Re: Arnold keep "generating scene"

m3owfx · ‎03-17-2024

I downloaded correct arnold version and houdini 20.0.590. It constantly showing "generating scene" but nothing show up.
I tried different versions, they all don't work. I deleted other renderers, it still didn't work

am_wilkins · ‎03-18-2024

Does the "Houdini Console" show any errors?
Likely erroring on something behind the scenes...

amwilkins

m3owfx · ‎03-18-2024

But, I found it works in Solaris, in stage mode I don't know why... How to open Houdini console? It didn't automatically show up.

m3owfx · ‎03-18-2024

I don't know why arnold only works in stage now.. in obj level, it still shows generating scene

m3owfx · ‎03-18-2024

OK When I hit render, there is nothing in my houdini console, eventhough i turn on the log verbosity as "info" in "diagnostics"

djKAB9B · ‎09-04-2024

I am having the same issue. Works in Solaris but black in Render. Nothing in Console.

actor3d · ‎09-05-2024

Same issue on Mac OS - nothing in console output to suggest a problem.

Anyone from AUTODESK/ARNOLD team here ?????

@autodesk

sebastien.blaineau.ortegaHRM3U · ‎09-05-2024

Hi everyone, thanks for reporting this. We haven't managed to reproduce this issue so far.

Which HtoA version are you testing ? If you can try the latest HtoA 6.3.4.0, it's possible that the error logs could give more info.

Thanks

actor3d · ‎09-05-2024

it is using the latest HTOA. I will generate an output to share and also will compare to pc install

