Lightwave Error

Deadline
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So I have got a scene for LW 11 that has some plugin missing.
Which is fine, normally when using the standard lwsn.exe it will skip past the error and continue rendering unless its a huge failure. however Deadline will stop with the task as soon as it hits the first error.
IS there a way to tell deadline to keep chugging even though it encounters those errors?

0: STDOUT: Clearing scene 0: STDOUT: Loading scene 0: STDOUT: Pre-processing scene 0: STDOUT: Loading plug-in 0: STDOUT: Plug-in class "MasterHandler" name ".SceneEditorStandardBanks" slot 1 0: STDOUT: Plug-in loaded 0: STDOUT: Loading plug-in 0: STDOUT: Plug-in class "ViewportObjectHandler" name ".VPR" slot 1 0: STDOUT: Loading plug-in 0: STDOUT: Plug-in class "ViewportObjectHandler" name ".VPR" slot 2 0: STDOUT: Loading plug-in 0: STDOUT: Plug-in class "ViewportObjectHandler" name ".VPR" slot 3 0: STDOUT: Loading plug-in 0: STDOUT: Plug-in class "ViewportObjectHandler" name ".VPR" slot 4 0: STDOUT: Loading "Objects/Buildings/Rooftop/Rooftop_Model_v005_tch.lwo" 0: INFO: Received response: Loading 0: INFO: Sending command: wait 0: STDOUT: Can't load plug-in "Input".Plug-in Error: No plug-in of type NodeHandler found with name Input.

I can load it in LW no problem, and it throws me the error, but I can just hit ok and it moves ahead, same with manually doing it via LSWN. its just killed via deadline.
Any way to tell it to ignore?

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Hello Dave,

There is definitely some error handling code we can use to have Deadline not fail on the first error. The file you need to chance is “[repo]\plugins\Lightwave\Lightwave.py” and the line is around 326, where you see self.AddStdoutHandlerCallback. A new line needs to be added to handle the errors, for example “No plug-in of type” or something fairly specific to this type of error, but one we would be unlikely to see on other more critical errors. I can try to get you a new plugin file with this added in in the morning.

Cheers,

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Hello Dave,

I have the new plugin file for you. You would put the .py file from inside the zip file into “[repo]\plugins\Lightwave\Lightwave.py” after backing up the original file. Let me know how this works.
Lightwave.zip (4.56 KB)

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Thanks Dave,
Works like a charm!