Phoenix Ocean not rendering in vrscene

[stezza]

Hi guys.
I'm trying to render locally using VRay standalone but the Phoenix ocean shader is not rendering out from the vrscene file.
Rendering it from Maya is just fine, any ideas as to why this may be?

I'm not sure if I need to use the "Plugins Name Prefix" field when exporting as vrscene, could it be to do with that?

Thanks for your help.

[slavina.nikolova]

Hey,

We couldn't reproduce it here. Can you send over а scene, so we could see what's happening?

Can you tell us which Phoenix FD build are you using? The information could be found in the Top Maya Phoenix FD Menu → About Phoenix FD.
Also, can you tell us which V-Ray version you have installed? You can find the V-Ray version in the Top Maya V-Ray Menu → About V-Ray.


Thank you!

[stezza]

Hi Slavina.
Phoenix version is 4.30.01
VRay version is 5.00.22 from Dec 8th 20202

Maya version 2020 hotfix 2

houseboat.rar

Maya_scene.rar

[stezza]

Here is the vrscene file and maya scene file with all assets stripped out apart from the water.
Many thanks for looking into this, would be good to get it working with standalone.

[slavina.nikolova]

Hey,

Could you send over the Phoenix FD log file - it's located in C:\PhoenixFD, and the V-Ray log file - it could be found in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp.

Could you check if you have Phoenix FD installed on the machine from where you are starting the Standalone?


Thanks!

[stezza]

OK here you go.

PhoenixFD Maya 2020.rar

vray4maya_log.rar

[slavina.nikolova]

Hey,

Everything seems normal in the logs.

Could you check if there are any warnings or errors in the Standalone's console/terminal? Are you sure the machine where you are rendering the .vrscene has Phoenix FD installed?

If there are no warnings and you have Phoenix FD installed, could you try uninstalling it and installing it again in Workstation Mode?


Thanks!

[stezza]

Hi

Yes I am only using one machine here at home both are installed on same PC.

There are some errors in the standalone on rendering the vrscene file.

[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] Scene file parsed successfully in 0.0 s.
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "exporter_version" in object "infoRenderEngine"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "out_of_core" in object "settingRTEngine"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "lightSelect_metadata" in object "vraySettingsOptions"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "exposure_value" in object "RenderCamShape"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "use_blue_noise_optimization" in object "vraySettingsDMCSampler"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "version" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "filter_rotation" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "use_occlusion" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "occlusion_symmetric" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "occlusion_percent" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "occlusion_rotation" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "occlusion_arc" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "use_grating" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "grating_length" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "grating_slope" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "grating_strength" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "grating_density" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "grating_zoom" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "use_scratch" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_pattern" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_symmetric" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [91 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_multiglare_count" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_seed" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_density" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_strength" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_slope_variance" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_width_variance" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_length" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_zoom" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "scr_rotation" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "use_dust" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "dust_pattern" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "dust_radius_variance" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "dust_strength" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "dust_density" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "dust_zoom" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "dust_rotation" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "dust_jitter" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "obst_image_zoom" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "obst_image_rotation" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "obst_image_strength" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "enable_vfb2" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "vfb2_layers" in object "vraySettingsVFB"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Failed to create object of type "PhoenixFDOceanTex"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "sheen_color" in object "PhoenixWater@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "sheen_glossiness" in object "PhoenixWater@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "coat_color" in object "PhoenixWater@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "coat_amount" in object "PhoenixWater@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "coat_glossiness" in object "PhoenixWater@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "coat_ior" in object "PhoenixWater@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "sheen_color" in object "VRayMtl1@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "sheen_glossiness" in object "VRayMtl1@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "coat_color" in object "VRayMtl1@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "coat_amount" in object "VRayMtl1@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "coat_glossiness" in object "VRayMtl1@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] warning: Unknown property "coat_ior" in object "VRayMtl1@vraymtl"
[2021/Jan/11|16:44:01] [97 MB] Scene created successfully.

I'll try the installing again later on, Thanks

[slavina.nikolova]

Hey,

The problem may be related to a bad installations of V-Ray and Phoenix FD.

Could you try uninstalling V-Ray and Phoenix FD?

Then install first V-Ray 5 and second Phoenix FD 4 for V-Ray 5.



Thank You!

[stezza]

OK have now installed both latest versions licenses running....
I then tried to continue rendering the sample scene I sent you and now get this error in the script editor..

// Warning: file: C:/Users/xxxxx/Desktop/scene.ma line 9645: Unrecognized node type 'PhoenixFDOceanTexture'; preserving node information during this session. //
// Warning: line 1327: The default image may not be modified. Use the -i/image flag instead. //
// Warning: line 0: Errors have occurred while reading this scene that may result in data loss.

I knew I should have tried this after I finished rendering..getting scared now

[stezza]

Also got an error during installation of Phoenix

"Maya 2020 installation was not found"
But my installation is here C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2020

[stezza]

OK Phoenix plugin is now not showing in the plugins manager, with empty shelf.

So the question now is why cant the Phoenix installer see my Maya path?

I will re install Maya 2020 hotfix 2, to see if this fixes the path issue.

[stezza]

Update..
Reinstalling Maya fixed the Phoenix installer not seeing the Maya folder. So all fresh install.
Re export vrsecene file but still not rendering oceans shader but VFB can within Maya..

[slavina.nikolova]

Hey,

Could you check if you have a vray_phoenix.dll installed in the vrayplugins folder? You can find this folder under C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2020\vray\vrayplugins.


Thanks!

[stezza]

I can confirm that the vray_phoenix.dll has been installed, I saved the installer log and it has the entry below
Create C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2020\vray/vrayplugins\vray_phoenix.dll