submit several scenes (various .max files) at once with BackBurner ? AFAIK that would imply to open each scene / submit / open scene / submit ... and so on. Or am I missing something ?
 I guess it's possible with Deadline, but we don't use it (unfortunately).
Title: Re: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: maru on 2018-02-02, 13:40:05
Can we submit several scenes (various .max files) at once with BackBurner ? AFAIK that would imply to open each scene / submit / open scene / submit ... and so on. Or am I missing something ?
 I guess it's possible with Deadline, but we don't use it (unfortunately).
Unfortunately my knowledge of Backburner and Deadline are very limited, and those are only render manages I know of (maybe I could think of one or two more).
If you need some more info, some user experienced with those should be able to help, or in case of Deadline I would advise to contact their support - they are super responsive and provide great help.
Title: Re: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: Light&Bit on 2018-02-02, 15:15:22
Deadline is extremly powerful, I worked with it for several years but where I am  now they don't have it.

Backburner was an option but I could not use the distribuite render so quite useless.

What i had in mind was a script, like the batch render there is already in max, that opens - render and close one after the other all the max scene.

I cheked on script spot but there is nothing usable for max 2018..

@NicolasC, I have tried to install the macro you suggested me but I think it's not working, I mean nothing appears..
Title: Re: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: NicolasC on 2018-02-02, 15:24:12
@NicolasC, I have tried to install the macro you suggested me but I think it's not working, I mean nothing appears..

You just have to assign it to a button in a toolbar or in quad menu or whatever. Go to Customize UI, you'll find it in the Maxscript Tools category.
Title: Re: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: Frood on 2018-02-02, 15:38:12
Backburner was an option but I could not use the distribuite render

What do you mean here? You can submit a scene with slaves enabled to a node, the node rendering the job picks up dr slaves as configured.


Good Luck


Title: Re: Corona Batch render script or plugin
Post by: NicolasC on 2018-02-02, 15:54:14
Backburner was an option but I could not use the distribuite render

What do you mean here? You can submit a scene with slaves enabled to a node, the node rendering the job picks up dr slaves as configured.


Good Luck

Exactly. That's we regularly do here, that works like a charm. The only downside  I discover, is that the machine the job is submitted to actually uses a workstation license, not a render node one ... pretty annoying !!