MayaBatch Vray issues

daveschool · October 25, 2013, 8:53pm

Hey guys,
Looking for a little guidance
We are using Vray in Maya 2014 with no issues. In our environment, I am using a network path for our Maya plugins, and using Vray docs to get the plugin to work via the network
help.chaosgroup.com/vray/help/ma … om_dir.htm
I can successfully load Maya and choose the Vray renderer, and render locally in Maya with no issues, The problem arrises when we use deadline, and it launches Maya from a network path as well, but for some reason always errors out and says
0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: Unable to dynamically load : S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Plugins/vrayformaya.mll
0: STDOUT: The specified module could not be found.
0: WARNING: Strict error checking off, ignoring the following error or warning.
0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: The specified module could not be found.
0: WARNING: Strict error checking off, ignoring the following error or warning.
0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: The specified module could not be found.

However, with all the same environmental variables, I can load Vray on the same system the deadline slave is launching, and get vray to work.

The only difference is that I am launching Maya from the network in deadline as opposed to the local box when working locally.
0: INFO: Render Executable: “U:\BNR_Apps\MAYA2014\bin\mayabatch.exe”
0: INFO: Render Argument: -prompt -file “C:\Users\sahamali\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\DS-SAHAM\jobsData\test.mb” -proj “S:/Graduates/SahamAli/Maya”
0: INFO: Startup Directory: “U:\BNR_Apps\MAYA2014\bin”
0: INFO: Process Priority: BelowNormal
0: INFO: Process Affinity: default
0: INFO: Process is now running
0: Plugin rendering frame(s): 1
0: INFO: Waiting until maya is ready to go
Connecting to slave log: DS-SAHAM
0: STDOUT: mental ray for Maya 2014
0: STDOUT: mental ray: version 3.11.1.4, Jan 25 2013, revision 189569
0: STDOUT: running deadline command: -getrepositoryroot
0: STDOUT: file -f -options “v=0;” -typ “mayaBinary” -o “C:/Users/sahamali/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline6/slave/DS-SAHAM/jobsData/test.mb”;addRecentFile(“C:/Users/sahamali/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline6/slave/DS-SAHAM/jobsData/test.mb”, “mayaBinary”);
0: WARNING: Strict error checking off, ignoring the following error or warning.
0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: Unable to dynamically load : S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Plugins/vrayformaya.mll
0: STDOUT: The specified module could not be found.
0: WARNING: Strict error checking off, ignoring the following error or warning.
0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: The specified module could not be found.
0: WARNING: Strict error checking off, ignoring the following error or warning.
0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: The specified module could not be found.
0: STDOUT: (vrayformaya)

If I manually go to the location of Maya batch and launch, Itll load the Vrayformaya.mll and sit at the Mel prompt.

Any ideas?

eamsler · October 25, 2013, 10:14pm

My first random stab at it is that is that Deadline might be running as a service without the “S:” drive mapped. Do you want to give me a call here so we can hack at it before the weekend?

My number here is 1-866-419-0283 ext 2.

daveschool · October 25, 2013, 10:19pm

Deadline isnt running as a service, specifically told it not to, it launches as a user logs on.
And every user does have the S:\ drive mapped. I feel like there is some validity to what you are saying, but

aaaand your calling

daveschool · October 25, 2013, 10:26pm

Just tried you suggestion of killing launcher and slave and starting again with no luck, I will reboot tonight and see if that helps.

daveschool · October 25, 2013, 10:33pm

Any one know of a way to retrieve a slaves ENV VAR like using the SET command remotely via the Monitor?

eamsler · October 25, 2013, 10:34pm

I haven’t seen this one before, so adventures for everyone! (I was hoping it’d be the environment).

I think you confirmed the mapped drive goodness, so that’s probably not the issue… Deadline shouldn’t be too clever with the environment stuff either.

I’m hoping 6.0 had the option to specify custom environments in the job properties. It’s likely in 6.1, but it’d be handy for playing with the environment of a job.

You should also be able to throw a “cmd /c set” command script job to get the environment Deadline’s got for jobs if you want to cross-reference stuff.

eamsler · October 25, 2013, 10:35pm

Ha! Too quick for me.

“cmd /c set” as a job is the way I do it. If you need details, lemme know.

daveschool · November 12, 2013, 11:05pm

So after running the CMD /c set command on my workstation, it spit back the same results as if manually went to my command prompt and pushed the SET command.

