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Step by step instructions for submitting XSI jobs with Qube!
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| title | Step 1 (First Time Only) |
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Install Jobtypes | Section |
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| In order to submit directly from XSI, you will need to install the XSI jobtype. Installation: |
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3dsmax requires the "XSI jobtype" to be installed
If you are not familiar with the installation process please see |
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Installing Qube You will need to select "XSI Jobtype" during the installation |
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| Alternatively: If you only wish to use the "Batch XSI jobs" you can install the InApp plugins via the Qube! WranglerView. |
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| Once installed you should be able to locate the "Qube!" menu in XSI |
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InApp Location:
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File menu > Qube!
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XSI choose "Submit Render Job..." or "Submit Batch Render..." depending on your requirements |
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This will present a pre filled submission UI
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| title | Render vs Batch Render |
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| What's the difference? Submit Render will open a copy (instance) of XSI on the Worker that picks up the job, and that instance will render frames as assigned by the Supervisor. Since the scene file is only being opened one time, this can be faster to generate the full sequence. Submit Batch Render will use the command line to open a new instance of the XSI file for each frame that it renders. Although this can be slower for large scenes, it can also be more flexible in large, complex environments. |
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| This will present a pre-filled submission UI like the one shown here. Ensure sections marked in red have the correct details. |
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| Click 'Submit' For further details on the submission UI |
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If you find you are getting errors here are some useful links for troubleshooting Troubleshooting Flowcharts |
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Job Submission Details
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Not all sections need to be filled in in order to render only the fields marked in red are required |
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Please click on the text below the section of interest
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Scenefile Tooltip - Path to XSI scene (required) | Info |
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Browse or enter manually the location of the scene file to be rendered. This is a required field for submission Important: Best practise is to ensure the scene file and all of its dependant files such as textures are on network storage accessible by the workers. |
XSI Version Tooltip - Select or enter Softimage/XSI version (select version, or type it in) | Info |
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Use the drop down or enter manually the required version of XSI |
Passes Tooltip - Specify the explicit passes to render (comma-separated list) | Info |
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Choose or list comma seperated passes to render. These are named in your XSI scene |
Output Dir Tooltip - Output directory for images | Info |
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Browse or manually enter the location of the output directory. Important: Best practise is to ensure outputs are written to network storage accessible by the workers |
Render Mode Tooltip - Mode for rendering (default="render") | Info |
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Choose the mode from the drop down box to override scene defaults |
Xsibatch Executable Tooltip - Explicit path to xsibatch executable (optional) | Info |
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Browse or enter manually the location of XSI executable on the workers Important : Always double check the location of the workers executable. Be aware that if you are submitting cross platform the path will be different. |
Verbose Tooltip - Set verbose mode | Info |
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Choose the level of detail you would like the logs to provide |
Frame Timeout Tooltip - Kill subjobs if a frame runs longer than this value (in seconds) | Info |
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Enter the numeric value in seconds to set a frame render timeout. |
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