Phoenix FD and Deadline (via maxscript)

[CEDRIC_JACCHERI]

Hi guys, I hope i will find some help here.

I'm trying to build a tool for autocaching and submitting Phoenix simulation to the farm using Deadline.
I did a search on the forum but i still have some trouble with my script. ( I'm not an MAxscript Expert ...)
The autocache part works great, phoenix is really easy to control via maxscript !

Right Now when I'm sending the jobs, it just Load, and finish in like 1 minutes without sim anything.
Drive are on network and i use deadline all the time so i'm pretty sure the problem isn't here.

What Command do i need to use ? I read on the forum that i need to use the command A_wait but I don't know how to use it.

Here is what i'm doing : ( simplified)



-- Autocache if needed
-- Loading Deadline Script
-- Collect Phoenix grid as PFDgrp --

for obj in ($ as array) do
(
if classof obj == liquidsim or classof obj == firesmokesim do
(
append PFDgrp obj
)
)

rendSaveFile = false
renderscenedialog.close()
vr = renderers.current
vr.output_saveRawFile =false
vr.output_on = false

-- the tricky part :
if classof $ ==firesmokesim or classof $ ==liquidsim do
(

A_startsim (PFDgrp[i])
A_wait (PFDgrp[i]) --????
--and that's all ??
)

-- Sending the job to deadline.

I hope all technical artist will enjoy my noob coding skills haha.
I'm using the last PhoenixFD nightly

BTW i found Phoenix really good ! Awesome piece of software ! i'm a happy new user.
Cheers

Cédric

[Ivaylo Katev]

i think it should be A_startsim $ , because you are testing $ to be a simulator
a_wait $ is needed only if you have more than one simulator, because you can't simulate multiple simulators simultaneously

[CEDRIC_JACCHERI]

Thanks Ivaylo, i will give it a try !
Good to know for the a_wait $ command