How can I make a batch render with maxwell render?

[cgbeige]

edit - I'm an idiot and realized that want a sequence, not separate scenes.

what OS? The best way to do this is by exporting an mxs file from Maya and rendering with the command line. on OS X, I would create a text file like this with each job as a separate parameter:

-mxs:/Users/beige/Desktop/scene2.mxs -res:640x480 -time:5000 -s:20 -th:0 -d -o:/Users/beige/Desktop/sceneoutput.jpg -mxi:/Users/beige/Desktop/scene.mxi,r

-mxs:/Users/beige/Desktop/scene2.mxs -res:640x480 -time:5000 -s:20 -th:0 -d -o:/Users/beige/Desktop/scene2output.jpg -mxi:/Users/beige/Desktop/scene2.mxi,r

Then you save the text file and use the terminal to change it to an executable:

chmod 775 filename.command

and then execute it with ./filename.command

The problem with that scheme though is that if the first job is super long, the script could time out. The best place for Maxwell questions is definitely the Maxwell for Maya forum:

http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=7e49b6bc08d717d9fd13fd1fd8d83e01

[cgbeige]

this thread might be for you:

http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30275

[Jozvex]

Yeah the switching to Maya Software thing is a bug. :scream:

Normally you can batch render just as usual.

[shenmue]

Thx cgbeige.I´ll ask in maxwell forum.
I am using xp 64 bits.
Jozvex I read that it was a bug 2 days after...a beautifull waste of time...:D
Any idea about how to do it anyway?

[shenmue]

Thx cgbeige.I´ll ask in maxwell forum.

I quote my self to say that I can´t post in maxwell forum.I am logged in but "users granted special access can reply to posts in this forum."
I was going to annswer your question:
"I am modelling scenes with reference to real world cm in Maya and nothing ever seems right when I render with Maxwell - the whole scene feels way too small. Is everyone having to resort to tweaking the Global Scale Factor or am I just seeing things? "
I had that same problem and I found out that putting global scale at 10 make the render look OK.

[cgbeige]

ah shit - ya, they have a lame signup and I had to contact my sales rep to get them to give me access to the forum. thanks for answering my question about the scene scale.

[shenmue]

Then I´ll have to look for some unoficial forums :cry:
Too bad...

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