By default Lightwave is configured to use a Shared Executable.
To setup Lightwave, please follow these steps:
•Copy your Lightwave \program and \plugins folder to
[RR]\render_apps\renderer_exe\lightwave\win_xXX\Lightwave_9.6\
Remove all files you do not need to keep the file count lower (e.g. folders docs, include, ntcodec,sdk).
•Submit a Lightwave render with RR to a workstation. After the job started, delete it.
•You should now have a Lightwave copy on that workstation in
C:\RR_localdata\renderer_exe\lightwave\win_xXX\Lightwave_9.6
•Start the interactive Lightwave from that folder.
•Open the "Utilities" tab, then right menu "Edit plugins".
Use the "Clear" button. Then "Scan Directory" and scan the *local* plugin directory C:\RR_localdata\renderer_exe\lightwave\win_xXX\Lightwave_9.6\plugins
Close Lightwave.
•Copy the config files
C:\Documents and Settings\[YourUser]\LW9.CFG or LW9-64.CFG
C:\Documents and Settings\[YourUser]\LWEXT9.CFG or LWEXT9-64.CFG
(dependend if you have started 32bit or 64bit Lightwave)
to [RR]\render_apps\renderer_prefs\lightwave\win_x32\9.6\
•You are done with the setup.
Now you have all Lightwave executables, plugins and config files in the RR share.
•If the machine was a workstation you use, you should change the plugin config on your workstation back to your original Lightwave installation.
Note: You have to do these steps twice if you are using x32 and x64 Lightwave.
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Start Lightwave. Select the utilities tab. Click on "Add plugins" on the left menu. Browse for [RR]\render_apps\_submitplugins\rrSubmit_Lightwave_8+.ls and add this plugin. |
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If you have never started the rrWorkstationInstaller, please start it and install the submission plugins. This will register the RR_ROOT environment variable. Please restart the machine if requested. |
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Choose Edit/Edit Menu Layout from the side bar. |
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Open the Additional group on the left. And Main Menu/ Render on the right side. Drag'n'Drop the rrSubmit into the Render menu. |
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You can now start the submitter from within Lightwave. It will start the rrSubmitter with your scene file and your Lightwave version as commandline parameter. |
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Submit:
To Submit, please use the Lightwave plugin.
Note: You can also start the rrSubmitter manually and load (multiple) scene files, but that will not set the content folder.
Content Folder:
If you use a content folder for your Lightwave scene, then this content folder has to be set in the "Database" path in rrSubmitter.
If you want to use one Content Folder for *ALL* jobs, then you can edit the lightwave render config file.
Open the file [RR]\render_apps\_config\3D04__Lightwave.cfg in an editor.
Change the line
CommandLine_Win= set "LW_CONTENT_DIR=<D><EL\>"
into
CommandLine_Win= set "LW_CONTENT_DIR=\\filerserver\share\myContentFolder<EL\>"