Trying to fine tune software rendering in Arnold (MtoA 3.3.3.3; Maya v 2018.5, Arnold Core v5.2.1.0), going through the diagnostics text file.
In the "top session self-times by node", section, the majority of the time is taken up by "worker waiting". Can anyone explain what this is, and if it's possible to reduce the render time caused by it?
Thanks
Partial copy/paste:
00:44:45 1275MB | top session self-times by node
00:44:45 1275MB | worker waiting 16:37.17 (37.34%)
00:44:45 1275MB | polymesh:tableTopShape 4:42.82 (10.59%)
00:44:45 1275MB | AiLightsPrepare 2:24.54 ( 5.41%)
00:44:45 1275MB | TraceShadow 1:32.87 ( 3.48%)
00:44:45 1275MB | polymesh::intersect 0:28.03 ( 1.05%)
00:44:45 1275MB | standard_surface:tableTop1 4:28.02 (10.04%)
00:44:45 1275MB | surface closure 2:55.00 ( 6.55%)
00:44:45 1275MB | standard_surface:window 2:23.07 ( 5.36%)
00:44:45 1275MB | surface closure 1:25.58 ( 3.20%
