By grabiller
#390927
Hello,

Is the Maxwell plugin for Houdini still supported and supposed to work with Houdini v15 ?

I've installed the latest Maxwell for Houdini plugin (v3.2.0.1) and tried it with the latest Houdini production build (v15.0.459) but not luck.

The Shelf is there but nothing happen when trying Edit -> Preferences -> Maxwell Render Settings...

Trying the Shelf "Maxwell Scene" tool returns an error:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "maxwell_scene", line 9, in <module>
  File "R:/app/Houdini/HOUDIN~1.459/houdini/python2.7libs\houpythonportion.py", line 541, in decorator return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "R:/app/Houdini/HOUDIN~1.459/houdini/python2.7libs\hou.py", line 5656, in createNode return _hou.Node_createNode(*args, **kwargs)
OperationFailed: The attempted operation failed.
Invalid node type name
Trying the Shelf "Maxwell Environment" tool returns an error:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "object_maxwell_environment", line 3, in <module>
  File "C:/Program Files/Next Limit/Maxwell for Houdini/3.2.0.1/H15.0.244.16/houdini/python2.7libs\maxwell.py", line 8, in createNode node = parent.createNode(op_name)
  File "R:/app/Houdini/HOUDIN~1.459/houdini/python2.7libs\houpythonportion.py", line 541, in decorator return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "R:/app/Houdini/HOUDIN~1.459/houdini/python2.7libs\hou.py", line 5656, in createNode return _hou.Node_createNode(*args, **kwargs)
OperationFailed: The attempted operation failed.
Invalid node type name
"MXS Reference" tool returns:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "object_maxwell_mxs_reference", line 3, in <module>
  File "C:/Program Files/Next Limit/Maxwell for Houdini/3.2.0.1/H15.0.244.16/houdini/python2.7libs\maxwell.py", line 8, in createNode node = parent.createNode(op_name)
  File "R:/app/Houdini/HOUDIN~1.459/houdini/python2.7libs\houpythonportion.py", line 541, in decorator return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "R:/app/Houdini/HOUDIN~1.459/houdini/python2.7libs\hou.py", line 5656, in createNode return _hou.Node_createNode(*args, **kwargs)
MatchDefinitionError: Failed to match node type definition.
Error:       Bad node type found: maxwell_mxs_ref_display in /obj/maxwell_mxs_reference1.
Warning:     Unknown channel(s) "enabled, lod, mxs_path" converted to spare parameter(s).
        [/obj/maxwell_mxs_reference1/maxwell_mxs_ref_display]
"Maxwell Grass" tool returns:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "object_maxwell_grass", line 17, in <module>
  File "C:/Program Files/Next Limit/Maxwell for Houdini/3.2.0.1/H15.0.244.16/houdini/python2.7libs\maxwell.py", line 8, in createNode node = parent.createNode(op_name)
  File "R:/app/Houdini/HOUDIN~1.459/houdini/python2.7libs\houpythonportion.py", line 541, in decorator return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "R:/app/Houdini/HOUDIN~1.459/houdini/python2.7libs\hou.py", line 5656, in createNode return _hou.Node_createNode(*args, **kwargs)
MatchDefinitionError: Failed to match node type definition.
Error:       Bad node type found: maxwell_grass_display in /obj/maxwell_grass1.
Warning:     Unknown channel(s) "display_enabled, display_lod, display_max_instances, recook_sop" converted to spare parameter(s).
        [/obj/maxwell_grass1/maxwell_grass_display]
The other tools seems to work as expected although I get no render whatsoever from the Maxwell ROP/IPR.

Thanks,
Guy.
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