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Hi everyone.

Is it possible to start a network batch render using the Maya Plugin?

I can't see the option but..

You can export a Maya scene to the Newtork Wizard using the maxwell MEL command with "-sendJobToNetwork" flag

Turns out that the Network Wizard is GUI only which means the command needs to be done manually for each frame.


So for a batch render of many scenes, how do you automate the process of exporting each frame to MXS file
then sending them to the Maxwell Network Monitor?

Thanks
El

It's not possible to do that directly from the plug-in at the moment. It may be possible to make a script which exports the needed frames, then sends them to the Maxwell network system. For details on how to script the export, see here. I don't know how to script the network system, you will need to ask in the main forum or contact tech support about this part.

Thank you Minhea

I've submitted the problem to support.
I'm hoping additional flags will be made available to the sendJobToNetwork command
to replace the GUI wizard. Otherwise networking from the plugin would be awkward if at all possible.