Bland 3DS Max 2013 and Vray file fails gloriously - Deadline

Deadline
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My logs look like this:

I can load the “offending” file onto each machine via GUI and render fine.
But every node I have fails in this same manner, with the same error.

Any ideas for me?
Deadline 6.0
2013.max (212 KB)

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First thing to check - since this is Max 2013, is it the release version, or did you install any Product Updates (Service Packs, Hotfixes) to it after installing it?

The reason I am asking is this: When Autodesk released the very first Max 2013, a bug fix broke Deadline support. The bug fix was well-intended, but it interfered with the way Deadline loads its plugins and scene files, so Autodesk had to roll it back to make Deadline work again.
The same was true for Max 2012, but there is was a bug in MAXScript where files were not being closed properly.

So both Max 2012 and 2013 Release builds won’t work with Deadline unless you apply the latest (or at least the earliest) Product Update available from Autodesk.

This was covered here:
thinkboxsoftware.com/news/20 … -2013.html

If you are running a Max 2013 with Product Updates installed, then it might be something else…

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Thanks Bobo.

I couldn’t find that article previously.
It turns out I wasn’t searching through the blog.

Update 6 for Max 2013 worked.
Though I did have to leave the job queued for about 20 minutes before any slaves picked up these jobs.
But each successive test took seconds to pickup, so all looks good!

Thank you again.

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Thanks for the feedback, I added a FAQ entry to the “Rendering” section of our Deadline FAQ list here:
thinkboxsoftware.com/deadline-faq