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    Step by step instructions for submitting Maya jobs with Qube!

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    titleStep 1 (First Time Only)

    Install the Qube! Submission UI into Maya

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    You will need to have installed the Maya jobtype. If you see a Qube! menu item in the top menu bar, the jobtype is already installed, and you can move to Step 2.

    Installation:
    If you are not familiar with the installation process please refer to the Quickstart section on installing workers, or to Installing Jobtypes. <if this doesn't exist, it should> You will need to select "Maya Jobtype" during the installation process.

     

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    Alternatively:

    If you only wish to use the "batch maya jobs" you can install the InApp plugins via the Qube! WranglerView.

    File > Install App UI > Install Maya App UI

    If you want the submission menu inside of Maya (recommended) then install the InApp plugins via the Qube! WranglerView as shown here. To do this, launch the WranglerView:

    • Windows: Double-click the color desktop icon
    • OS X: Find the color icon in Applications/pfx/qube and double-click on it
    • Linux: Type 'qube' at the command line (without the quotes)

    Then navigate to the File menu, choose "Install App UI" and choose "Install Maya App UI"

    You will need to do this on every workstation that you intend to submit Maya jobs from. If you don't see the "Maya App UI" entry in the menu, the Maya JobType was not installed. This should have happened with you installed the Worker, but if not, see this page for details of installing it.

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    Once installed you should be able to locate the "Qube!" menu in Maya

    InApp Location: 

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    File menu > Qube! 

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    's menu bar.

    With a scene loaded in Maya choose "Submit Maya Render Job..."

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    Note that you could also choose "Submit Batch Render..." depending on your requirements

    This will present a pre filled submission UI

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    What's the difference?

    Submit Render will open a copy (instance) of Maya on the Worker that picks up the job, and that instance will render frames as assigned by the Supervisor. Since the scene file is only being opened one time, this can be faster to generate the full sequence.

    Submit Batch Render will use the command line to open a new instance of the Maya file for each frame that it renders. Although this can be slower for large scenes, it can also be more flexible in large, complex environments.

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    If you find you are getting errors here are some useful links for troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Flowcharts 

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    This will present a pre-filled submission UI like the one shown here. Ensure sections marked in red have the correct details.

    Click submit
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    For further details on the submission UI look in the right panel

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

    titleUseful Settings

    While not strictly required, the following settings are useful for getting a better result. You will need to turn on "Expert Mode" (check box at the bottom of the submission UI) in order to get access to them.

    • Optimize the use of cores. Set the "Slots = Threads" checkbox and then set the "Specific Thread Count" to a value like 8 (assuming you have 8 cores). (If you have Designer licenses, only set the thread count. Do not check "Slots = Threads")
    • By default, Qube! will not retry failed frames. So set the "Retry frame/instance" value to 3 or 5, to get 3 or 5 retries before it gives up. Related to that, the default wait between retries is zero seconds, which is typically not useful. Set the "Retry Work Delay" to a value like 5 or 10 to allow machines time to recover from temporary problems such as network errors.
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    Click 'Submit'

    For further details on the submission UI see below.

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    Job Submission Details

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    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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    titleImage File Output

    Render dir

    Tooltip - Path to Maya output render directory

    Info

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

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

    File Name Prefix

    Tooltip - Image file name prefix override

    Info

    Explaination needed

    Frame/Anim Ext

    Tooltip -

    Info

    Choose from drop down to override scene settings

    Frame Padding

    Tooltip - Number of digits for frame number, e.g. 4 means name.XXXX.ext

    Info

    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

    Renumber StartFrame

    Tooltip - The starting output image filename extension value.

    Info

    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

    Renumber ByFrame

    Tooltip - The output image filename extension step ('by' or increment) value

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    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

    File Extension

    Tooltip - File extension name override. The string added at the end of the file name

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    Enter the file extension value to override scene settings

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    Image Width (pixels)

    Tooltip - Image width

    Info

    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

    Image Height (pixels)

    Tooltip - Image height

    Info

    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

    Maintain Aspect Ratio

    Tooltip - Maintain Aspect ratio

    Info

    Select required option from drop down

    Maintain Ratio

    Tooltip - Maintain ratio

    Info

    Select required option from drop down

    Pixels/Inch

    Tooltip - Resolution (Pixels/Inch)

    Info

    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

    Device Aspect Ratio

    Tooltip - Device Aspect Ratio

    Info

    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

    Pixel Aspect Ratio

    Tooltip - Pixel Aspect Ratio

    Info

    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

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    titleMel Scripts

    preRenderMel

    Tooltip - The mel string to be executed before a scene is rendered

    Info

    Enter the script string

    postRenderMel

    Tooltip - The mel string to be executed after a scene is rendered

    Info

    Enter the script string

    preRenderLayerMel

    Tooltip - The mel string to be executed before a render layer is rendered

    Info

    Enter the script string

    postRenderLayerMel

    Tooltip - The mel string to be executed after a render layer is rendered

    Info

    Enter the script string

    preRenderFrameMel

    Tooltip - The mel string to be executed before a frame is rendered

    Info

    Enter the script string

    postRenderFrameMel

    Tooltip - The mel string to be executed after a frame is rendered

    Info

    Enter the script string

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    Scenefile

    Tooltip - Path to Maya scene (required)

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    Browse or enter manually 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.

    Project dir

    Tooltip - Path to Maya project directory

    Info

    Browse or enter manually the location of the project directory

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

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    titleCameras/Layers/Lights

    Cameras

    Tooltip - List of cameras to render (space-separated)

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    Choose from pre polutated and or enter manually cameras to override scene settings

    Layers

    Tooltip - List of layers to render (space-separated)

    Info

    Choose from pre polutated and or enter manually layers to override scene settings

    EnableDefaultLight

    Tooltip - Enable Default Light

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    Choose from drop down to override scene settings

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    Renderer

    Tooltip - Renderer Override

    Info

    Choose from drop down to override scene settings

    Render Threads

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    Info

    Enter the numeric value to override scene settings

    Further explaination needed

    Ignore Errors

    Tooltip - Ignore Render-time Errors: ignore error messages that are generated during render-time that would otherwise cause frame failure

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    Tick box to enable ignore errors

    Distributed Rendering

    Tooltip - Enable Distributed Rendering (mental ray satellite OR V-Ray DR)

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    Choose from drop down to override scene settings

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

    Maya Executable

    Tooltip - Specify path to the maya executable file (mayabatch.exe for Windows), if you want to override the auto-detected default. (optional)

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    Browse or enter manually the location of Maya executable on the workers

    Important : Always double check the location of the workers executable being aware that if you are submitting cross platform the path will be different.

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