post translate script creates "fatal error building the scene for V-Ray"

[ALFRED_ST_MEDIA]

So frustrating, and I know it's something simple. It doesn't matter what I put in the post translate script window, I get "# Error: There was a fatal error building the scene for V-Ray. #".

I started trying to use the examples in the docs (turn your shaders red...blah blah) and got the fatal error, so Then I try just putting a comment there and I STILL get fatal error. We have a central install setup, but I've installed vray locally to try and trouble shoot, but I still get the same error. If I run enter "from vray.utils import *" in the maya python shell, I I get no errors.

print os.environ['PYTHONPATH']
# Result: //disks/nas0/CGI/_melScripts/common/scripts;C:/Program Files/DynamicaBullet2.81ForMaya2013-x64/scripts;C:/Program Files/Pixelux/DMM2013/scripts;C:/Program Files (x86)/dRaster/NEX/2013-x64/scripts;C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2013/vray/scripts/vray;C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2013/vray/scripts;C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2013/mentalray/scripts/AETemplates;C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2013/mentalray/scripts/mentalray;C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2013/mentalray/scripts/unsupported;C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2013/mentalray/scripts #

for whatever reason, it seems vray is choking trying to run the python interpreter.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

Thank you,

-ctj

[bigbossfr]

What is your VRay build ?

Official build crash when you import some Python modules in Python translate.

[ALFRED_ST_MEDIA]

funny, I usually post that sort of thing.

version 2.25.01, revision 22764 nightly
maya 2013 sp1
win7 x64

[bigbossfr]

And every script crash VRay ?

Can you try an examples with a simple scene ? (like 1 sphere, 1 material)

[ALFRED_ST_MEDIA]

Thanks deex for checking in...yeah, I tried the sphere and using the 'red' script first to no avail.

Solved the issue though. I checked on my laptop, a decent control from the way our workstations are configured and not using a central install of vray, as our workstations are. The red sphere sample script worked on the laptop, so I printed out the PYTHONPATH and the MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH of the laptop and compared it to the workstation. vray/scripts *and* vray/scripts/vray are in *both* python path and scripts path. I updated my maya.env to reflect the same and we're working now.

here's the working maya.env (with a load of other crap as well)

MAYA_DISABLE_CIP=1
MAYA_MODULE_PATH = //networkDrive/_plugins/maya/modules
PHX_FOR_MAYA2013_MAIN_x64 = //networkDrive/_plugins/maya/phoenix/phoenixFD_adv_maya2013_vray_20_x64/maya_root/phoenixfd
MAYA_RENDER_DESC_PATH = //networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_root/bin/rendererDesc
VRAY_FOR_MAYA2013_MAIN_x64 = //networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_vray
VRAY_FOR_MAYA2013_PLUGINS_x64 = //networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_vray/vrayplugins;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/phoenix/phoenixFD_adv_maya2013_vray_20_x64/maya_vray/vrayplugins
VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH = //networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY
MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH = //networkDrive/_mayaPlugins/common;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_vray/plug-ins;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/phoenix/phoenixFD_adv_maya2013_vray_20_x64/maya_root/phoenixfd/plug-ins
MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH = //networkDrive/_plugins/maya/phoenix/phoenixFD_adv_maya2013_vray_20_x64/maya_root/phoenixfd/scripts;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_vray/scripts/vray;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_vray/scripts;//networkDrive/_melScripts/common/scripts
XBMLANGPATH = //networkDrive/_mayaPlugins/common/icons;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_vray/icons;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/phoenix/phoenixFD_adv_maya2013_vray_20_x64/maya_root/phoenixfd/icons
MAYA_PRESET_PATH = //networkDrive/_melScripts/common/presets
MI_CUSTOM_SHADER_PATH = //networkDrive/_mi/common
PYTHONPATH = //networkDrive/_plugins/maya/phoenix/phoenixFD_adv_maya2013_vray_20_x64/samples maya/scripts;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_vray/scripts/vray;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_vray/scripts;//networkDrive/_melScripts/common/scripts
PATH = PATH;//networkDrive/_plugins/maya/vray/VRAYx64_Maya_2013_NIGHTLY/maya_root/bin;"C:/Program Files/Tweak/RV-3.12.17-64/bin"

[bigbossfr]

Good to see that it's working !