3dsmax 2009 not referencing textures

Deadline
1

The textures are on at network share which all slaves can access but we’re getting the following errors.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Chris

Error Message
Exception during render: An error occurred in RenderTasks(): RenderTask: Unexpected exception (Failed to render the frame.
2008/12/08 13:47:44 INF: Loaded C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Frantic Films/Deadline/slave/jobsData/01-camtest.max
2008/12/08 13:47:45 INF: Job: C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Frantic Films/Deadline/slave/jobsData/01-camtest.max
2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_concrate_ply3.jpg is missing.
2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_concrate2.jpg is missing.
2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_oncrate_pl.jpg is missing.
2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_SKY2.jpg is missing.
2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_Tuja.jpg is missing.
2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_TujaAlpha.jpg is missing.
2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_Vig.jpg is missing.
2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_SKY.jpg is missing.
) (Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin+FailRenderException) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)
at Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin.RenderTasks(Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame, String& outMessage)

Slave Log
sing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_SKY2.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_Tuja.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_TujaAlpha.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_Vig.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_SKY.jpg is missing.

) (Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin+FailRenderException) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)

at Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin.RenderTasks(Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame, String& outMessage) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)
0: Unloading plugin: 3dsmax
---- December 08 2008 – 01:48 PM ----
Scheduler Thread - Render Thread 0 threw an error:
Scheduler Thread - Exception during render: An error occurred in RenderTasks(): RenderTask: Unexpected exception (Failed to render the frame.
2008/12/08 13:47:44 INF: Loaded C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Frantic Films/Deadline/slave/jobsData/01-camtest.max

2008/12/08 13:47:45 INF: Job: C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Frantic Films/Deadline/slave/jobsData/01-camtest.max

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_concrate_ply3.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_concrate2.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_oncrate_pl.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_SKY2.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_Tuja.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_TujaAlpha.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_Vig.jpg is missing.

2008/12/08 13:47:47 ERR: Map file Archexterior01_01_SKY.jpg is missing.

) (Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin+FailRenderException) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)

at Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin.RenderTasks(Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame, String& outMessage)

Error Type
RenderPluginException

Error Stack Trace
at Deadline.Plugins.Plugin.RenderTask(Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame)
at Deadline.Slaves.SlaveRenderThread.RenderCurrentTask()

2

Have you tried opening this scene in max on one of the render nodes that is reporting this error, and seeing if the textures are being referenced properly? Deadline doesn’t do anything to alter the texture paths, so I can’t think of anything specific Deadline would be doing to cause this if the reference paths are correct.

Cheers,

  • Ryan