2023-09-14 14:33:03: 0: STDOUT: Begin Path Mapping
2023-09-14 14:40:29: 0: STDOUT: b’’
2023-09-14 14:40:30: 0: STDOUT: b’’
2023-09-14 14:40:30: 0: STDOUT: End Path Mapping
Is there a way to disable this option? I dont need it
Thanks!
Tools > Configure Plugins (enable Super User mode)
Under the Houdini plugin and scroll to the bottom, then set to False
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Yes, I had already tried that option but I believe that just disables the custom path mapping, not the actual path mapping. So, sadly, it doesnt work.
Have you got any path mapping rules here: Deadline Monitor> Tool> Configure Repo Options> Mapped Paths? If you do not do any cross platform rendering and do not do any path translation then you can safely remove those rules.
I am just curious why do you need to stop it from happening is it because it is taking 7 minutes?
I do not have any custom paths. Everything is pretty much vanilla.
And yes, I need to stop it from happening because 7 extra minutes per frames is a lot. Just for a 240 render means I am having 28 lost hours just in loading times. (unless I render in batches of multiple frames, which is not the real solution as many times we are doing just test renders)
In Houdini, I think hou.fileReferences() gets called, which is a heavy operation - it gathers all references, including some internal ones, op:/ references, etc. which may be several hundred.
The most straightforward way is to simply remove the call to perform_pathmapping in hrender_dl.py.
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