Unable to render fumefx with deadline 8.0.1.0

Deadline
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Hi guys,

we just migrated to deadline 8.0.1 and we have encountered the following problem:

after we submit a fumefx render we get the error:

Error: 3dsmax: Failed to load max file: “C:/Users/svc_deadline/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline8/slave/bottle03/jobsData/574eb3cc14fa291cd8e83ba5/rnd_test_test_fx_testFFX_ih_v001.max”
2016/06/01 15:11:05 ERR: [07144] [05492] DLL <C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\plugins\Afterworks\FumeFX\FumeFX.dlo> failed to initialize. Error code 126 - The specified module could not be found.

The error indicates that a dlo module is missing but after we log onto that specific machine we are able to load the scene file in max and it renders without any problem.

Also we just tested a deadline 7 submission of the exact same scene - no errors again.

Any idea what might be causing this?

You can also check a full log of the error.
dl-log.txt (15.4 KB)

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Hello,

update on the issue:

the only solution we’ve found so far is to choose render->Ignore Missing DLL Errors in DL submitter - 3ds Max.

Then the slave is able to render output.

best regards,

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Hello Lyubomir,

Can I ask if Max was run on the same node, running as the same user as was running the slave when the job was run? The biggest issue here is that max simply will not load without those dlls.

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Actually I believe that the error message means that FumeFX.DLO itself was found, but error 126 shows that it failed to load another library it depends on. For example, FumeFX.DLO depends on Afterworks.dlu, Fusionworks.dlr (for atmospheric rendering), VoxelFlow.dll (the actual simulator) which are installed under \plugins\AfterWorks\Common, and of course it depends on a bunch of Windows and Max libraries. Sounds like it fails to load one of them when in slave mode. No idea why.

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Ok, looks like we do have an idea why this is happening. Our team is looking into it.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

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Thanks a lot for the info!

We will stay tuned for further updates.

best regards,

Lyubomir

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I tested a new internal build last night and it fixed the Mental Ray issue, which we think is also the identical issue here. Public release soon. Hold tight.

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Elo,

we installed the fix and now we dont have the dll error,however the fumeFX is not rendering anymore T_T.We made simple scene with fume cache+plane and the plane is rendering fine ,but fume is not.Local it renders fine O_o.Renderign is with vray 3.30.05.

Best wishes.

Veselin Georgiev Gyurov.

p.s We tried to cache f3d and render the cache with vray volume and it works fine.

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Could you share this simple test scene with us and also provide a log report from using this new version? We will try and reproduce here.

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Elo,

here are scene+cache+log files.
fume_scene_cache.rar (2.82 MB)
log.txt (4.97 KB)

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Here’s the log:

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Error

Error: 3dsmax: Failed to load max file: “C:/Users/hvelev/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline8/slave/wks02/jobsData/57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237/rnd_000_000_fx_ffx-deadline-test_hv_v001.max”
2016/06/09 14:09:07 ERR: [08000] [00824] DLL <C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\plugins\Afterworks\FumeFX\FumeFX.dlo> failed to initialize. Error code 126 - The specified module could not be found.
2016/06/09 14:09:07 ERR: [08000] [00824] DLL <C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\plugins\Afterworks\FumeFX\FumeFX_PF.dlo> failed to initialize. Error code 126 - The specified module could not be found.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/base.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: base.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/contour.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: contour.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/physics.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: physics.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/lume.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: lume.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/subsurface.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: subsurface.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/3dsmaxshaders.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: 3dsmaxshaders.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/3dsmaxhair.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: 3dsmaxhair.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/paint.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: paint.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/architectural.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: architectural.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/production.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: production.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/adskshaders.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: adskshaders.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/SubstanceShader.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: SubstanceShader.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/VectorMapShader.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 8 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: VectorMapShader.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/base.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: base.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/contour.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: contour.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/physics.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: physics.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/lume.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: lume.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/subsurface.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: subsurface.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/3dsmaxshaders.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: 3dsmaxshaders.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/3dsmaxhair.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: 3dsmaxhair.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/paint.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: paint.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/architectural.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: architectural.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/production.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: production.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load .\shaders_standard\mentalray\shaders/adskshaders.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: adskshaders.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load ./FShader3.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: FShader3.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load ./FumeFXmr.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: FumeFXmr.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load ./PointCloudShader.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: PointCloudShader.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191007: cannot load ./VoxelFlow.dll, The operation completed successfully.
2016/06/09 14:09:15 WRN: [08000] [00824] LINK 0.0 11 MB error 191012: Unable to load file: VoxelFlow.dll
2016/06/09 14:09:15 INF: [08000] [00824] SYSTEM: Production renderer is changed to Default Scanline Renderer. Previous messages are cleared.
2016/06/09 14:09:24 DBG: [08000] [00824] Starting network
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] Calling NetRenderPreLoad
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] in NetWorkerPreLoad. jobFile: ; jobname: C:\Users\hvelev\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\slave\wks02\plugins\57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237\deadlineStartupMax2016.max
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] in Init. jobFile: ; jobname: C:\Users\hvelev\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\slave\wks02\plugins\57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237\deadlineStartupMax2016.max
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] in Init. calling nrGetIface. jobToSend: C:\Users\hvelev\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\slave\wks02\plugins\57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237\deadlineStartupMax2016.max
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] in NetWorkerPreLoad. curJobname: C:\Users\hvelev\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\slave\wks02\plugins\57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237\deadlineStartupMax2016.max; init: 0
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] in NetWorkerPreLoad. calling PostInitMessageSystem()
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] in NetWorkerPreLoad. srv_pid: 0
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] leaving NetWorkerPreLoad. LoadLib()
2016/06/09 14:09:25 DBG: [08000] [00824] NetRenderPreLoad passed
2016/06/09 14:09:37 DBG: [08000] [00824] Interface8::LoadFromFile(C:\Users\hvelev\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\slave\wks02\plugins\57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237\deadlineStartupMax2016.max)
2016/06/09 14:09:37 INF: [08000] [00824] Starting to load file: C:\Users\hvelev\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\slave\wks02\plugins\57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237\deadlineStartupMax2016.max
2016/06/09 14:09:37 WRN: [08000] [00824] MAXScript Callback script Exception: – Runtime error: No method found which matched argument list
2016/06/09 14:09:37 WRN: [08000] [00824] Gamma Correction Settings are Being Changed
2016/06/09 14:09:37 INF: [08000] [00824] Done loading file: C:\Users\hvelev\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\slave\wks02\plugins\57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237\deadlineStartupMax2016.max
2016/06/09 14:09:37 DBG: [08000] [00824] Interface8::LoadFromFile(C:/Users/hvelev/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline8/slave/wks02/jobsData/57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237/rnd_000_000_fx_ffx-deadline-test_hv_v001.max)
2016/06/09 14:09:37 INF: [08000] [00824] Starting to load file: C:/Users/hvelev/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline8/slave/wks02/jobsData/57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237/rnd_000_000_fx_ffx-deadline-test_hv_v001.max
2016/06/09 14:09:37 WRN: [08000] [00824] MAXScript Callback script Exception: – Runtime error: No method found which matched argument list
2016/06/09 14:09:37 WRN: [08000] [00824] Missing dll: fumefx.dlo - Standard
2016/06/09 14:09:37 WRN: [08000] [00824] Missing dll: fumefx.dlo - FFX Object
2016/06/09 14:09:37 WRN: [08000] [00824] Missing dll: fumefx.dlo - FumeFX
2016/06/09 14:09:37 WRN: [08000] [00824] Missing dll: fumefx.dlo - Source Controller
2016/06/09 14:09:37 WRN: [08000] [00824] Missing dll: fumefx.dlo - Simple Src
2016/06/09 14:09:38 DBG: [08000] [00824] Error loading file C:/Users/hvelev/AppData/Local/Thinkbox/Deadline8/slave/wks02/jobsData/57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237/rnd_000_000_fx_ffx-deadline-test_hv_v001.max

at Deadline.Plugins.PluginWrapper.StartJob(String& outMessage, AbortLevel& abortLevel)