That being said, I went ahead and rebuilt all my env vars to point a new directory.
Fired up Maya locally, and was able to render with Vray locally.
Closed Maya, and fired up Maya from the network, and was able to load vray plugin and render succesfully.
I then opened a command prompt and issued a render.exe -name of maya file (of a known vray maya scene) and it successfully loaded the plugin and rendered the frame, Awesome! The render.exe is the network version , not on my C:\ drive
Sent the exact same scene to deadline, and told it to do a mayabatch as well as a mayacmd and they both error out, however I am a little further, now the error seems to be

0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: Unable to dynamically load : S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Plugins/VRAY2.30/plug-ins/vrayformaya.mll 0: STDOUT: The specified procedure could not be found. ..... ..... 0: STDOUT: Error: file: S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Plugins/VRAY2.30/scripts/vrayRegisterRenderer.mel line 304: The renderer vray is not registered yet.

Again, but If I launch this via the command promt from the exact same place on the network, I can get it to render no problem

dwallbridge · November 13, 2013, 12:18am

Hello,

I just wanted to check that you are logged in as the same system user account that runs DeadlineSlave on that machine that is failing? Sometimes the user account being tested with doesn’t have the right permissions to a file or something. Thanks.

Cheers,

daveschool · November 13, 2013, 12:25am

Yes, all this testing is happening on my workstation, the slave runs in my user space

daveschool · November 13, 2013, 9:08pm

Any Ideas guys?

jgaudet · November 13, 2013, 11:30pm

That latest error you posted sounds like a version conflict of some kind – ie, Maya is trying to load a version of Vray that was built for a newer/older version of Maya (or different bitness, maybe).

Do you have multiple version of Maya configured to run with Deadline? Can you confirm that you were testing with the same version of Maya that the Slave said it was using in its logs (looks like 2014 from that first post)?

It’s also possible that the Slave is mucking up some environment variables that Maya relies on, we’ve definitely had clients experience similar issues in the past. I’ll poke around some more to see if I can find anything else in that vein that I think might be relevant…

Cheers,

Jon

daveschool · November 14, 2013, 2:52pm

Yes I am using the same version of Maya and the Vray plugin across all our systems Maya 2014 I just confirmed that this is the same version that sits on my local C:\ and the network path

The deadline logs show its loading the exact same plugin in the exact same path as my local commandline render. both running render.exe from my local C:\ drive and the network path.

So I thought a version mismatch too, but I can also launch the render.exe for maya that is located on the network (same place Deadline is launching it from) and it is able to run via the commandline and render successfully!

Here is some logging from the renders

Via render.exe on C:\ drive

[code]C:\Users\sahamali>“C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2014\bin\Render.exe” S:\Graduates\SahamAli\New_Project\scenes\testvray.mb

Starting “C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2014\bin\mayabatch.exe”
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:43] V-Ray: V-Ray for Maya version 2.30.02 EDU from Sep 9 201
3, 23:40:31
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:43] V-Ray: V-Ray core version is 2.00.01
running deadline command: -getrepositoryroot
file -f -options “v=0;” -typ “mayaBinary” -o “S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project
/scenes/testvray.mb”;addRecentFile(“S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project/scenes/tes
tvray.mb”, “mayaBinary”);
mental ray for Maya 2014
// Mental ray for Maya: using startup file C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayFo
rMaya2014//maya.rayrc.
mental ray for Maya: setup
mental ray for Maya: initialize
mental ray: version 3.11.1.4, Jan 25 2013, revision 189569
mental ray for Maya: register extensions
// mental ray Node Factory: loaded
mental ray for Maya: successfully registered
mental ray for Maya: loading startup file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayFo
rMaya2014//maya.rayrc
// parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowMeltShaderMr.mi

// loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowMeltShaderMr.dl
l
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowShaders.mi
// loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowShaders.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowVelocityShader.
mi
// loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowVelocityShader.
dll
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/abcimp
ort.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/abcimport.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/AdskSh
aderSDKWrappers.mi
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/archit
ectural.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/architectural.
dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/base.m
i
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/base.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/builti
n_bsdf.mi
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/contou
r.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/contour.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/paint.
mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/paint.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/physic
s.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/physics.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/produc
tion.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/production.dll

// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/ptex.m
i
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/ptex.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/realfl
owShaders.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/realflowShader
s.dll
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/subsur
face.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/subsurface.dll

// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/surfac
eSampler.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/surfaceSampler
.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/userda
ta.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/userdata.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/userib
l.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/useribl.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration “realflowMeltShaderMr” has
not been loaded - node type ignored.
Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration “realflowVelocityShader” ha
s not been loaded - node type ignored.
Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration “realflowMeltShaderMr” has
not been loaded - node type ignored.
Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration “realflowVelocityShader” ha
s not been loaded - node type ignored.
File read in 0 seconds.

