Max6:Region Net Render... damn task timeout!!!

HarryG · February 2nd, 2004

Anyone knows how to turn off the 'task time out (50 minutes) for Region Net Render (or splitscanline Net Render, the new feature in Max6 that let multiple computers render a single large frame) ?
I got error messages from each server that takes more than 50minutes to render a strip! It (the rendering manager) just says 'Server XXX flagged as error as it took too long to process a task'.
Why the hell do they put time limits on rendering still images? Isn't it natural to take hours to render a 5000x3750, fully raytraced complex still image???
TIA
HarryG

abicalho · February 2nd, 2004

Go to the Monitor, Right-Click a Job and Edit Properties. Timeout is one of them.

Alexander

Crazy Homeless Guy · February 2nd, 2004

i ran into this problem last night also. i sent a handful of renderings, and i came in this morning only to find out that max had timed out, and not i having to cut corners to hit my deadline.

according to max's help files there should be a 'advanced settings' dialog where you can increase the time out. i think this button is supposed to be next to the check box for net render in the render option dialog. it is not there. does anyone know where this dialog is? ...alexander, is this the dialog that pulls up per your instructions?

abicalho · February 3rd, 2004

Render Scene Dialog
Check Net Render
Click Render
On the Network Job Assignment dialog look for the button on the bottom left - Advanced

From the Monitor:
Select a job
Edit Job Settings
Scroll down
SEE: Timeouts to Load, Unload and Render.

Alexander

Crazy Homeless Guy · February 3rd, 2004

thanks alexander... i had a chance to try it, and i found it. as stated, i was looking for the advanced dialog in the wrong spot.

demo38 · February 11th, 2004

I just hit the same time out error, the difference is that it was on the same file with the same lighting set up (from Max v6) that I wasn't getting the time out errors on, until I had installed the new v6 service pack? I assume that means they "fixed it" now...

I found the dialog that you mentioned Alexander. It's misleading the way that they've chosen to display the dialog. The values for time out are ghosted, yet active. In other words there is no way to disable the time out all together, only to Enable the Time outs and increase the number of minutes... I guess I'm just surprised it's set up that way...

Thanks for the thread.

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abicalho Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Age: 36 Posts: 643 Name: Alex Bicalho	Go to the Monitor, Right-Click a Job and Edit Properties. Timeout is one of them. Alexander __________________ Alex Bicalho http://www.origamy.com.br/blog

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Crazy Homeless Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,047 Name: Travis Schmiesing	i ran into this problem last night also. i sent a handful of renderings, and i came in this morning only to find out that max had timed out, and not i having to cut corners to hit my deadline. according to max's help files there should be a 'advanced settings' dialog where you can increase the time out. i think this button is supposed to be next to the check box for net render in the render option dialog. it is not there. does anyone know where this dialog is? ...alexander, is this the dialog that pulls up per your instructions? __________________ Travis Schmiesing

February 3rd, 2004	#4 (permalink)
abicalho Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Age: 36 Posts: 643 Name: Alex Bicalho	Render Scene Dialog Check Net Render Click Render On the Network Job Assignment dialog look for the button on the bottom left - Advanced From the Monitor: Select a job Edit Job Settings Scroll down SEE: Timeouts to Load, Unload and Render. Alexander __________________ Alex Bicalho http://www.origamy.com.br/blog

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Crazy Homeless Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,047 Name: Travis Schmiesing	thanks alexander... i had a chance to try it, and i found it. as stated, i was looking for the advanced dialog in the wrong spot. __________________ Travis Schmiesing

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February 2nd, 2004	#1 (permalink)
HarryG Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indonesia Posts: 6 Name: Thomas Harry Gunawan	Anyone knows how to turn off the 'task time out (50 minutes) for Region Net Render (or splitscanline Net Render, the new feature in Max6 that let multiple computers render a single large frame) ? I got error messages from each server that takes more than 50minutes to render a strip! It (the rendering manager) just says 'Server XXX flagged as error as it took too long to process a task'. Why the hell do they put time limits on rendering still images? Isn't it natural to take hours to render a 5000x3750, fully raytraced complex still image??? TIA HarryG

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demo38 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: columbus, oh Posts: 199 Name: Jonathon Harris	I just hit the same time out error, the difference is that it was on the same file with the same lighting set up (from Max v6) that I wasn't getting the time out errors on, until I had installed the new v6 service pack? I assume that means they "fixed it" now... I found the dialog that you mentioned Alexander. It's misleading the way that they've chosen to display the dialog. The values for time out are ghosted, yet active. In other words there is no way to disable the time out all together, only to Enable the Time outs and increase the number of minutes... I guess I'm just surprised it's set up that way... Thanks for the thread.

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