3ds Command Integrated Submission Script Setup

The following procedure describes how to install the integrated Autodesk 3ds Command submission script. The integrated submission script allows for submitting 3ds Command Line render jobs to Deadline directly from within the VIZ or Max editing GUI. The integrated render job submission script and the following installation procedure has been tested with VIZ versions 7 (2006) and 8 (2007), and Max versions 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0, and 9.0.

The steps involved in the installing and configuring the submission scripts are:

Step 1: Installation of the Submission Script

• Ensure that you have either VIZ 7 (2006) or later, or Max 5 or later.
• Copy [Deadline Repository]/ClientSetup/3dsCmd/Deadline-3dsCmd2Deadline.mcr to [3ds Install Directory]/UI/MacroScripts

Step 2: Add Submit To Deadline (3dsCmd) Command to 3dsmax Menu

• While in VIZ or Max, select MAXScript -> Run Script, then find the directory [3ds Install Directory]/UI/MacroScripts, select the file Deadline-3dsCmd2Deadline.mcr, and click Open.

• Then select Customize -> Customize User Interface, select the Menus tab, and make sure that the Main Menu Bar is selected in the combo box at the top-right of the dialog.

• In the Menus list box at the bottom-left, right-click and select New Menu, and create a menu called Deadline.

• Drag-and-drop the Deadline menu from the Menus list box to the desired location in the list box on the right.

• In the Group combo box in the top-left, select Main UI, and in the Category combo box below, select Deadline.

• Drag-and-drop the Submit To Deadline (3dsCmd) item that appears in the Action list box to the Deadline menu on the right.

• Close the dialog, and the new menu should appear in the main tool bar.