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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] Feature Requests => Topic started by: Yehat on 2021-09-28, 15:15:54

Title: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Yehat on 2021-09-28, 15:15:54
Hello! In all versions, I could enable distributed rendering during rendering. It is really cool when you can connect the nodes on the fly. Especially when the department has its own render farm, this allows to exchange nodes between us without stopping the render. But in new 7 version I cant do this and got the message:

https://coronarenderer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/12000080850-distributed-rendering-cannot-be-enabled-during-rendering-please-enable-distributed-rendering-only-af

WHY? It is very VERY usefull feature! Just turn it on, please )))
Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Frood on 2021-09-28, 17:48:28
In all versions, I could enable distributed rendering during rendering.

Corona v5 was the last version capable of switching DR on an off while rendering unfortunately. I fully agree that a very useful and exciting feature has been removed. To my knowledge, it has been a kind of pawn sacrifice to fix some related bug(s). Pawns, however, play an important role in daily project games and I want this one back as well :)


Good Luck



Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Yehat on 2021-09-28, 17:53:34
I use this function very actively, but I have never encountered any errors. It works even in version 6.
Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Frood on 2021-09-28, 18:03:41
It works even in version 6.

I don't think so :)


Good Luck




Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Yehat on 2021-09-29, 09:13:36
It works even in version 6.

I don't think so :)


Good Luck
You dont think, but I know it and use it every day )
Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Frood on 2021-09-29, 09:48:55
Then you are not using the latest official v6 which is v6.2, correct?


Good Luck



Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Yehat on 2021-09-29, 11:26:33
Hmmm, maybe. Just 6 version, non hotfix2

UPD

But, stop! It seems like hotfix2



Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Frood on 2021-09-29, 12:07:31
If that "6" in the renderstamp is the result of the "%bn" token then it's not v6.2. Could you please have a look at Render Setup -> System -> About Corona Renderer/Licensing? Also, the title bar of render setup should read "Render Setup: Corona 6 (Hotfix 2)". Does it? And in your screenshot you can see "(hotfix on Apr 20th 2020)". Your date is the one from v6(.0)


Good Luck


Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Yehat on 2021-09-29, 12:26:12
It's all unimportant.
The point is: this feature does not work in the new version, but it is very necessary.

Corona build date in renderstamp says that it is 31 aug 2020 build, that means HF2 according to information from site.
Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Frood on 2021-09-29, 12:49:18
Your version is vanilla v6. Hotfix 2 is from Apr 20th 2020. It's right in your screenshot. And this is why DR during rendering on/off works for you.

The point is: this feature does not work in the new version, but it is very necessary.

You should go over to Feature requests (https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?board=5.0) and reclaim it there...


Good Luck







Title: Re: Distributed rendering cannot be enabled during rendering in Corona 7.
Post by: Yehat on 2021-09-29, 14:45:55
I will try )