can't render isosurface

[jstrob]

I found the problem!

I think it is only related to RPmanager.

For whatever reason when I created a phoenixFD object, the athmospheric effects got deactivated by Rpmanager in the Athm+Effects tab. It was activated in the max dialog but deactivated in rpmanager. And I just learned that the implicit surface need that effect to be activated while the mesh mode does not need it.

I still don't understand why it was not rendering on the farm though. I will test that right now.


Also I was using a maxstart with an RPMnager already in it. It seems the athm effects got deactivated only with that pass. If I started from scratch without that maxstart first being loaded the bug did not occured.

I will have to create a phoenix athmos effects and save it in my maxstart scene.

[Ivaylo Katev]

good to know!
actually we can change the dependence on the atmosphere for the implicit rendering, but this was not a problem until now.

[jstrob]

Ok. Yes since it's a solid object, it should not be dependent on the athmospheric effect.

And now I am rendering on my farm! I'm so happy! It was really a difficult bug to find.

[jstrob]

I can confirm when the fluid is in mesh mode and when athmospheric effect is deactivated, I can render locally but not on my render farm.