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Step by step instructions for submitting

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CINEMA 4D jobs with Qube!

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The Cinema 4d CINEMA 4D Jobtype comes with the standard install of Qube! and does not require a specific jobtype to be installed installed.

InApp Installation:

File > Install App UI > Install Cinema4D (AppFinder) App UI...

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Once installed you should be able to locate the "Qube!" menu in Cinema 4dCINEMA 4D.

InApp Location:

File > Script > User Scripts > Qube! Submit (Appfinder)

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With a scene loaded in Cinema4d choose "Qube! Submit (AppFinder)"

This will present a pre filled submission UI. Ensure sections marked in red have the correct details.

 

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While not strictly required, the following settings are useful for getting a better result. You will need to turn on "Expert Mode" (check box at the bottom of the submission UI) in order to get access to them.

  • Although you can choose "Render on all cores" as a setting, for machines with large numbers of cores (>8) this is less efficient. Instead, set the "Slots = Threads" checkbox and then set the "Specific Thread Count" to a value like 8.
  • By default, Qube! will not retry failed frames. So set the "Retry frame/instance" value to 3 or 5, to get 3 or 5 retries before it gives up. Related to that, the default wait between retries is zero seconds, which is typically not useful. Set the "Retry Work Delay" to a value like 5 or 10 to allow machines time to recover from temporary problems such as network errors.
  • Make sure the correct version of C4D is set, especially if you are submitting from one version but expecting to pick up jobs on another.
  • On Windows, Cinema4D CINEMA 4D always returns success, even if the job fails, so you should look at the "regex_errors" box and add any lines to it that you can use to reliably know a frame has failed.


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