I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to setup VRay for Modo DR on Mac OS X. There are no instructions on how to do this. Ultimately, I was able to cobble together bits and pieces from the forum. Here are the instructions that worked for me:
Workstation Installation
1. Install Modo as usual and activate its license.
2. Install VRay for Modo as per instruction in the docs (http://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/V...V-Ray+for+MODO)
a. Make sure "Local V-Ray license server on this machine" is selected.
3. Install VRay Online License Server as per instruction in the docs (http://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/V...line+Licensing)
a. If you get an error when trying to reach http://localhost:30304, then have most likely run into a permission bug in the VRay for Modo installation process. To resolve, delete the hidden folder .ChaosGroup located in your user directory (i.e., /Users/[username]/.ChaosGroup. Once deleted, it will automatically be recreated with proper permissions.
4. Do a test render to make sure that your installation is working.
Render Slave Installation
1. Install Modo, but do not activate its license. Licensing is not necessary on render slaves.
2. Install VRay for Modo as per the instructions in the docs (link provided in item 2 above).
a. Make sure "Remote V-Ray license server on the network" is selected.
b. Input the IP address of your workstation (the one that has the online license server installed).
Rendering
1. Execute the following command in Terminal on all machines (workstation and slaves): "/Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/MODO_x64/vraysl/vray.bin -server"
a. Please note that I am assuming a default installation of VRay for Modo. Use the correct path to the vray.bin file in your installation.
2. In Modo's VRay preferences, do the following:
a. Select "Enable DR for production rendering".
b. Select "Enable DR for RT rendering" (if you desire this).
c. Enter the IP addresses of all participating rendering machines in the Hosts section (workstation and slaves).
3. Render as usual. All machines should be participating. You can confirm this in the Modo event log. As well, the Terminal in each active rendering machine will detail the activity.
Ending Distributed Rendering
1. On each machine (workstation and slaves) enter Ctrl+C in Terminal to exit.
If I have missed any important details, please add to this post so others can benefit.
It would be helpful if ChaosGroup could post some clear and complete instructions on how to get Distributed Rendering in VRay for Modo properly installed and running.
Workstation Installation
1. Install Modo as usual and activate its license.
2. Install VRay for Modo as per instruction in the docs (http://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/V...V-Ray+for+MODO)
a. Make sure "Local V-Ray license server on this machine" is selected.
3. Install VRay Online License Server as per instruction in the docs (http://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/V...line+Licensing)
a. If you get an error when trying to reach http://localhost:30304, then have most likely run into a permission bug in the VRay for Modo installation process. To resolve, delete the hidden folder .ChaosGroup located in your user directory (i.e., /Users/[username]/.ChaosGroup. Once deleted, it will automatically be recreated with proper permissions.
4. Do a test render to make sure that your installation is working.
Render Slave Installation
1. Install Modo, but do not activate its license. Licensing is not necessary on render slaves.
2. Install VRay for Modo as per the instructions in the docs (link provided in item 2 above).
a. Make sure "Remote V-Ray license server on the network" is selected.
b. Input the IP address of your workstation (the one that has the online license server installed).
Rendering
1. Execute the following command in Terminal on all machines (workstation and slaves): "/Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/MODO_x64/vraysl/vray.bin -server"
a. Please note that I am assuming a default installation of VRay for Modo. Use the correct path to the vray.bin file in your installation.
2. In Modo's VRay preferences, do the following:
a. Select "Enable DR for production rendering".
b. Select "Enable DR for RT rendering" (if you desire this).
c. Enter the IP addresses of all participating rendering machines in the Hosts section (workstation and slaves).
3. Render as usual. All machines should be participating. You can confirm this in the Modo event log. As well, the Terminal in each active rendering machine will detail the activity.
Ending Distributed Rendering
1. On each machine (workstation and slaves) enter Ctrl+C in Terminal to exit.
If I have missed any important details, please add to this post so others can benefit.
It would be helpful if ChaosGroup could post some clear and complete instructions on how to get Distributed Rendering in VRay for Modo properly installed and running.
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