[demetrio]

Hello!

I need step by step instructions on resuming a render...

i'm trying to use the mxcl shell executable to continue a render, but I haven't quite figured out how to use the command line options to resume the render. I know that I have to use the mxs (scene) file to resume the render, but the renderer says the mxi file is invalid? where on earth is this mxi file? the MXI export options on the 3ds max renderer are greyed out. Can anyone help?

May I have ruined a 12h render with this mistake, because mxcl restarted the renderer from scratch? I Hope not... :S

Thanks
Demetrio

[chaad]

1.IN BATCH FILE (blabla.bat) after save mxl file
when you render for the first time your mxl file, you whrite this commande in your batch file:
for exemple (blabla.bat):
mxcl -mxs:blabla.mxs -d -time:3000 -th:2 -res:800x600 -s:50 -o:c:\MAXWELL\blabla.tga -mxi:w,c:\MAXWELL\blabla.mxi

when you resume, you add (-mxi:c ) like this:
mxcl -mxs:blabla.mxs -d -time:3000 -th:2 -res:800x600 -s:50 -o:c:\MAXWELL\blabla.tga -mxi:c -mxi:w,c:\MAXWELL\blabla.mxi
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2.OR IN MAX:

outup mxl file:

c:\MAXWELL\blabla.mxl

render outup sequence:

c:\MAXWELL\blabla.tga

MXL COMMAND LINE OPTION
-d -mxi:w,c:\MAXWELL\blabla.mxi ..........................for first time (whrite)
-d -mxi:c -mxi:w,c:\MAXWELL\blabla.mxi ...............(continue)

-------------------------------------------- voila.

[Thomas An.]

As chaad mentioned, the MXI file is generated automatically as long as you include the "-mxi:w" switch.

In this particular case it seems you were not aware of the -mxi.w switch ... so... the 12 hour render is most likely gone .... sorry