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This page provides information on the Live-Link feature from Maya to Chaos Vantage.

 

Overview

The Live-Link feature makes it possible to instantly see changes made in Maya without the need to export and import .vrscenes in Chaos Vantage.

 

Live-Link Setup

For Live-Link to function properly please follow the steps below:

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Vantage Live-Link only works with Windows® operating system.

 

Installation

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Live-Link works only with officially released V-Ray 5 versions or stable nightly builds, update 2.2 or newer.

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1. Download and install latest official V-Ray 5 for Maya build from the download button. Make sure you have appropriate licenses. If you experience problems, please contact Chaos Support using the online form.


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2. Download the latest Chaos Vantage build from the download button. Make sure you have appropriate licenses. If you experience problems, please reach us using the Support Form.


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After installation, Live-Link can be initiated by either of 2 ways:

Live-Link to Vantage

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Use the Live-Link to Vantage button in Maya from the V-Ray shelf or V-Ray menu. Click on the it and a Live-Link to Vantage button and a live link session will be initialized between Maya and Chaos Vantage. It will automatically:

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When Vantage is initiated:

    • This temporarily changes the render settings of the scene.
    • Distributed rendering is enabled.
    • All IP addresses are replaced with a single local Vantage host.
    • The Vantage window opens, if it is not opened already.
    • The Vantage server starts and you can now make changes to the Maya scene and they will be visible in Vantage.
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Live-Link cannot start while a render is running and vice versa - a render cannot start while Live-Link is running. In these cases, an error message appears in the Script Editor

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Start a GPU IPR session in Maya.

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1. Set V-Ray as renderer.

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2. Enable Distributed rendering in the Settings tab.

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3. Open the DR Settings... dialogue:

3.1 Add a new server with the following settings:

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  • Server name or IP address  – add your local machine as a server. Enter either localhost or 127.0.0.1
  • Port number – specify a port range for which Chaos Vantage awaits incoming data. By default it is 20701

3.2 Close the DR Settings... dialogue by clicking the Close button.

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In Chaos Vantage

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1. Open Chaos Vantage.

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2. Open the Live Link menu and make sure Start Server is enabled (greyed out). If Start Server on Application Start is enabled every time Chaos Vantage is launched  in stand-by mode and wait for incoming data. 

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3. Setup port range in Change Port.. menu and make sure the range entered here matches the one set in Maya. Default is 20701.

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Open the VFB and hit on the Starts IPR button

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Once a Live-Link session is started, the scene is transferred to Chaos Vantage, a thick blue contour line outline appears around in the Vantage viewport and the status message in the lower right changes to [LIVE LINK]a message is displayed at the top of the Maya viewport saying Vantage live-link running. Use the V-Ray shelf to stop.

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The Pause when app loses focus option in the Preferences menu will be ignored when in a Live-Link session.

 

To stop a Live-Link session either , click again on theInitiate Live-Link  to Vantage button or open the VFB and stop the IPRin the V-Ray shelf. Once the session is stopped, all render settings go back to their original state.

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Supported Features

The following changes made in Maya will be propagated through Live Link:

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

 

 

 

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