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Type

RenderPluginException

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Stack Trace

at Deadline.Plugins.SandboxedPlugin.a(DeadlineMessage A_0)
at Deadline.Plugins.SandboxedPlugin.StartJob(Job job)
at Deadline.Slaves.SlaveRenderThread.a(TaskLogWriter A_0)

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Log

2016-06-09 14:09:05: BEGIN - WKS02\hvelev
2016-06-09 14:09:05: 0: Executing plugin command of type ‘Initialize Plugin’
2016-06-09 14:09:05: 0: INFO: Executing plugin script ‘C:\Users\hvelev\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\slave\wks02\plugins\57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237\3dsmax.py’
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Slave Running as Service: False
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: About: 3dsmax Plugin for Deadline
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: The job’s environment will be merged with the current environment before rendering
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: Done executing plugin command of type ‘Initialize Plugin’
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: Start Job timeout is disabled.
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: Task timeout is disabled.
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: Loaded job: rnd_000_000_fx_ffx-deadline-test_hv_v001 (57594e2bfee14a0a64eea237)
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: Skipping Z: because it is already mapped
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: Skipping Y: because it is already mapped
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: Skipping X: because it is already mapped
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: Executing plugin command of type ‘Start Job’
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Start Job called - starting up 3dsmax plugin
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Sys Env Var PATH: C:\Program Files\Thinkbox\Deadline8\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Backburner;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\Jahshaka…\gtk2\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Jahshaka…\mlt\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenLibraries\bin
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Sys Env Var PATH length: 536
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Backburner Path(s) Found in PATH: ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Backburner’
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Backburner server.exe version: 2016.0.0.1727
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Rendering with 3dsmax version: 2016
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Not forcing a build of 3dsmax because version 2014 and later is 64 bit only
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Rendering with executable: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\3dsmax.exe
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Slave 3dsmax.exe version: 18.7.696.0
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Slave 3dsmax.exe description: 3ds Max 2016 + servicepack_sp3
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Submitted from 3dsmax.exe version: 18.7.696.0
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Submitted from 3dsmax.exe description: 3ds Max 2016 + servicepack_sp3
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Checking registry for 3dsmax language code
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Language code string: ENU
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Language sub directory: en-US
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Fail on existing 3dsmax process: 0
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Load 3dsmax timeout: 1000 seconds
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Start 3dsmax job timeout: 1000 seconds
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Progress update timeout: 8000 seconds
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Progress update timeout disabled: 0
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Slave mode enabled: 1
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Silent mode enabled: 0
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Local rendering enabled: 1
2016-06-09 14:09:06: 0: INFO: Running render sanity check using 3dsmaxcmd.exe
2016-06-09 14:09:07: 0: INFO: 3dsmaxcmd.exe exit code: 3
2016-06-09 14:09:07: 0: INFO: 3dsmaxcmd.exe returned:

And the scene: dropbox.com/s/rbyn1mklp7wzb … 1.max?dl=0

We have updated the clients to 8.0.3, but not the repository - should we do that too?

Thanks

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Ah sorry, Veso has uploaded it already above. Please keep us posted about this - it’s an urgent issue for us.

Thanks!

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Hi guys,

Sorry for slow response; you were on my list, but my list got really long :wink:

Yes, you need to make sure all clients and repo have been updated to 8.0.3.0, otherwise if you have “Automatic Updates” enabled, then the clients would be getting downgraded from the repo every time they restart. On that note, make sure you restart all slave applications on all machines once the 8.0.3.0 update has been installed. You should just need to restart the Slave application, but if in doubt, restart the machines.

Looking at the log that Veso sent through, the client is still running an older version which would explain why your still seeing the errors:

Let me know how it goes once all machines + repo are on 8.0.3.0. If it still errors after a restart, can you send through a new log and I’ll review.

I’ll standby and watch for your response on this forum thread this afternoon.

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Ah, that explains stuff :slight_smile: Ok, we’ll update and let you know how it goes.

Thanks!

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Joy! Both FFX render and sim over deadline are working now!