Distributed rendering - render node user paths reseting to default

[svetlozar.draganov]

@Morne

Thanks for reply guys.

Using V-Ray Distributed Rendering

(Not sure if correct way) I have always had a folder on my workstation, with Cars, HQ Plants etc on it with there individual texture files. So can just drag and drop into scenes or proxy.
On the render node under customise - Config user paths - External files. I would direct it to these model texture files.
Then when working on a project (create project folder with a materialibraries folder for specific textures for that project.)
I would then also direct the render node to this materialibraries folder.
This way has always worked for me. As I am only using 1 render node, was not a problem to setup.

I know with the latest vray it has a Transfer missing assets option. (Great life made simpler) but even with that activated I was still getting missing textures and proxy cars not being rendered by node.
So I have just kept to setting up distributed rendering this way.
Until now with Max Design 2015 reseting the paths.

Im only adding about 5 paths to model textures and then project folder path.
Thanks LQ2, It worked in 2014, so think something changed in 2015. Or maybe its a windows 7 thing not allowing the node to set paths to workstation or something?
Attached is the default user paths settings.

Thanks again

Derek

We would need a step-by-step instructions how to replicate this issue. I have tested it several times but without success.
I have performed the following 2 tests.

1.Add a few External Paths on the slave machine > Start VR spawner manually > Run DR rendering with “Restart Server on Render End” > After the job is complete I open 3DSmax Design 2015 on the slave machine and the paths were still there.

2.It is the same test basically but this time I also added different project folders for workstation and slave machine - the result was the same the external paths were preserved.