Deadline 5 to MAx 2014

Deadline
1

I am getting the following error while trying to send a partition job to Deadline. I have updated deadline with the plugin pack.
Thanks

Error Message

3dsmax startup: Error getting connection from 3dsmax: Monitored managed process “3dsmaxProcess” has exited or been terminated.
2013/06/24 16:02:09 INF: [03560] [02028] SYSTEM: Production renderer is changed to NVIDIA mental ray. Previous messages are cleared.
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] Starting network
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] Calling NetRenderPreLoad
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] in NetWorkerPreLoad. jobFile: ; jobname: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Renderer13\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2014.max
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] in Init. jobFile: ; jobname: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Renderer13\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2014.max
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] in Init. calling nrGetIface. jobToSend: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Renderer13\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2014.max
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] in Init. nrGetIface() failed
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] Error initializing System Path Manager
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] in NetWorkerPreLoad. Init() failed
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] NetRenderPreLoad failed
2013/06/24 16:02:21 ERR: [03560] [02028] Error loading file C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Renderer13\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2014.max
2013/06/24 16:02:21 DBG: [03560] [02028] Stop network

2

Try installing the latest version of backburner (in particular, the version you install using the 3dsmax 2014 installer). That should fix this error.

If you’re wondering why you need backburner installed in the first place, it’s because backburner installs the necessary files that are needed for command line and network rendering. So it must be installed to render with Deadline.

Cheers,

  • Ryan
3

Thanks that worked, who knew you needed backburner :slight_smile:.

4

Now I am getting this?

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Error Message

The process cannot access the file ‘C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Temp\lightning_startup.ms’ because it is being used by another process.

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Slave Log

1: Task timeout is disabled.
1: Loaded job: partition_test [MAXSCRIPT] (999_050_999_1f49f152)
1: INFO: StartJob: initializing script plugin 3dsmax
1: INFO: About: 3dsmax Plugin for Deadline
1: INFO: Start Job called - starting up 3dsmax plugin
1: INFO: Rendering with 3dsmax Design version: 2014
1: INFO: Not forcing a build of 3dsmax because version 2014 and later is 64 bit only
1: INFO: Rendering with executable: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2014\3dsmax.exe
1: INFO: Checking registry for 3dsmax language code
1: WARNING: Language code could not be found in registry. Defaulting to ENU (English)
1: WARNING: Language sub directory could not be found in registy. Defaulting to en-US (English)
1: INFO: Language code string: ENU
1: INFO: Language sub directory: en-US
1: INFO: Fail on existing 3dsmax process: 0 (from plugin info file override)
1: INFO: Load 3dsmax timeout: 1000 seconds
1: INFO: Start job timeout: 1000 seconds
1: INFO: Progress update timeout: 8000 seconds
1: INFO: Progress update timout disabled: 0
1: INFO: Slave mode enabled: 1
1: INFO: Silent mode enabled: 0
1: INFO: Local rendering enabled: 1
1: INFO: Running render sanity check using 3dsmaxcmd.exe
1: INFO: 3dsmaxcmd.exe returned: 24/06/2013 21:30:16; Error opening scene file: “C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2014”
1: INFO: 3dsmax start up file: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Renderer13\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2014.max
1: INFO: Using user profiles: 1
1: INFO: 3dsmax user profile path: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2014 - 64bit\ENU
1: INFO: 3dsmax data path: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2014 - 64bit\ENU
1: INFO: 3dsmax ini file: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2014 - 64bit\ENU\3dsmax.ini
1: INFO: Network log file: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2014 - 64bit\ENU\Network\Max.log
1: INFO: Plugin ini file: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2014\en-US\plugin.ini
1: INFO: Including user profile plugin ini: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2014 - 64bit\ENU\Plugin.UserSettings.ini
1: INFO: Lightning connection plugin: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Renderer13\plugins\lightning64Max2014.dlx
1: INFO: 3dsmax socket connection port: 50171
1: INFO: Creating startup script: C:\Users\renderer\AppData\Local\Temp\lightning_startup.ms

