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Maven
05-05-2003, 03:45 PM
I get this error message when attempting to do a network render.

"Error creating 3ds max plugin instance for backburner"

Does anyone know what is wrong by just reading this message? I went thru help and it didn't. I have used this feature before, but I can't figure out what is different besides that I haven't yet done this with 5.1.

I only have my machine and one other machine.
Equinoxx
05-05-2003, 03:49 PM
have you installed the 5.1 upadet on the renderslave as well ?? cause that's a MUST . . . cause the 5.1 update updates the backburner as well. so if you didn't, you got out-of-sync backburner versions.

that's the 1st thing that comes to mind anyoo
Maven
05-05-2003, 04:00 PM
Yeah, they are all updated.
mouj
05-05-2003, 05:49 PM
Howdy !

Just a thought...
did you check that all the plugins versions are the same from one machine to another ? any plugin you'd be using needs to be installed as well on the renderslave(s); and maybe you have updated a Max stdplug on one machine and not the other ?

(i don't know cause i never did try, but like in Max 4.2 with the Epoly2.dll that was an update to standard Epoly object or stuff like that, maybe you've updated somethingon a single machine ?)

mouj
Taoizm
05-05-2003, 06:18 PM
I've found when that happens I have to uninstall backburner, and then reinstall it. Then everything worked fine again.
Maven
05-05-2003, 08:43 PM
Well I uninstalled it and then reinstalled it but now max says that it can't find backburner because it is either missing or not installed. Any idease on how to fix this? I tried reinstalling like 10 times.

But I can run manager, monitor, and server but I just cant launch a job from inside 3DStudio.
Taoizm
05-05-2003, 08:47 PM
Next best thing would be to check the Discreet site/forum and see if they have any FAQs about this topic.
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