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Below Is an expandable view of the "3dsmax Job..." Jobtype Submission UI

 

NOTE: Not all sections need to be filled in in order to render only the fields marked in red are required 

Please click on the text below the section of interest

 

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3ds Max Version

Tooltip - You may also use numeric version numbers, such as "13000" for v2011, "10000" for v2008, "9000" for v9, etc.

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sets the version of 3d Studio Max on the worker

3dsmaxcmd

Tooltip - e.g. C:/Program Files/Autodesk/3ds Max 2011/3dsmaxcmd.exe

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browse or enter manually the location of 3dsmaxcmd.exe on the workers

Scenefile

Tooltip - Path to 3ds Max scenefile (required)

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Browse or enter manuall the location of the scene file to be rendered. This is a required field for submission

Important: Best practise is to ensure the scene file and all of its dependant files such as textures are on network storage accessible by the workers.

Copy Scenefile

Tooltip - Whether or not every subjob should create and work with its own copy of the scenefile to workaround a 3dsmax limitation

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explanation needed

Output file

Tooltip - Output path and filename

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Browse or manually enter the location of the output file you wish to generate

Important: Best practise is to ensure outputs are written to network storage accessible by the workers

Enable DBR

Tooltip - Enable Distributed Bucket Rendering for mental ray or V-Ray

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Enable DBR for mental ray or V-ray

see also How to use the mental ray Distributed Bucket Render (DBR) or V-Ray Distributed Render (DR) feature with Qube!

Output Gamma

Tooltip - if specified, overrides output image gamma value

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Manually set the image gamma without opening 3ds Max

TIF Alpha

Tooltip - Enable alpha-channel output for TIF format

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Manually set the alpha-channel without opening 3ds Max

Disable Output Check

Tooltip - Check to disable output file existence and filesize check

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Ensure that the 3dsmax filecheck is not enabled

Use Legacy Mode

Tooltip - Use legacy mode (required for 3ds Max prior to v2008. Will NOT work for v2013 and above)

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Only required if running <3ds Max 2008

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Below is instruction on how to locate and install the "InApp" plugins for 3dsmax 

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Installation:

3dsmax requires the "3dsmax jobtype" to be installed 

See Installation Guide

You will need to select "3dsmax Jobtype" during the installation process 

screenshot of qubeinstaller needed

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InApp Location: 

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