Is there a way to run all simulations at once / unattended?

[JD3D_CGI]

I have a scene with 4 separate simulations - I want to trigger them all to calculate in one go so I don't have to keep coming back.

Is this possible?

thanks

[Ivaylo Katev]

you can use the script callback functions, there is a function OnSimulationEnd , you can type in it
a_startsim $simname
to start the next simulation

[georgi.zhekov]

Or if you're using Deadline for example you can send each sim to a separate render slave. We have a script for that.

[JD3D_CGI]

Is there a palce where I can find scripts?

I'm not sure how it would work - just on the maxscript listener set up a script an execute:

a_startsim $simname1
a_startsim $simname2
a_startsim $simname3
a_startsim $simname4

like so?

[Svetlin.Nikolov]

If you are working on a single machine, this will do as well - you just have to separate these with a_wait() so that the next call will be executed after the previous simulation ends.

On the other hand, if you have many machines available, Georgi will supply you with the deadline script for running several sims at once. We still haven't uploaded it as there is a new help/resources site in the making.

For now you can consult the nightly help site for Phoenix's MXS functions: https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/...n+to+MaxScript

Cheers!

[JD3D_CGI]

Thanks very much.

I have one Phoenix licence but several machines... (with Phoenix installed as a workstation licence)

But sadly no Deadline!

Would this script work locally?

a_startsim $simname1
a_wait()
a_startsim $simname2
a_wait()
a_startsim $simname3
a_wait()
a_startsim $simname4

Would love to see some options on the next PFD build that help out with all this stuff.

[Ivaylo Katev]

looks ok for me, make it in separate script file, and then evaluate it