Problem summary
When Modo is set to "Render with Network Nodes Only" and "Render Region" is enabled in the Render Item, the render does not complete in the Render Window even though the "Percent Complete" field in the Render Statistics window reads 100%. Users must abort the render to stop Modo from rendering which fails the enabled Render Outputs, leaving only an "Aborted Render Progress" as the Output.
See also:
TP 351116 - The colorspace of aborted renders is incorrect.
Customer reported version
modo.11.2v1
Customer reported platform
n_a_linux
Steps to reproduce
1) Configure a slave machine so that network rendering is available.
2) On the master machine, select the scene's Render Item in the Shader Tree and enable the Render Region option. Set a region, i.e, Left = 0%, Right = 75%, Top = 0%, Bottom = 100%.
3) Create additional Render Outputs in the Shader Tree, i.e, Surface ID, Diffuse Colour, Reflection Shading.
4) Open System > Preferences > Rendering > Final Rendering.
5) Enable the following options:
Use Network Render Nodes
Render with Network Nodes Only
6) Select Render > Render. You should see the available slave machine solely rendering the specified region of the render, but once completed the rendering process will not end - you must now abort the render.
Workaround
- When the master machine is enabled for a network render, the render will complete correctly when it reaches 100%. This is done by disabling the "Render with Network Nodes Only" option found under System > Preferences > Rendering > Final Rendering.
- The slave machines can complete a render correctly without the aide of the master machine if the "Render Region" option is disabled.
Reproduced by support
This bug has been reproduced in:
Windows 10
12.1v1 Beta 6
12.0v1
11.2v1
Earliest version tested
11.2v1 - This issue appears to be in all versions of the product
Expected behaviour
When the "Percent Complete" field reaches 100% in the Statistics column of the Render Window, the render process should end.
Actual behaviour
If both "Render with Network Nodes Only" and "Render Region" are enabled, Modo will not complete the render as expected.