Batch render using bat file gets errors

NRNNS — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 14:50:28 GMT

When rendering a scene in 3DS Max 2018 (update2) everything renders fine without errors.

But when I make a .bat file and try to start the bat file outside 3DS Max the I get errors and no rendering.

I tried multiple scene/max files and they all have the same errors.

This used to work with 3DS Max 2010 (different scene files), but not with 2018 anymore:

This is how the bat file (test.bat) looks like :

@Anonymous off

rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
rem -- test
echo Rendering Batch: test
3dsmaxcmd C:\testrender\testx.max -batchRender:test ^
-outputName C:\Users\nr\Documents\3dsMax\renderoutput\test.png ^
-camera Camera001

And this is what kind of errors i get :

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2018>test
Rendering Batch: test
16/09/2017 16:35:25; Max install location: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 20
18\
16/09/2017 16:35:25; Max executable: 3dsmax.exe
16/09/2017 16:35:25; Max file being rendered: C:\testrender\testx.max
16/09/2017 16:35:25; Batch render job being rendered: test
16/09/2017 16:35:25; Renderer: Mental Ray
16/09/2017 16:35:26; Data collection and use is 'ON'. Change your participation
anytime in the Help menu of 3ds Max.
16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(18156,29): conversion
from 'float' to 'float3' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(19160,16): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(19168,16): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(19237,23): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(19355,18): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(19375,18): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(19461,22): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(19470,10): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(19694,9): conversion f
rom 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(20430,40): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(20431,67): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(20756,37): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21188,25): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21692,60): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21696,60): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21700,60): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21702,60): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21706,60): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:56; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21759,56): conversion
from 'float3' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21816,50): conversion
from 'float' to 'float2' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21816,78): conversion
from 'float' to 'float2' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 9 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\ifm.mdl(21816,98): conversion
from 'float' to 'float2' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\Lw.mdl(136,37): conversion fro
m 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\Lw.mdl(247,33): conversion fro
m 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\Lw.mdl(288,46): conversion fro
m 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\Lw.mdl(494,46): conversion fro
m 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\Lw.mdl(537,33): conversion fro
m 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwBase.mdl(415,48): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwBase.mdl(502,38): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwBase.mdl(561,48): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwBase.mdl(769,46): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwBase.mdl(854,7): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwBase.mdl(858,32): conversion
from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(249,72): conv
ersion from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(449,72): conv
ersion from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(645,72): conv
ersion from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(853,10): conv
ersion from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(914,73): conv
ersion from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(920,73): conv
ersion from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(933,73): conv
ersion from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(936,73): conv
ersion from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(1015,10): con
version from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:57; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwConversion.mdl(1134,10): con
version from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

16/09/2017 16:35:58; MENTAL RAY LOG: ***WARNING*** MDL 0.0 10 MB warn 78
2007: MDLC: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\mdl\LwFinish.mdl(455,40): conversi
on from 'float' to 'color' must be explicit

Following output was truncated to 512 characters!16/09/2017 16:36:00; MENTAL RA
Y LOG: ***WARNING*** MSG 0.0 10 MB error: FlexNet Publisher for NVIDIA Lice
nse failure: Cannot find license file. The license files (or license server sys
tem network addresses) attempted are listed below. Use LM_LICENSE_FILE to use
a different license file, or contact your software provider for a license file.
Feature: IRAY.3DSMAX Filename: C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\Ira
y License Manager\License Store\FLEXlm\*.lic License path: C:\flexlm\license.da
t;C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA???16/09/2017 16:36:00; Error rendering frame 0: An unex
pected exception has occurred in the network renderer and it is terminating.
16/09/2017 16:36:01; Job Completed with Error(s) - see above
16/09/2017 16:36:01; Job Completed with Warning(s) - see above
16/09/2017 16:36:01; Scene C:\testrender\testx.max completed.
16/09/2017 16:36:01; Max is down
16/09/2017 16:36:01; Error occured while rendering job.
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2018>

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