Greetings!
To anyone using Deadline for rendering Mantra, could you advise what your successfull workflow is, please?
I have a couple of questions about the HoudiniSubmitToDeadline parameters that I can't find definitions for in any docs. This url is the most useful:
https://docs.thinkboxsoftware.com/products/deadline/10.0/1_User%20Manual/manual/app-houdini.html [
docs.thinkboxsoftware.com]
Q1 - machine limit & Mantra Threads defaults are 0. Do I need to change this value, or is zero ok?
Q2 - “Submit Houdini Scene” is OFF by default. Is this correct?
Q3 - “Ignore Inputs” is ON by default. Which inputs is it referring to??
It's currently only rendering successfully if I DONT generate .ifds first, which is obviously not correct.
I am ticking on “DiskFile” in the Driver tab of /out/mantra1
Disk file = $JOB/ifds/$HIPNAME/mantra_$F4.ifd
Shared Temp storage = $HIP/ifds/storage
Local Temp storage = $HOUDINI_TEMP_DIR/ifds/storage
I launch Render->SubmitHoudiniToDeadline
Pool = 3d group = None
ROP to Render = Choose = /out/mantra1
Under MantraExport Submit DependentMantraStandalone Job is checked ON
Pool = 3d group = None
2 tasks are submitted, which is normal.
First task generates .ifds again (I think this can be avoided by select SkipFilesThatExist in /out/mantra1 IMAGES tab
Second task is supposed to write .exrs but fails. Yes, the folder is writeable.
Pipeline are looking into the error:
INFO: Process exit code: 1
2018-01-05 17:14:03: 0: An exception occurred: Error: Renderer returned non-zero error code, 1. Check the log for more.
2018-01-05 17:14:03: at Deadline.Plugins.PluginWrapper.RenderTasks Many thanks,
Olly : )