Problem summary
"Block System Sleep while rendering" option in Modo for macOS does not work
Customer reported version
Modo 17.0v5
Customer reported platform
macOS 14 Sonoma
Steps to reproduce
1) In your system preferences, set your system sleep mode delay to a low value (eg. 1 minute).
2) Open Modo. Open a scene that includes an animated sequence. Ensure that the animated sequence render time exceeds the sleep mode delay.
3) Navigate to Modo > Preferences. Under Render > Final Rendering, make sure Block System Sleep While Rendering is toggled on.
4) Navigate to Render > Render Animation... Make sure the animation will be saved as an image sequence, by selecting Image Sequence on the dropdown menu under Save As. Choose a destination for where the image sequence will be saved to on your computer, and select Save.
5) Set a timer for ~2 minutes. You should note that after the 1 minute mark, the computer enters sleep mode.
Expected behaviour
The computer should not enter sleep mode.
Actual behaviour
The computer enters sleep mode.
Workaround
Use a third-party software to keep the computer "awake". Otherwise, workaround unknown.
Reproduced by support
This bug has been reproduced in:
Modo 17.0v5 - macOS 12 Monterey
Modo 17.0v1 - macOS 12 Monterey - REGRESSION
Unable to reproduce bug in:
Modo 17.0v5 - Windows 11
Modo 17.0v1 - Windows 11
Modo 16.1v8 - Windows 11 - macOS 12 Monterey
Earliest version tested
Modo 16.0v8
- This issue doesn't appear in this version and has regressed