This page provides information about the Render animation with Chaos Vantage tool.



Overview

The Render animation with Chaos Vantage tool helps you send and render your animated 3ds Max scene to Chaos Vantage with a click of a button.



Installation

The installation of the tool comes with the installation of V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max, update 2 and later.

For detailed instructions on setting up the Render animation with Chaos Vantage tool, see the Live Link from 3ds Max tutorial.



UI Path

To access the tool, in 3ds Max go to ||Vantage toolbar|| > Render animation with Chaos Vantage ().



Settings 

When clicking the Render animation with Chaos Vantage (VantageToolbar_VantageLinkAnim.png) button, the following dialog appears:

Render camera – Specifies from which camera to render the animation. Only VRayPhysical and Max Physical cameras are supported. The field cannot be empty.

Refresh – Refreshes the list of available cameras. Must be pressed to update the list if a camera has been added to the scene while the dialog is opened.

Next – Continues to Chaos Vantage for additional settings.

Cancel – Closes the dialog.

 


 

VantageLinkAnim_UI




When clicking Next, the Render setup dialog appears in Chaos Vantage.


For detailed information on each parameter from the Render setup dialog, see the Sequence section of the Render Setup page.

 


 



Usage

To use the tool, click the Render animation with Chaos Vantage button. This also initializes a Live Link session between 3ds Max and Chaos Vantage.

The tool automatically:

  • Detects if you are using V-Ray 5 GPU as a renderer and asks if you would like to switch to it.
  • Sends the scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port with the specified settings.
  • Renders each frame from the specified range in the specified location.


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