V-Ray: Starting render
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Loading plugins from “S:\resources_Additional_Plu
gins\MAYA\Plugins\VRAY2.30\vrayplugins/vray_*.dll”
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: 103 plugin(s) loaded successfully
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Finished loading plugins.
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Exporting scene to V-Ray.
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Parsing light links time 0h 0m 0.0s (0.0 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Translating scene geometry for V-Ray
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Total time translating scene for V-Ray 0h 0m 0.
0s (0.0 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Rendering.
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Rendering frames.
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Updating frame at time 1.00
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Total time updating frame 0h 0m 0.0s (0.0 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Preparing renderer…
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Preparing scene for rendering…
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Preparing scene for frame…
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Compiling geometry…
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Building static raycast accelerator…
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: SDTree statistics:
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Total number of faces stored: 760
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Max tree depth: 13
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Average tree depth: 8.47945
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Number of tree nodes: 457
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Number of tree faces: 1866
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Number of tree leafs: 146
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Average faces/leaf: 12.7808
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Memory usage: 1.70 MB
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:45] V-Ray: Rendering image…
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:46] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.6s): 35 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:46] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.6s): 47 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:46] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.4s): 65 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:46] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.3s): 80 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:47] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.1s): 92 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Number of raycasts: 798772
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Camera rays: 798772
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Shadow rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: GI rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Reflection rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Refraction rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Unshaded rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Number of intersectable primitives: 760
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: SD triangles: 760
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: MB triangles: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Static primitives: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Moving primitives: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Infinite primitives: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Successfully written image file “S:/Graduates/Saha
mAli/New_Project//images/testvray.png”
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Total frame time 0h 0m 2.2s (2.2 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Total sequence time 0h 0m 2.2s (2.2 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Render complete
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: ========================
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Clearing exporter memory…
[2013/Nov/14|09:36:48] V-Ray: Total time clearing exporter memory 0h 0m 0.0s
(0.0 s)
Scene S:\Graduates\SahamAli\New_Project\scenes\testvray.mb completed.[/code]

Via render.exe located on the network via commandline

[code]C:\Users\sahamali>U:\BNR_Apps\MAYA\bin\Render.exe S:\Graduates\SahamAli\New_Proj
ect\scenes\testvray.mb

Starting “U:\BNR_Apps\MAYA\bin\mayabatch.exe”
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:34] V-Ray: V-Ray for Maya version 2.30.02 EDU from Sep 9 201
3, 23:40:31
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:34] V-Ray: V-Ray core version is 2.00.01
running deadline command: -getrepositoryroot
file -f -options “v=0;” -typ “mayaBinary” -o “S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project
/scenes/testvray.mb”;addRecentFile(“S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project/scenes/tes
tvray.mb”, “mayaBinary”);
mental ray for Maya 2014
// Mental ray for Maya: using startup file C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayFo
rMaya2014//maya.rayrc.
mental ray for Maya: setup
mental ray for Maya: initialize
mental ray: version 3.11.1.4, Jan 25 2013, revision 189569
mental ray for Maya: register extensions
// mental ray Node Factory: loaded
mental ray for Maya: successfully registered
mental ray for Maya: loading startup file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayFo
rMaya2014//maya.rayrc
// parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowMeltShaderMr.mi

// loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowMeltShaderMr.dl
l
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowShaders.mi
// loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowShaders.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowVelocityShader.
mi
// loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowVelocityShader.
dll
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/abcimp
ort.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/abcimport.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/AdskSh
aderSDKWrappers.mi
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/archit
ectural.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/architectural.
dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/base.m
i
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/base.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/builti
n_bsdf.mi
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/contou
r.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/contour.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/paint.
mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/paint.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/physic
s.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/physics.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/produc
tion.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/production.dll

// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/ptex.m
i
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/ptex.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/realfl
owShaders.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/realflowShader
s.dll
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/subsur
face.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/subsurface.dll

// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/surfac
eSampler.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/surfaceSampler
.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/userda
ta.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/userdata.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
// parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/userib
l.mi
// loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/useribl.dll
// generating Maya nodes…
Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration “realflowMeltShaderMr” has
not been loaded - node type ignored.
Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration “realflowVelocityShader” ha
s not been loaded - node type ignored.
Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration “realflowMeltShaderMr” has
not been loaded - node type ignored.
Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration “realflowVelocityShader” ha
s not been loaded - node type ignored.
File read in 0 seconds.

