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Below are instructions on your first steps submitting Cinema 4d jobs with Qube!


 

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titleStep 1 (First Time Only)

The Cinema 4d Jobtype comes with the standard install of Qube! and does not require a specific jobtype to be installed 

InApp Installation:

File > Install App UI > Install Cinema4D (AppFinder) App UI...

 

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titleStep 2

Once installed you should be able to locate the "Qube!" menu in Cinema 4d

InApp Location:

File > Script > User Scripts > Qube! Submit (Appfinder)

 

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titleStep 3

With a scene loaded in Cinema4d choose "Qube! Submit (AppFinder)"

This will present a pre filled submission UI

 


 

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titleStep 4

Ensure sections marked in red have the correct details

Click submit

For further details on the submission UI look in the right panel

 

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titleTroubleshooting

If you find you are getting errors here are some useful links for troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Flowcharts 


Below Is an expandable view of the AppFinder Jobs > "Aerender Cinema4D (AppFinder) Job..." Jobtype Submission UI

Note

Not all sections need to be filled in in order to render only the fields marked in red are required


Please click on the text below the section of interest

 

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titleParameters

Cinema4D Version

Tooltip - Select version numbers to allow the job to find the right version of Cinema 4D executable on each worker.

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Use the spinners to enter the required version of Cinema 4d

C4D path

Tooltip - Leave it set to "_C4D_" to allow the job to find the right version of Cinema4D on the worker.

Info

Left default qube will automatically find the version of After Effects on the worker

renderFile

Tooltip - scene file to render

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Browse or enter manually the location of the scene file to be rendered. This is a required field for submission

Important: Best practise is to ensure the scene file and all of its dependant files such as textures are on network storage accessible by the workers.

outputImage

Tooltip - output imagename

Info

Browse or manually enter the location of the output image you wish to generate

Important: Best practise is to ensure outputs are written to network storage accessible by the workers

outputMulti

Tooltip - output multipass imagename

Info

Browse or manually enter the location of the output image directory you wish to generate

Important: Best practise is to ensure outputs are written to network storage accessible by the workers

format

Tooltip - output file format

Info

Enter manually or select from drop-down

Important: when choosing the output format be aware that extensions such as .MOV or .AVI can not be distributed across the farm. Please select an image sequence based format such as .TIF etc

oresolution

Tooltip - <width> <height> for image resolution override

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Used for overriding the scenes resolution. IE: 800x600

threads

Tooltip - exact number of threads to use for rendering (specifying 0 means optimal)

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Enter a numeric value for the amount of threads to be spawned on the workers while processing this job

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