3ds Max Integrated Submission Script Setup

The following procedure describes how to install the integrated Autodesk 3ds Max submission script. The integrated submission script allows for submitting 3ds Max render jobs to Deadline directly from within the 3ds Max editing GUI. The integrated render job submission script and the following installation procedure has been tested with 3ds Max versions 8, and 9, 2008, and 2009.

• Step 1: Installation of the Submission Script
  • Ensure that you have 3ds Max version 8 or later
  • Copy [Deadline Repository]/ClientSetup/3dsmax/Deadline-SubmitMaxToDeadline.mcr to [3ds Max Install Directory]/UI/MacroScripts

• Step 2: Add Max2Deadline Command to 3dsmax Menu
  • Select MAXScript -> Run Script...

    

  • Find the directory [3ds Max Install Directory]/UI/MacroScripts, select the file Deadline-Deadline-SubmitMaxToDeadline.mcr, and click Open

    

  • 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 2.7 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.