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This page provides information about the Initiate a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage MAX scripttool.


Overview

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The Initiate a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage

MAX script

tool helps you send your 3ds Max scene to Chaos Vantage with a click of a button. Any changes you make in the scene will be sent instantly to Vantage without the need to reexport the scene.

The Chaos Vantage Live Link settings

MAX script

tool sets specific settings for performance.

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Installation

The installation of the tools comes with the installation of V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max, update 1 and later.

For detailed instructions on installing and setting up Live Link from 3ds Max to Chaos Vantage, see the Live Link tutorial.



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To access the scriptstools, in 3ds Max go to:

||Vantage toolbar|| > Initiate a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage (VantageToolbar_VantageLink)

||Vantage toolbar|| >Chaos Vantage Live Link settings ()

Usage




Vantage Live Link settings

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To use the script, just click the Initiate a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage button and a Live Link session will be initialized between 3ds Max and Chaos Vantage. The script will automatically:

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  • Detect if you are using V-Ray 5 GPU as a renderer and ask if you would like to switch to it.
  • Start Chaos Vantage if it is not already running.
  • Send the scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port.

To stop a Live Link session, click again the Initiate a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage button.

 

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The Vantage Live Link settings dialog, available by clicking

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Open the Chaos Vantage Live Link settings dialog settings button, allows you to specify port, frame timeout, as well as object render state. 

IP Address – Shows the IP address that the Live Link connection connects to.

Port – Specifies the port at which the Live Link connection is started.

Frame timeout – Sets а specified time in seconds between frames to ensure data transfer for the next frame has begun.

Enable Object Render State – When enabled, uses Render states/counts/iterations/modes instead of their viewport representation. Anima 4D assets require this option to be enabled to be rendered properly. Enabling this option саn affect the interactivity of Live Link updates.

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The Chaos Vantage Live Link settings MAX script is tool is available with V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max, update 2 and later when using Chaos Vantage 2.2 and later.

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Always make sure you are using thesame port in both 3ds Max and Chaos Vantage!

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Usage

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To use the tool, just click the Initiate a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage button and a Live Link session will be initialized between 3ds Max and Chaos Vantage. The tool automatically:

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  • Detects if you are using V-Ray 5 GPU as a renderer and asks if you would like to switch to it.
  • Starts Chaos Vantage if it is not already running.
  • Sends the scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port.


To stop a Live Link session, click again the Initiate a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage button.

 

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Live Link Supported Features

The following changes made in the V-Ray compatible DCC are propagated through Live Link:

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  • Editing, creating and deleting of:
    • Camera
    • Geometries
    • Lights
    • Materials
    • Textures
    • Environment



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Known Limitations

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The following actions can be done inside Chaos Vantage during Live Link:

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  • create cameras;
  • create camera animation in the animation editor;
  • edit environment and fog;
  • add color correction effects;
  • Render:
    • snapshots;
    • HQ still image;
    • HQ sequence;
  • save .vantage file with the changes from above.
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The following actions cannot be done inside Chaos Vantage during Live Link:

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  • transform objects;
  • hide/unhide objects;
  • reassign materials;
  • edit lights;
  • import external(including cosmos assets) files;
  • animation playback.
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The following requires a restart of the Live Link session in order to be updated properly.

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  • Updating of:
    • animated V-Ray Proxy files (.vrmesh)
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When the Live Link session is closed, the scene is still loaded inside Vantage but it is considered dirty and the aforementioned limitations are still in effect. A .vrscene file from the host application needs to be exported and loaded inside Chaos Vantage to enable full manipulation, editing and playback.

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If a .vantage file is saved in an active Live Link session, it can be loaded in a next session or applied to a loaded .vrscene.