jimc

I'm trying to render a series of files like so:

for i in range(1,17) :
s = “shot_%d_v1.hipnc” % (i)
print “attemping to load ” + s
hou.hipFile.load(s)
mantra = hou.node(“/out/opengl1”)
mantra.render(verbose=True)

After it finishes the first file it crashes. I've run into a similar thing with hscript. Is this not possible?

Hscript example
for i = 1 to 16
mread shot_`$i`_v1.hipnc
render -V /out/opengl1
end

I found examples on the forum that suggested you could do:

mread shot_1_v1.hipnc
render -V /out/opengl1

mread shot_2_v1.hipnc
render -V /out/opengl1

and so so on. Those also crash.

I seem to be having a similar issue. But I get no error, the hkey program gets kicked off (like it's trying to find a license) and then just hangs. This started to happen last night with the original H16 prod build (from when it was first released). I uninstalled it and installed H 16.0.592, but no luck, still the same behavior.

Anyone else seeing something like this?

Superbabe with extra-crunchiness. Uses cloth sims (H12.5), Pyro, Particles, shatter/rbd (H13). Rendered with mantra PBR, just managed to finish it before my HD license expired
Last image is comp'd, first & second are just a raw clay render and beauty render.