actor3d · ‎09-05-2024

do not have a pc to try but i wonder if its a Mac thing

actor3d · ‎09-05-2024

@sebastien.blaineau.ortegaHRM3U

00:00:00 83MB | log started Thu Sep 5 13:17:04 2024
00:00:00 83MB | Arnold 7.3.4.0 [5809b986] darwin arm64 clang-17.0.6 oiio-2.4.1 osl-1.13.0 vdb-11.0.0 adlsdk-8.0.7.50 clmhub-3.1.1.43 rlm-14.2.5 2024/08/27 16:39:40
00:00:00 83MB | running on 80a997330d31, pid=11953
00:00:00 83MB | 1 x Apple M3 Pro (12 cores, 12 logical) with 36864MB
00:00:00 83MB | Mac OS 14.6.1, Darwin kernel 23.6.0
00:00:00 83MB | soft limit for open files is set at 10238
00:00:00 83MB |
00:00:00 83MB | [hick] Received: log_max_warnings: 100
00:00:00 83MB | [hick] Received: delta_publisher_port: 65371
00:00:00 83MB | [hick] Received: threads: 0
00:00:00 83MB | [hick] Received: assfile: /tmp/houdini_temp/htoa_vturchin/11314_0edb5eda-5614-4dac-9c88-5827bb3c233b.ass
00:00:00 86MB | [metadata] loading metadata file: /tmp/houdini_temp/htoa_vturchin/11314_0edb5eda-5614-4dac-9c88-5827bb3c233b.ass
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00:00:00 87MB | loading plugins from /Users/vturchin/htoa/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/arnold/drivers ...
00:00:00 136MB | driver_houdini.dylib: driver_houdini uses Arnold 7.3.4.0
00:00:00 136MB | loaded 1 plugins from 1 lib(s) in 0:00.06
00:00:00 137MB | [ass] read 912841 bytes, 8 nodes in 0:00.06
00:00:00 137MB |
00:00:00 137MB | authorizing with license manager: user ...
00:00:03 154MB | [user] authorized user "actor3d" in 0:02.80
00:00:03 154MB | [user] expiration date: 2025-09-05T00:00:00-04:00
00:00:03 154MB |
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00:00:03 154MB | [color_manager] using color manager /out/arnold1:color_manager of type "color_manager_ocio"
00:00:03 155MB | [color_manager_ocio] /out/arnold1:color_manager : using OCIO configuration file from the OCIO environment variable /Applications/Houdini/Houdini20.5.332/Frameworks/Houdini.framework/Versions/20.5/Resources/packages/ocio/houdini-config-v2.1.0_aces-v1.3_ocio-v2.3.ocio
00:00:03 156MB | [color_manager] unable to determine rendering color space chromaticities, assuming "sRGB"
00:00:03 198MB |
00:00:03 198MB | there are 0 lights and 2 objects:
00:00:03 198MB | 1 persp_camera
00:00:03 198MB | 2 utility
00:00:03 198MB | 1 imager_denoiser_oidn
00:00:03 198MB | 2 box_filter
00:00:03 198MB | 1 gaussian_filter
00:00:03 198MB | 1 closest_filter
00:00:03 198MB | 1 polymesh
00:00:03 198MB | 2 list_aggregate
00:00:03 198MB | 3 color_manager_ocio
00:00:03 198MB | 1 driver_houdini
00:00:03 198MB |
00:00:03 198MB | rendering image at 1280 x 720, -3 AA samples
00:00:03 198MB | AA samples max <disabled>
00:00:03 198MB | AA sample clamp <disabled>
00:00:03 198MB | diffuse samples 2 / depth 1
00:00:03 198MB | specular samples 2 / depth 1
00:00:03 198MB | transmission samples 2 / depth 8
00:00:03 198MB | volume indirect <disabled by depth>
00:00:03 198MB | total depth 10
00:00:03 198MB | bssrdf samples 2
00:00:03 198MB | light <using per light samples>
00:00:03 198MB | transparency depth 10
00:00:03 198MB | full scene initialize (12 nodes)
00:00:03 199MB | creating root object list ...
00:00:03 199MB | full scene initialize done in 0:00.00 (multithreaded)
00:00:03 199MB | full scene update (13 nodes)
00:00:03 203MB | [color_manager_ocio] ai_default_color_manager_ocio : using OCIO configuration file from the OCIO environment variable /Applications/Houdini/Houdini20.5.332/Frameworks/Houdini.framework/Versions/20.5/Resources/packages/ocio/houdini-config-v2.1.0_aces-v1.3_ocio-v2.3.ocio
00:00:03 204MB | [OIDN]: gpu device 'Apple M3 Pro' created
00:00:03 208MB | [OIDN] /mat/arnold_default_imager/oidn_denoiser: using 'Apple M3 Pro' for denoising
00:00:03 208MB | scene bounds: (-1.01214898 -0.26760602 -0.972831011) -> (1.01214898 1.38463593 0.847423017)
00:00:03 208MB | full scene update done in 0:00.01 (multithreaded)
00:00:03 208MB | [light_sampler] Group 0: Total number of lights 0, sampled lights 0, fixed lights 0
00:00:03 208MB | [light_sampler] Group 0: Took 0.000000 ms to build the tree
00:00:03 208MB | [aov] parsing 2 output statements ...
00:00:03 230MB | [aov] registered driver: "/out/arnold1:iprsocket" (driver_houdini)
00:00:03 230MB | [aov] * "RGBA" of type RGBA filtered by "/out/arnold1:gaussian_filter" (gaussian_filter)
00:00:03 230MB | [aov] * "ID" of type UINT filtered by "/out/arnold1:closest_filter:aov-1" (closest_filter)
00:00:03 230MB | [aov] done preparing 6 AOVs for 4 outputs to 1 driver (0 deep AOVs)
00:00:03 234MB | [imager] Overriding the fis_filter:fis_filter_width options with gaussian:2.000000 to improve quality for denoising with imager_denoiser_oidn
00:00:03 234MB | FIS set to gaussian with width 2
00:00:03 281MB |
00:00:03 281MB | releasing resources
00:00:03 257MB |
00:00:03 257MB | releasing resources
00:00:03 256MB | Arnold shutdown

actor3d · ‎09-05-2024

00:00:00 52MB | [hick] Lowered process priority to 19

00:00:00 52MB | [hick] Received: AA: -3 3

00:00:00 52MB | [hick] Received: interactive 2

00:00:00 52MB | [hick] Received: begin

00:00:00 52MB | [hick] Interactive mode

00:00:00 52MB | log started Thu Sep 5 19:29:01 2024

00:00:00 52MB | Arnold 7.3.4.0 [5809b986] darwin arm64 clang-17.0.6 oiio-2.4.1 osl-1.13.0 vdb-11.0.0 adlsdk-8.0.7.50 clmhub-3.1.1.43 rlm-14.2.5 2024/08/27 16:39:40

