Update procedure

DO NOT shutdown any server or client. You do NOT need to disable/remove any jobs. The update renames the old executables in use. The update copies the new files in your RRender directory The update sends a restart server and/or client command (if required).

Changes / New Features

______________ 9.1.18______________

Total number of 9 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini

• Houdini + Husk USD: Support rrJob option Tile Frame

rrViewer

• Apply OCIO if rrCache files not available

______________ 9.1.17______________

Total number of 28 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini

• HtoA USD: new rrJob option "RestartHtoA" as workaround for bug ARNOLD-16565
• Wedge fixes (WedgeNum and Prefix support
• Do not submit jobs if rrSubmitter ROP is executed as part of a render

Blender

• new rrJob option "LoadAdd-ons" to load all 3rd party addons
• Render Log: Print all addons found with load status.

Comp apps

• After Effects: Language set to English for render (scripting issues when running the wrong AFX language)
• Nuke: Always enable GPU acceleration for all GPUs if Nvidia GPU found

rrClient

• New switch for render config "hasGPU"
• Linux: Support machines with more than 2000 GB RAM

______________ 9.1.16______________

Total number of 35 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini

• rrJob AntiAliasing samples override to speed up non-final render
• usd_render ROP: optimal bucket settings for karma (+20% speed on heavy production scene)
• Archive render: Do not enable PPDeleteScenefile by default
• Wedge fix

Cinema4D

• Optional: New option in rrEnv to disable that UI licenses are taken
• rrJob AntiAliasing samples override to speed up non-final render

rrClient

• New config option: Disable client if network shares set in RR are not connected.

______________ 9.1.15______________

Total number of 22 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Cinema4D

• FrameSet is read from render setting.

Blender

• File Out compositing nodes are listed as Job AOVs.

REZ

• Setting REZ_AUTO_PACK_NAME was not working right
• New config setting REZ_SHARED_RENDERAPP_
• Set REZ option not to kill the rrClient if the rrClient kills REZ.

rrConfig

• new setting: Windows: Files/Do not resolve Symlinks on drive C:

______________ 9.1.14______________

Total number of 21 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

PS Benchmark

• There was a fix on Windows for machines with more than 64 Cores. Please send a Client Command Job to these machines to re-test the cores.

Client

• Render log states GPU memory usage at start and improved job+exe version variables.

______________ 9.1.13______________

Total number of 25 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Nuke

• New rrJob setting to use all RAM for file caching.

rrConfig

• Refined UI for changing the render app and plugin license count.
• USD_StdA_single shares the license count of USD_StdA. Same for Mantra-single and Arnold-single.

______________ 9.1.12______________

Total number of 14 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Keyshot

• Improved Submission workflow

rrWorkstationInstaller

• Abiliy to export .msi packages

______________ 9.1.11______________

Total number of 38 changes

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Python

• Support pythonSearchPaths.pth file.

Submission

• Support BinaryFrameSet in xml file

Maya

• Export and render .usd file with Arnold kick