Super Renders Farm

Autodesk has released 3ds Max 2024. New features include: OCIO colour management is now available as a technology preview, bringing modern colour management solutions throughout Max.  A new boolean modifier is available that allows users to incorporate boolean operations into the modifier stack.  An OpenVDB meshing method is included in the new boolean modifier, providing an alternate wat to calculate operations. OpenVDb booleans are topologically independent of the source geometry and they will often yield good results even when mesh errors are present that would cause standard boolean techniques to fail.  The array modifier is updated with a new Phyllotaxis distribution technique. This type of pattern is frequently seen in nature, particularly in plants and trees.  The array modifier includes a new Material ID rollout that can control the materials IDs on a per-face or per-element basis. Several modes are available including random, sequenced, and the ability to ch...

Issue: When starting 3ds Max it will crash with one or more of these messages: DLL <c:\programdata\autodesk\applicationplugins\maxtoa_202x\MaxtoA.dlr> failed to initialize.Error code 126 – The specified module could not be found. DLL <c:\programdata\autodesk\applicationplugins\maxtoa_202x\MaxtoA_Menu.gup> failed to initialize.Error code 126 – The specified module could not be found. “./ArnoldInstanceShape.dlu” specified in “C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\MAXtoA_20XX\PackageContents.xml” doesn’t exist. “./ArnoldFluidUtil.dlu” specified in “C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\MAXtoA_20XX\PackageContents.xml” doesn’t exist. “./OperatorGraphPlugin.dla” specified in “C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\MAXtoA_20XX\PackageContents.xml” doesn’t exist. Causes: Corruption during Arnold installation. Solution: Uninstall and Reinstall the MaxtoA plugin: In Windows, open the Control Panel > Programs and Features menu. In the programs list, find the ent...

  The Render Message window displays errors and other messages from some renderers (though not the Default Scanline renderer). Default menu: Rendering menu > Render Message Window Alt menu: Rendering menu > Tools (Rendering Set) > Render Message Window Example of Render Message window Three status fields appear above the messages area, on the right side of the window: [renderer and version] Shows the current renderer and its detailed version number. Num. CPUs Shows the number of CPUs in use. Num. threads Shows the number of threads being rendered. In addition, the message area is organized into three tabs (for the distinctions between the Production, Material Editor, and ActiveShade renderers: Production Shows messages from the Production renderer. Material Editor Shows messages from the Material Editor renderer ActiveShade Shows messages from the ActiveShade renderer. Open on Error The Render Message window is displayed if the renderer logs an error message. Default...

  Issue: The following message occurs when opening Inventor documents (drawing, presentation, assembly, or part):   Error in reading RSe stream Causes: Inventor files may be considered a database collection of different files, read as a table or database of different entity types. Inventor only reads the information that is needed for the current task to reduces file read and write time. An RSe error indicates a problem with reading the database.  Potential causes for this issue are: Version compatibility. Network latency. Saving to external USB drives or a defective hard drive. Interference from anti-virus software. Insufficient privileges for user profile. File corruption issue. Interference from third party data mirroring or similar software. VoidTools Everything (See Also). Solution: Depending on the root cause, there may be different solutions to this issue. Try the following suggestions: Verify the file format of the Inventor document is compatible with the currentl...

  General To give you a quick example of why it’s faster to use a render farm , imagine that you have a frame that takes 30 seconds to render on your local machine and it takes 1 minute per frame on our farm. While you may have a faster render time, we simply have more machines to throw at the job.  In the time it takes your local machine to render 1 frame for 30 seconds, our farm could have up to 30 or more frames done in 1 minute. The idea behind a render farm is to use multiple machines to render the job vs. rendering out one single frame quickly through your local machine.  Additionally, you need to make sure that your scene is optimized.  If your scene is not optimized, it will take longer to render, and end up costing time and more money. Tips on Lowering Your Render Times All scenes are created differently, so there is not one magic answer.  However, there are some general tips that should apply to everyone. Scene Optimization Always prep your scene befor...

  Issue: How to adjusting the pivot axis to a specific edge normal direction in 3ds Max ? Solution: Update 3ds Max to version 2023 and use the Snap Working Pivot tool. Snap Working Pivot is designed to enhance the modeling and animation workflow by allowing you to effortlessly move your working pivot around an object’s components. Through hotkeys, a new Snap Working Pivot Tools submenu, and the Quad Menu, you can quickly align the Working Pivot to the center of a face and edge, along with aligning it to a vertex and normals, while continuing to model and animate objects with ease. Snap Working Pivot has a broad application and is especially helpful for operations such as: Smart Extrude Adding bones Rigging Placing objects Cut and slice operations Snapping Transforms Snap Working Pivot and its options are found under Tools > Snap Working Pivot Tools . You can also right-click on an object and access the Place Working Piv...