Is there a way to batch render files in Max 7.5 = Vray that use DR? I just tried and it just seems to error… any thoughts?
Craig
you can do it with a script..
--Some cut/pasted stuff.. ;)
-- Path to save to
exportPath = "///aei/Projects/IDD/images/"
-- file type
renderFileType = ".jpg"
renderWidth = 800
renderHeight = 600
renderCamera = $Camera01
-- open a frame buffer for each render (It stays on screen for some reason...)
enableVfb = true
--seperate so you can adjust the filename in a case statement or a for loop.. whatever
RenderFile = (exportPath + "/" + (renderCamera as string) + renderFileType)
render camera:renderCamera outputwidth:renderWidth outputheight:renderHeight outputfile:RenderFile vfb:enableVfb
all thats in the maxscript help a lot more detailed..
you could simply repeat the last couple lines (and possibly the camera line) for each one you want rendererd.
Theres no cancel button, so do a test run at like, 320x240 first
Brilliant! Thanks I will give that a go 8)
There is a great lil script for batching max files called - creatively - “batcher” by Steev Kelly.
You can do a search on ScriptSpot for “batcher” and it’s the one at the top… My favorite feature of batcher is that it allows you to specify an input / output directory and then you can either select a maxscript to run on each max file or you can just type in a few lines of text into its interface and it will run those commands on all the files selected. Works really well and has gotten me out of a jam a couple times.
Here’s a screenshot http://www.beautifulrobot.com/images/script\_batcherSS.jpg
You can find more info about the script at http://www.scriptspot.com/start.htm or http://www.beautifulrobot.com/maxScript.htm
Neat.. sometimes its difficult to find things in there since theres just soooo many scripts 
another way, which is similar, but not quite (ie: the full script)
-- Path to save to
exportPath = "//aei/Projects/FCCC IDD/images/"
-- file type
renderFileType = ".jpg"
renderWidth = 960
renderHeight = 640
renderCamera = $Camera01
-- open a frame buffer for each render (It stays on screen for some reason...)
enableVfb = true
fn SetScheme scheme RendScheme:false =
(
phaseOne = #($'phase 1 floors', $'phase 1', $'phase 1 floors', $'phase 1 floors', $'phase 1 floors', $'phase 1 floors', $'phase 1 floors', $'phase 1 floors')
phaseTwo = phaseOne + #($'phase 2 floors06', $'phase 2', $'phase 2 floors00', $'phase 2 floors01', $'phase 2 floors02', $'phase 2 floors03', $'phase 2 floors04', $'phase 2 floors05', $'phase 2 floors07', $'phase 2 floors08', $'phase 2 floors09', $'phase 2 floors10')
mat = sceneMaterials["RoadLayout"]
show $'Forest01'
case scheme of
(
0: (
--for each different 'scheme' i set a different layout for my forest pro
--trees, change the ground map layout of roads and hide/unhide various
--building sets.. nothing complicated, but something that can easily get
--messy when you need to repeat it in a few weeks for changes eh?
$Forest01.splineinc = $treeline_existing
mat.diffusemap.filename = "\\\\aei\\Projects\\FCCC IDD\\textures\\Roads_existing.jpg"
hide phaseFive
unhide $building_driving_range
)
1: (
$Forest01.splineinc = $treeline_phase1
mat.diffusemap.filename = "\\\\aei\\Projects\\FCCC IDD\\textures\\Roads_1.jpg"
hide phaseFive
unhide phaseOne
unhide $building_driving_range
)
2: (
$Forest01.splineinc = $treeline_phase2
mat.diffusemap.filename = "\\\\aei\\Projects\\FCCC IDD\\textures\\Roads_2.jpg"
hide phaseFive
unhide phaseTwo
unhide $building_driving_range
)
)
if (RendScheme == true) do
(
RenderFile = (exportPath + "/Phase" + (scheme as string) + renderFileType)
render camera:renderCamera outputwidth:renderWidth outputheight:renderHeight outputfile:RenderFile vfb:enableVfb
)
)
SetScheme 0 RendScheme:true
SetScheme 1 RendScheme:true
SetScheme 2 RendScheme:true
--extent it for about 6 other schemes for the siteplan and you can start to see why setting them all up seperately can get annoying.
Dave - you’re the craziest man alive. :lol:
i’m addicted