00:00:00 52MB | running on 80a997330d31, pid=55703

00:00:00 52MB | 1 x Apple M3 Pro (12 cores, 12 logical) with 36864MB

00:00:00 52MB | Mac OS 14.6.1, Darwin kernel 23.6.0

00:00:00 52MB | soft limit for open files is set at 10238

00:00:00 52MB |

00:00:00 52MB | Installing system handler with mask 255

00:00:00 63MB | [metadata] loading metadata file: /Users/vturchin/htoa/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/scripts/bin/arnold.mtd

00:00:00 64MB | loading plugins from /Users/vturchin/htoa/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/scripts/bin/../plugins ...

00:00:00 65MB | cryptomatte.dylib: cryptomatte uses Arnold 7.3.4.0

00:00:00 65MB | cryptomatte.dylib: cryptomatte_filter uses Arnold 7.3.4.0

00:00:00 65MB | cryptomatte.dylib: cryptomatte_manifest_driver uses Arnold 7.3.4.0

00:00:00 65MB | [metadata] loading metadata file: /Users/vturchin/htoa/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/scripts/bin/../plugins/cryptomatte.mtd

00:00:00 80MB | usd_proc.dylib: usd uses Arnold 7.3.4.0

00:00:00 80MB | [metadata] loading metadata file: /Users/vturchin/htoa/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/scripts/bin/../plugins/usd_proc.mtd

00:00:00 80MB | htoa_mandelbulb_proc.dylib: mandelbulb uses Arnold 7.3.4.0

00:00:00 80MB | [metadata] loading metadata file: /Users/vturchin/htoa/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/scripts/bin/../plugins/htoa_mandelbulb_proc.mtd

00:00:00 80MB | alembic_proc.dylib: alembic uses Arnold 7.3.4.0

00:00:00 81MB | [metadata] loading metadata file: /Users/vturchin/htoa/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/scripts/bin/../plugins/alembic_proc.mtd

00:00:00 81MB | loaded 6 plugins from 4 lib(s) in 0:00.04

00:00:00 82MB | [hick] Start

00:00:00 82MB | [hick] Received: log_verbosity: 8191

00:00:00 82MB | [hick] Received: log_console_enable: 1

00:00:00 82MB | [hick] Received: log_file:

00:00:00 82MB | [hick] Received: log_max_warnings: 5

00:00:00 82MB | [hick] Received: delta_publisher_port: 53295

00:00:00 83MB | [hick] Received: threads: 0

00:00:00 83MB | [hick] Received: assfile: /tmp/houdini_temp/htoa_vturchin/54785_41c2e5de-47d3-43ff-8d0c-d1fffb934238.ass

00:00:00 86MB | [metadata] loading metadata file: /tmp/houdini_temp/htoa_vturchin/54785_41c2e5de-47d3-43ff-8d0c-d1fffb934238.ass

00:00:00 86MB | [ass] loading /tmp/houdini_temp/htoa_vturchin/54785_41c2e5de-47d3-43ff-8d0c-d1fffb934238.ass ...

00:00:00 86MB | loading plugins from /Users/vturchin/htoa/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/htoa-6.3.4.0_r0d5c67f_houdini-20.5.332/arnold/drivers ...

00:00:00 136MB | driver_houdini.dylib: driver_houdini uses Arnold 7.3.4.0

00:00:00 136MB | loaded 1 plugins from 1 lib(s) in 0:00.07

00:00:00 136MB | [ass] read 8160 bytes, 9 nodes in 0:00.07

00:00:00 136MB |

00:00:00 136MB | authorizing with license manager: user ...

