During livelink, is it possible to save a .vantage file by script - either maxscript or otherwise? I am trying to create a tool to automate some things and saving the vantage config file is the last hurdle.
Hi @robbybrymer , there is no way to programmatically save the .vantage config file. Changes in Vantage are the ones you manually make in the application - how would an automation benefit from saving the file when you still rely on user input to change the settings? Could you elaborate on what you are trying to achieve?
Best regards,
Simeon
Hi Simeon,
My workflow so far has consisted of taking a Vray scene and live linking with Vantage. The very first thing I need to do in every instance, is apply the color correction settings (filmic tonemapping, exposure, etc) to match the result from Vray. Sometimes I need to make other changes within Vantage, such as adjusting the exposure even further, adjusting the sunlight, adding lens effects, etc. Once I am happy with what I see within Vantage, I’ll save the Vantage file so that I can “load file as config only” and get the same look every time I am working on that particular scene.
What I am trying to automate is rendering animations via Vantage on a separate PC. That means exporting a vrscene to a network drive, saving the vantage config file to the same location, then opening the vrscene with Vantage on the 2nd PC, loading the config file, and finally setting up the animation render settings. I realize I can’t automate EVERYTHING, but I have the vrscene export part figured out, as well as triggering Vantage to open the file on the 2nd PC automatically. What I was trying to do is programmatically save the Vantage file to the network location at the same time that the vrscene is being exported within my automation.