Bug - Render Elements - not importing Preset

[Tyros]

Hi,
I am not sure if is a bug or my computer.
I am using
V-Ray 5 for Maya, update 1
(v5.10.20 from Jun 15 2021)
Bug is:
V-Ray Render Elements TAB CAN save Render elements PRESET.
BUT
It is not ABLE to Import the preset saved -> render_elements

It is just me or someone else is having the same problem?

Error in the script editor states:
requires -nodeType "VRayRenderElement" -dataType "VRaySunParams" -dataType "vrayFloatVectorData" -dataType "vrayFloatVectorData" -dataType "vrayIntData" "vrayformaya" "5";
// File read in 0.065 seconds. //

[nikoleta.garkova]

Hey Tyros,

You can select the REs you wish to save and in the Render Settings dialog open Presets > Export AOVs. You can load them back by the Import > AOVs option.

[hermit.crab]

There does seem to be an issue when importing render elements through the Render Settings. The occurs when the "Render Setup" (the new render layers) profile is active with recent V-Ray builds. The issue is not present with the "Legacy Render Layer" system. I've logged it (internal bug-tracker id: VMAYA-10556) for developer investigation. As a workaround, you may follow Nikoleta's suggestion.

[Tyros]

Hi Nikoleta and Hermit.


I did not know about the <Presets <Export AOV and Import AOV. Used to be only RenderPresets save on that tab. and using json.

I am thinking to know if this JSON would work to import in other applications and have the same presets like in max or Houdini.

Thanks a lot for the help

[sermed_darah]

Hi! As we encountered this "feature", we've changed the pipeline tools to reference the Maya-file with needed AOV nodes and turning on the "Use referenced" checkbox in Render Elements settings.

PyMEL example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.createReference(aov_file_path, groupLocator=True, namespace=':')
pm.SCENE.vraySettings.relements_usereferenced.set(True)