00:00:03 154MB | [user] authorized user "actor3d" in 0:02.85

00:00:03 154MB | [user] expiration date: 2025-09-05T00:00:00-04:00

00:00:03 154MB |

00:00:03 154MB | [hick] renderUpdateHandler: update_type[AI_RENDER_UPDATE_BEFORE_PASS] status[AI_RENDER_STATUS_RENDERING] output_to_display[AI_DISPLAY_OUTPUT_ALL]

00:00:03 154MB | [color_manager] using color manager /out/arnold1:color_manager of type "color_manager_ocio"

00:00:03 155MB | [color_manager_ocio] /out/arnold1:color_manager : using OCIO configuration file from the OCIO environment variable /Applications/Houdini/Houdini20.5.332/Frameworks/Houdini.framework/Versions/20.5/Resources/packages/ocio/houdini-config-v2.1.0_aces-v1.3_ocio-v2.3.ocio

00:00:03 155MB | [color_manager] unable to determine rendering color space chromaticities, assuming "sRGB"

00:00:03 195MB |

00:00:03 195MB | there are 1 light and 2 objects:

00:00:03 195MB | 1 persp_camera

00:00:03 195MB | 1 skydome_light

00:00:03 195MB | 2 utility

00:00:03 195MB | 1 imager_denoiser_oidn

00:00:03 195MB | 2 box_filter

00:00:03 195MB | 1 gaussian_filter

00:00:03 195MB | 1 closest_filter

00:00:03 195MB | 1 polymesh

00:00:03 195MB | 2 list_aggregate

00:00:03 195MB | 3 color_manager_ocio

00:00:03 195MB | 1 driver_houdini

00:00:03 195MB |

00:00:03 195MB | rendering image at 1280 x 720, -3 AA samples

00:00:03 195MB | AA samples max <disabled>

00:00:03 195MB | AA sample clamp <disabled>

00:00:03 195MB | diffuse samples 2 / depth 1

00:00:03 195MB | specular samples 2 / depth 1

00:00:03 195MB | transmission samples 2 / depth 8

00:00:03 195MB | volume indirect <disabled by depth>

00:00:03 195MB | total depth 10

00:00:03 195MB | bssrdf samples 2

00:00:03 195MB | light <using per light samples>

00:00:03 195MB | transparency depth 10

00:00:03 195MB | full scene initialize (13 nodes)

00:00:03 196MB | [hick] node_initialize

00:00:03 196MB | creating root object list ...

00:00:03 196MB | full scene initialize done in 0:00.00 (multithreaded)

00:00:03 196MB | full scene update (14 nodes)

00:00:03 196MB | [hick] node_update

00:00:03 196MB | /obj/arnold_skydome_light1: skydome_light using 1 sample, 2 volume samples

00:00:03 200MB | [color_manager_ocio] ai_default_color_manager_ocio : using OCIO configuration file from the OCIO environment variable /Applications/Houdini/Houdini20.5.332/Frameworks/Houdini.framework/Versions/20.5/Resources/packages/ocio/houdini-config-v2.1.0_aces-v1.3_ocio-v2.3.ocio

00:00:03 201MB | [OIDN]: Device Enum, Device 0 : Apple M3 Pro

00:00:03 201MB | [OIDN]: Device Enum, Device 1 : Apple M3 Pro

00:00:03 201MB | [OIDN]: gpu device 'Apple M3 Pro' created

00:00:03 205MB | [OIDN] /mat/arnold_default_imager/oidn_denoiser: using 'Apple M3 Pro' for denoising

00:00:03 205MB | scene bounds: (-0.5 -0.5 -0.5) -> (0.5 0.5 0.5)

00:00:03 205MB | full scene update done in 0:00.01 (multithreaded)

00:00:03 205MB | [light_sampler] Group 0: Total number of lights 1, sampled lights 0, fixed lights 1

00:00:03 205MB | [light_sampler] Group 0: Took 0.000000 ms to build the tree

00:00:03 205MB | [aov] parsing 2 output statements ...

00:00:03 228MB | [aov] registered driver: "/out/arnold1:iprsocket" (driver_houdini)

00:00:03 228MB | [aov] * "RGBA" of type RGBA filtered by "/out/arnold1:gaussian_filter" (gaussian_filter)

00:00:03 228MB | [aov] * "ID" of type UINT filtered by "/out/arnold1:closest_filter:aov-1" (closest_filter)

00:00:03 228MB | [aov] done preparing 6 AOVs for 4 outputs to 1 driver (0 deep AOVs)

00:00:03 232MB | [imager] Overriding the fis_filter:fis_filter_width options with gaussian:2.000000 to improve quality for denoising with imager_denoiser_oidn

00:00:03 232MB | FIS set to gaussian with width 2

00:00:03 276MB | [hick] driver_open: [-3 3]: -3 is_open 1

No licenses could be found to run this application.