V-Ray: Starting render
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Loading plugins from “S:\resources_Additional_Plu
gins\MAYA\Plugins\VRAY2.30\vrayplugins/vray_*.dll”
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: 103 plugin(s) loaded successfully
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Finished loading plugins.
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Exporting scene to V-Ray.
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Parsing light links time 0h 0m 0.0s (0.0 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Translating scene geometry for V-Ray
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Total time translating scene for V-Ray 0h 0m 0.
0s (0.0 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Rendering.
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Rendering frames.
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Updating frame at time 1.00
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Total time updating frame 0h 0m 0.0s (0.0 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Preparing renderer…
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Preparing scene for rendering…
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Preparing scene for frame…
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Compiling geometry…
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Building static raycast accelerator…
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: SDTree statistics:
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Total number of faces stored: 760
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Max tree depth: 13
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Average tree depth: 8.47945
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Number of tree nodes: 457
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Number of tree faces: 1866
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Number of tree leafs: 146
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Average faces/leaf: 12.7808
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Memory usage: 1.70 MB
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: Rendering image…
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.5s): 33 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:38] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.6s): 41 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:39] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.4s): 62 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:39] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.3s): 76 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:39] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.3s): 81 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:39] V-Ray: (Estimated time remaining: 0h 0m 0.1s): 91 % c
ompleted
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Number of raycasts: 798772
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Camera rays: 798772
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Shadow rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: GI rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Reflection rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Refraction rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Unshaded rays: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Number of intersectable primitives: 760
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: SD triangles: 760
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: MB triangles: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Static primitives: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Moving primitives: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Infinite primitives: 0
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Successfully written image file “S:/Graduates/Saha
mAli/New_Project//images/testvray.png”
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Total frame time 0h 0m 2.3s (2.3 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Total sequence time 0h 0m 2.3s (2.3 s)
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Render complete
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: ========================
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Clearing exporter memory…
[2013/Nov/14|09:39:40] V-Ray: Total time clearing exporter memory 0h 0m 0.0s
(0.0 s)
Scene S:\Graduates\SahamAli\New_Project\scenes\testvray.mb completed.[/code]

