Key error! So no Wonder it doesnt work properly. Shouldnt this be set by default?
On Friday, February 21, 2014, Ævar Guðmundsson <[email protected]> wrote: > What does the output of import os;os.environ["RENDER_DESC_PATH"] return? > > Initial thing I can think of is access problems to the renderer > description found in the output of that variable, if the output of that > command is then a folder where you have full access paste the travelog and > I'm sure it's something simple, permission errors on these are usually just > a minimal tweak > > -sent from my iPhone > > On 20 Feb 2014, at 23:00, Johan Forsgren > <[email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > wrote: > > So i finally got som time to get it set up, works like a charm. > The actual process became pretty complex, I basically have this python > tool executing the mayapy, in which I do some operation on my scene and > call batchrender. > > The only thing though is that I had to do it via a .bat file containing > the render command, calling "render -r vray" directly from subprocess in > mayapy got me a "access denied" error. Any idea why that would be the > case? > Since this is all happening on the server I'm guessing it has something to > do with file permissions or something pesky like that. Either way thanks > a lot :) > > > > > On Tuesday, February 18, 2014, <[email protected]> wrote: > > haha, good point, in which case you definitely want the Render command; > > *Render -r mr myscene.mb* > *Render -r Arnold myscene.mb* > *Render -r vray myscene.mb* > > lets you switch between renderers with quite the ease. You can almost > copy paste render command between them and render separate layers with > separate renderers > > {rendering a beauty pass in Arnold and occlusion in mental ray for example} > *Render -r arnold -rl beauty myscene.mb* > *Render -r mr -rl occlusion myscene.mb* > > The most notable thing between them they all have a -v (verbosity) flag > but Arnold removed it for some reason, and there is weird syntax in getting > multi channel exr files stated, you need to encapsulate the renderer > definition in brackets. > > *Render -r vray -v 5 -rl diffuse -of "exr (multi)" myscene.mb* > > Have fun, it gets really interesting even on a single machine, tip; keep > an eye on your actual processing meter and determine how many you can start > without stalling your machine, then look into mental ray satellite and the > vray distributed renderer for a super easy setup to get additional render > power from any free CPU around you, even an old £10 laptop if left unused > will aid in your workspace renders by chipping in on processing a pixel or > 2, if you are in a production environment that means every computer with > the screensaver turned on could potentially be cutting half your render > time down through an additional CPU pool. :) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/53030bad.8461b40a.69e3.fffffa80%40mx.google.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/python_inside_maya/W6QbXBDl-HM/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','python_inside_maya%[email protected]');> > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CANSD_rqsbGn2iA6tGi7nK%3Dx3mDOucXO4KKcjSYhRfezLGXSSYA%40mail.gmail.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','python_inside_maya%[email protected]');> > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/078DA604-BEF9-4722-9C4E-B8AC373474BD%40gmail.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- *JOHAN FORSGREN*CG ARTISTPhone + 46 31 752 20 [email protected] + 46 31 752 20 07Follow us at facebook.com/edithousefilmworks<https://www.facebook.com/EdithouseFilmWorks>edithouse FILM WORKSwww.edithouse.seLilla Bommen 4a, S-411 04 Göteborg, Sweden www.facebook.com/edithousefilmworks<https://www.facebook.com/EdithouseFilmWorks> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. 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