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Net Render Callback - Getting currentTime

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jona vark

jona vark
Posted: 13 January 2012 05:09 AM

Total Posts: 573
Joined: 12 April 2007 08:40 PM

I have a script that changes the text in a Text Object every frame. Since I can’t keyframe that text in Max I have to set it in a preRender callback. I get the callback to work but the currentTime doesn’t seem to be correct.

This is the callback code I began testing with

tNum = currentTime as integer --(frm as integer)
dNum =  (tNum - (24 * 200)) /200

dNum = dNum * 3.66 
if dNum > 131 then dNum = 132.0 

dNum = dNum as integer
$'Count132'.text = dNum as string

This works but I have to run it locally as a render loop on one machine

dNum =  (tNum - (60 * 200)) /200

dNum = dNum * 11.5 
if dNum > 344 then dNum = 345.0

dNum = dNum as integer
$'Count345'.text = dNum as string

actualFrm  = tNum / 200

oFile = "\\\\bomber\\out\\driving\\stopping_distance\\secondCount" + (actualFrm as string) + ".tga"
render progressBar:true frame:frm vfb:false outputfile:oFile

So basically I am looking to get the current Frame being rendered during a net render on all machines.

Thanks..

Replies: 2

currentTime.frame -- ?

<time>.ticks -- Time as ticks
<time>.frame -- Time as frames

Author: Anubis

Replied: 14 January 2012 10:26 AM

Thanks Anubis..

The docs say “If a render is being performed, currentTime contains the frame being rendered. “

I was using “currentTime” which worked locally. I will try currentTime.frame and see if that is updated correctly during a render..

Author: jona vark

Replied: 14 January 2012 11:09 AM

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