And Deadline slave’s output running on my system…

0: INFO: Executing plugin script C:\Users\sahamali\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\DS-SAHAM\plugins\MayaCmd.py 0: INFO: About: Maya Cmd Plugin for Deadline 0: INFO: The current environment will be used for rendering 0: Plugin rendering frame(s): 1 0: INFO: Stdout Handling Enabled: True 0: INFO: Popup Handling Enabled: True 0: INFO: Using Process Tree: True 0: INFO: Hiding DOS Window: True 0: INFO: Creating New Console: False 0: INFO: Not enforcing a build of Maya 0: INFO: Render Executable: "U:\BNR_Apps\MAYA2014\bin\Render.exe" 0: INFO: Rendering to network drive 0: INFO: Rendering with Maya version 2014.0 0: INFO: Rendering with VRay. 0: INFO: Render Argument: -r vray -threads 0 -x 640 -y 480 -rd "S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project/images" -im "testvray" -proj "S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project" "C:\Users\sahamali\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\DS-SAHAM\jobsData\testvray.mb" 0: INFO: Startup Directory: "U:\BNR_Apps\MAYA2014\bin" 0: INFO: Process Priority: BelowNormal 0: INFO: Process Affinity: default 0: INFO: Process is now running 0: STDOUT: Starting "U:\BNR_Apps\MAYA2014\bin\mayabatch.exe" 0: STDOUT: running deadline command: -getrepositoryroot 0: STDOUT: file -f -options "v=0;" -typ "mayaBinary" -o "C:/Users/sahamali/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline6/slave/DS-SAHAM/jobsData/testvray.mb";addRecentFile("C:/Users/sahamali/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline6/slave/DS-SAHAM/jobsData/testvray.mb", "mayaBinary"); 0: STDOUT: mental ray for Maya 2014 0: STDOUT: // Mental ray for Maya: using startup file C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014//maya.rayrc. 0: STDOUT: mental ray for Maya: setup 0: STDOUT: mental ray for Maya: initialize 0: STDOUT: mental ray: version 3.11.1.4, Jan 25 2013, revision 189569 0: STDOUT: mental ray for Maya: register extensions 0: STDOUT: // mental ray Node Factory: loaded 0: STDOUT: mental ray for Maya: successfully registered 0: STDOUT: mental ray for Maya: loading startup file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014//maya.rayrc 0: STDOUT: // parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowMeltShaderMr.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowMeltShaderMr.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowShaders.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowShaders.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowVelocityShader.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Shaders/realflowVelocityShader.dll 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/abcimport.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/abcimport.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/AdskShaderSDKWrappers.mi 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/architectural.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/architectural.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/base.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/base.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/builtin_bsdf.mi 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/contour.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/contour.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/paint.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/paint.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/physics.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/physics.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/production.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/production.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/ptex.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/ptex.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/realflowShaders.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/realflowShaders.dll 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/subsurface.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/subsurface.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/surfaceSampler.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/surfaceSampler.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/userdata.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/userdata.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: STDOUT: // parsing C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/useribl.mi 0: STDOUT: // loading C:/Program Files/Autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/useribl.dll 0: STDOUT: // generating Maya nodes... 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration "realflowMeltShaderMr" has not been loaded - node type ignored. 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration "realflowVelocityShader" has not been loaded - node type ignored. 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration "realflowMeltShaderMr" has not been loaded - node type ignored. 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: (Mayatomr.Nodes) : Shader declaration "realflowVelocityShader" has not been loaded - node type ignored. 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: Unable to dynamically load : S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Plugins/VRAY2.30/plug-ins/vrayformaya.mll 0: STDOUT: The specified procedure could not be found. 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: The specified procedure could not be found. 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: line 1: The specified procedure could not be found. 0: STDOUT: (vrayformaya) 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Warning: line 0: Unrecognized node type for node 'vraySettings'; preserving node information during this session. 0: STDOUT: File read in 1 seconds. 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: file: S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Plugins/VRAY2.30/scripts/vrayRegisterRenderer.mel line 304: The renderer vray is not registered yet. 0: WARNING: Strict error checking on, ignoring the following unrecognized error or warning. If it is fatal, please email support@thinkboxsoftware.com with the error message. 0: STDOUT: Error: file: C:\Users\sahamali\AppData\Local\Temp\ASTCB5968.tmp line 35: Scene C:\Users\sahamali\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\DS-SAHAM\jobsData\testvray.mb failed to render. 0: STDOUT: // Maya exited with status 210 0: INFO: Process exit code: 211 0: INFO: Renderer reported an error with error code 211. This will be ignored, since the option to ignore it is specified in the Job Properties.

So i feel like the Env Vars are being picked up, as it would be the only way that Maya knows where to even look for the plugin files. but for whatever reason its throwing back that it could not be loaded

Error: line 1: Unable to dynamically load : S:/resources/_Additional_Plugins/MAYA/Plugins/VRAY2.30/plug-ins/vrayformaya.mll <– must know to look in that path to even find plugin.

I remember reading somewhere it has to do with forcing a build in the submitter? but even setting that to None doesn’t seem to change anything. Ive tried 32 and 64bit.

Thanks for looking into it, really hoping this is a bug and can be sorted out soon.

daveschool · November 14, 2013, 2:56pm

Something Im noticing is the render argument for slave,It is throwing

0: INFO: Render Argument: -r vray -threads 0 -x 640 -y 480 -rd "S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project/images" -im "testvray" -proj "S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project" "C:\Users\sahamali\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\DS-SAHAM\jobsData\testvray.mb"
When I invoke the Vray renderer via command line, I am just using

 render.exe path\to\scene.mb

Not specifying the -r argument or anything…

Hmmm more pondering…

daveschool · November 14, 2013, 3:00pm

And just now I tried passing the -r vray argument to my local renders and they still go without issue.
hmmm

daveschool · November 15, 2013, 10:18pm

I notice this come up on systems trying to load the vrayformaya.mll
Hope this helps somewhat.
vray error.jpg

dwallbridge · November 18, 2013, 5:27am

Hey Dave,

I just wanted to verify that in your testing from the command line you are throwing the full render arguments that we are. What we use is:

“U:\BNR_Apps\MAYA2014\bin\Render.exe” -r vray -threads 0 -x 640 -y 480 -rd “S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project/images” -im “testvray” -proj “S:/Graduates/SahamAli/New_Project” “C:\Users\sahamali\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\DS-SAHAM\jobsData\testvray.mb”

And if your testing isn’t using the same string, it’s not truly verifying the command. Now, if that full line doesn’t work, we can try to pull pieces to see if there is one of the arguments that is causing this issue, since the job renders when you run it without all that. Can you let me know for sure? Thanks!