Please check for a valid license server host

00:00:03 278MB |

00:00:03 278MB | releasing resources

00:00:03 278MB | [hick] node_finish

00:00:03 278MB |

00:00:03 278MB | releasing resources

00:00:03 278MB | unloading 5 plugins

00:00:03 278MB | closing cryptomatte.dylib ...

00:00:03 278MB | closing usd_proc.dylib ...

00:00:03 278MB | closing htoa_mandelbulb_proc.dylib ...

00:00:03 278MB | closing alembic_proc.dylib ...

00:00:03 278MB | closing driver_houdini.dylib ...

00:00:03 278MB | unloading plugins done

00:00:03 278MB | Arnold shutdown

00:00:03 278MB | Installing system handler with mask 0

Any ideas?

Stephen.Blair · ‎09-05-2024

@actor3d wrote:

00:00:03 276MB | [hick] driver_open: [-3 3]: -3 is_open 1

No licenses could be found to run this application.

Please check for a valid license server host

00:00:03 278MB |

00:00:03 278MB | releasing resources

Any ideas?

That's a Houdini license error message. You'll have to check your license. Google says that some people reinstall, and use hkey to check it.

https://www.sidefx.com/faq/question/render-error-no-licenses-could-be-found-to-run-this-application-...

// Stephen Blair
// Arnold Renderer Support

actor3d · ‎09-05-2024

License is fine I think . Mantra renders just fine and Arnold license and Houdini licenses are on when checked.

Stephen.Blair · ‎09-09-2024

This is not from Arnold or HtoA, and it certainly seems to be stopping the render.

No licenses could be found to run this application.

Please check for a valid license server host

// Stephen Blair
// Arnold Renderer Support

peterDTE7K · ‎09-09-2024

I got old log from windows and new log from linux. Basically the the classic ROP has not worked for like half year for me. This is not a license issue, all licenses are set up correctly - Houdini works, Karma works, Arnold 100% works in Solaris but ROP is stuck on generating scene.

@tom_minor-arnold was able to repro the error and said: "I've done some testing on my mac and you're right, this is totally broken. I see a bunch of 'Library not loaded' errors because it can't find the Houdini libs. I've made a ticket to fix the rpaths ASAP (and figure out a way to catch this in our testsuite) - it's logged as HTOA-2706."

actor3d · ‎09-11-2024

@peterDTE7K thank you

AUTODESK/ARNOLD team let us know if its fixed please

Stephen.Blair · ‎09-11-2024

@peterDTE7K wrote:
I got old log from windows and new log from linux. Basically the the classic ROP has not worked for like half year for me. This is not a license issue, all licenses are set up correctly - Houdini works, Karma works, Arnold 100% works in Solaris but ROP is stuck on generating scene.

@tom_minor-arnold was able to repro the error and said: "I've done some testing on my mac and you're right, this is totally broken. I see a bunch of 'Library not loaded' errors because it can't find the Houdini libs. I've made a ticket to fix the rpaths ASAP (and figure out a way to catch this in our testsuite) - it's logged as HTOA-2706."

That (HTOA-2706) seems to be a similar, but different issue. There were errors loading libraries, and then a driver_houdini error, and I don't see that in your logs. In your logs, hick was able to open the driver but then it just finishes.

00:00:01   291MB         | [hick] driver_open: [-3 3]: -3 is_open 1
00:00:02   285MB         |  
00:00:02   285MB         | releasing resources
00:00:02   285MB         |  [hick] node_finish

I've logged HTOA-2735 for this RenderView problem that ends with node_finish. But we haven't reproduced it yet.

// Stephen Blair
// Arnold Renderer Support

sebastien.blaineau.ortegaHRM3U · ‎09-11-2024

Also, HTOA-2706 was a Mac-specific issue on apple silicon. So these problems on linux & windows would be different things, even though they all end up with a render error.

Regarding HTOA-2706, Tom's point about rpaths being broken was actually a false positive due to a custom build that he was testing. When using HtoA releases he was no longer able to reproduce it (which is why there hasn't been a fix so far).

Thanks for sending us all these logs, it helps because so far we're not managing to reproduce any of these issues which makes it hard for us to fix it. We're still investigating.