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Error Type

IOException

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Error Stack Trace

at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream…ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream…ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options)
at System.IO.StreamWriter…ctor(String path, Boolean append, Encoding encoding, Int32 bufferSize)
at System.IO.StreamWriter…ctor(String path, Boolean append)
at System.IO.File.CreateText(String path)
at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , CodeContext , Object , Object )
at System.Dynamic.UpdateDelegates.UpdateAndExecute3[T0,T1,T2,TRet](CallSite site, T0 arg0, T1 arg1, T2 arg2)
at CreateStartupScript$1784(Closure , PythonFunction , Object , Object )
at IronPython.Compiler.PythonCallTargets.OriginalCallTarget2(PythonFunction function, Object arg0, Object arg1)
at IronPython.Runtime.PythonFunction.FunctionCaller2.Call2(CallSite site, CodeContext context, Object func, T0 arg0, T1 arg1) at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , CodeContext , Object , Object ) at System.Dynamic.UpdateDelegates.UpdateAndExecute3[T0,T1,T2,TRet](CallSite site, T0 arg0, T1 arg1, T2 arg2) at StartMax$1782(Closure , PythonFunction , Object ) at IronPython.Compiler.PythonCallTargets.OriginalCallTarget1(PythonFunction function, Object arg0) at IronPython.Runtime.PythonFunction.FunctionCaller1.Call1(CallSite site, CodeContext context, Object func, T0 arg0)
at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , CodeContext , Object )
at System.Dynamic.UpdateDelegates.UpdateAndExecute2[T0,T1,TRet](CallSite site, T0 arg0, T1 arg1)
at StartJob$1776(Closure , PythonFunction , Object )
at IronPython.Compiler.PythonCallTargets.OriginalCallTarget1(PythonFunction function, Object arg0)
at IronPython.Runtime.PythonFunction.FunctionCaller`1.Call1(CallSite site, CodeContext context, Object func, T0 arg0)
at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , CodeContext , Object )
at IronPython.NewTypes.Deadline.Plugins.DeadlinePlugin_1$1.StartJob()
at Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin.StartJob(Job job)

5

This is a known issue when rendering concurrent tasks with Max 2013 or 2014. Something changed in those versions that cause that file to get locked (even though Max should only be reading them, not writing them), so subsequent attempts to write to it fails. We’ve worked around this problem in Deadline 6.0 by using environment variables, so if you can upgrade, that should solve this problem.

Cheers,

  • Ryan
6

I am only using the free version at the moment, I would like to try out the new version if you could send me a link to the download that would be awesome.

7

You can contact our sales team and they’ll send you the download information:
thinkboxsoftware.com/sales/

Cheers,

  • Ryan
8

Waiting to hear back from them. Thanks for the help hopefully i will soon be able to partion in peace.

9

I have updated the deadline to 6, but krakatoa says it cannot detect deadline. And when I try to submit through xmesh I get this error.

ERROR Submitting XMesh Saver Job to Deadline!

Deadline Command BG 6.0 [v6.0.0.51561 R]

Submitting to Repository: \W7-X64-I7-3D\DeadlineRepository6

Submission Contains the Following:

  1. Auxiliary File #1 (“C:\Users\zoubein.rana\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\temp\25_06_2013_11_35_03\max_job_info.job”)
  2. Auxiliary File #2 (“C:\Users\zoubein.rana\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\temp\new_vasculature01.max”)
  3. Auxiliary File #3 (“C:\Program Files\Thinkbox\XMeshSaver MX\Scripts\XMeshSaverDeadlineScriptJob.ms”)
  4. Auxiliary File #4 (“C:\Users\zoubein.rana\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\temp\xmesh_metadata.xml”)

Submission Error: OnJobComplete was specified as “”, but Must specify valid information for parsing in the string. (System.ArgumentException)

OK

10

If i hit the detect deadline now button it says that it cannot detect deadline. However if I open and close the partitioning floater bit it shows up. looks like its working ATM.