Does this work just a idea good luck put the following code into a Nopepad .txt change the .txt to .exe . add your file path and the pass name. run the file
@echo off call "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2012 SP1\Application\bin\setenv.bat" "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2012 SP1\Application\bin\XSIBatch.exe" %* xsibatch -r -scene "Filepath\#######.scn" -pass "PassName" -verbose "full" On 26 April 2014 12:08, Angus Davidson <[email protected]> wrote: > No worries. I haven’t tried it on Maya. I seem to recall when I was > grumbling to Graham about it a few years back he did mention that it was > across the board I could be wrong though. > > > > From: Jon Hunt <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > Date: Saturday 26 April 2014 at 12:51 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Free Student version of Softimage - Doesn't allow batch > render - Any workarounds > > Thanks for the response Angus, > > The student has a 3 minute film to render, each scene has 70 or so > reference models. > When you load each scene you have to press OK this many times to the > dialogue box that says its been created in a student version. > Absolute hindrance. > Got a fix but its a good 20 minute fix per shot just to be able to > render... > > Hate asking this but I wonder if this is the the same with Maya? If so, > I shall definatley need to start looking at our licensing. > > Thanks, > > Jon > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 4:28 AM, Angus Davidson <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Hi Jon >> >> This is the major reason why we switched to the arc Licences. The EDU, >> Commercial and the Free Student version all had interop issues. The worst >> begin the contamination from the free version. What we do now is allow the >> students to bring in their own workstations and we lend them a licences for >> the duration of the course. That way we ensure that we are all on the same >> version,. >> >> Its bloody stupid that we have to do that . But its the only way we >> could practically not run into batch render issues. >> >> >> This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is >> confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please >> notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or >> disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. >> Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf >> of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this >> message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the >> personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the >> views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All >> agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African >> Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > >

