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 ====== VRayScatter For Maya Manual ====== ====== VRayScatter For Maya Manual ======
-**[[http://rendering.ru/ru_en/vrayscatter-for-maya.html|VRayScatter For Maya]]** is a plug-in for Maya which works with V-Ray rendering system. It is possible to create complicated scenes with a huge amount of objects easy and quickly with the aid of this plugin. +**[[https://rendering.ru/vrayscatter-for-maya.html|VRayScatter For Maya]]** is a plug-in for Maya which works with V-Ray rendering system. It is possible to create complicated scenes with a huge amount of objects easy and quickly with the aid of this plugin. 
  
 Usually scenes in Maya with a great amount of even identical objects take a lot of space on HDD, consumes a lot of time for loading, and it is very hard to work with. **VRayScatter For Maya** is created to solve these problems.  Usually scenes in Maya with a great amount of even identical objects take a lot of space on HDD, consumes a lot of time for loading, and it is very hard to work with. **VRayScatter For Maya** is created to solve these problems. 
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 __Maya versions:__ __Maya versions:__
-  * **Windows**: 2016, 2016.5, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020+  * **Windows**: 2016, 2016.5, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
   * **Mac OS X**: 2016, 2016.5, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020   * **Mac OS X**: 2016, 2016.5, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
-  * **Linux**: 2016, 2016.5, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020+  * **Linux**: 2016, 2016.5, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
  
 __V-Ray versions:__  __V-Ray versions:__ 
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  {{:vrayscatter-maya:10_vrs_enable_plugin.png?nolink| VRayScatter for Maya autoload }}  {{:vrayscatter-maya:10_vrs_enable_plugin.png?nolink| VRayScatter for Maya autoload }}
-===== Installation on Windows DR nodes =====+===== Installation on Windows Rendering nodes =====
  
-Copy **vray_VRayScatter.dll** from //MAYA_ROOT/vray/vrayplugins// to //VRAY_STANDALONE/vrayplugins// (or //MAYA_ROOT/vray/vrayplugins//) on render nodes.+==== Batch Rendering ==== 
 +install same as workstation but without activation 
 + 
 +or manually copy files 
 + 
 + 
 +==== Distributed Rendering ==== 
 + 
 +Copy **vray_VRayScatter.dll** from //MAYA_ROOT\plug-ins\vrayscatter\vrayplugins// to //VRAY_STANDALONE/vrayplugins// (or //MAYA_ROOT/vray/vrayplugins//) on render nodes.
  
 (or whichever folder is used for loading vray plugins from, the folder is usually called /vrayplugins and locates within your V-Ray installation) (or whichever folder is used for loading vray plugins from, the folder is usually called /vrayplugins and locates within your V-Ray installation)
  
 For example, from: For example, from:
-<code>C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2012\vray\vrayplugins</code>+<code>C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2020\plug-ins\vrayscatter\vrayplugins</code>
 to:\\ to:\\
-<code>C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\Standalone\vrayplugins</code>+<code>C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\Standalone for x64\vray\vrayplugins</code>
 ===== Uninstall ===== ===== Uninstall =====
  
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   * change paths in VRayScatterForMaya.mod file according to your environment, if needed   * change paths in VRayScatterForMaya.mod file according to your environment, if needed
   * command should be executed with root permissions   * command should be executed with root permissions
-===== Installation On Linux Batch Render Nodes ===== + 
-same as workstation +===== Installation On Linux Render Nodes ===== 
-===== Installation On Linux DR Nodes =====+==== Batch Rendering ==== 
 + 
 +Same as for workstation, but without activation 
 + 
 +Run installer, extract files and then copy across rendernodes 
 + 
 +And check .mod file for variables 
 +==== Distributed Rendering ====
  
 For V-Ray "Distributed Render" node installation you only need to copy V-Ray plugin file **libvray_VRayScatter.so** e.g : For V-Ray "Distributed Render" node installation you only need to copy V-Ray plugin file **libvray_VRayScatter.so** e.g :
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 In case of license malfunction and errors (which can be caused by disk reformatting, re-installation of the operating system or components replacement) you are free to address the developer at any time by sending your request for a new *.LIC file to  mail@rendering.ru.  In case of license malfunction and errors (which can be caused by disk reformatting, re-installation of the operating system or components replacement) you are free to address the developer at any time by sending your request for a new *.LIC file to  mail@rendering.ru. 
- 
-However, in the case of total replacement of a computer by a new one new license is not provided more often than once in half a year.  
-===== Installation error ===== 
- 
- {{:vrayscatter-maya:03_vrs_installer_errors.png?nolink| VRayScatter for Maya installation error}} 
- 
-Make sure Maya is not running, please double check in task manager too.  
- 
-Make sure you are installing with the administrator rights (on Windows 7 right click “Run as administrator”) .  
- 
-Make sure you choose right installation path 
  
 ===== Does not appear in create menu ===== ===== Does not appear in create menu =====
-  * Please make sure all files were placed into right folders (please see "manual installation" below)+  * Please make sure all files were placed into right folders.
   * Start Maya and enable Load and/or Auto load in Window → Settings/Preferences → Plug-in Manager for the VRayScatter plug-in.   * Start Maya and enable Load and/or Auto load in Window → Settings/Preferences → Plug-in Manager for the VRayScatter plug-in.
  
-===== Manual installation ===== 
-<code> 
-2009-2014 - are Maya versions 
-20, 22, 23, 24, nightly - are V-Ray versions (20 => 2.0, 24 => 2.4 
-etc, nightly means some nightly V-Ray build) 
- 
-VRayScatter.so, VRayPatterForMaya.so are Maya plugins and should go to MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH. 
-Files started with libvray_* (vray_* for Windwos) are V-Ray plugins 
-and should go to VRAY_FOR_MAYA<MAYA_VER>_PLUGINS_x64. 
- 
-Mel files goes to MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH (AETemplate* could be stored under 
-the AETemplates for convenience). 
-Shader file should go to VRAY_FOR_MAYA2014_MAIN_x64/shaders. 
- 
-If you are using default setup then: 
-MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH = /usr/autodesk/maya2014-x64/scripts 
-AETemplates = /usr/autodesk/maya2014-x64/scripts/AETemplates 
-MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH = /usr/autodesk/maya2014-x64/bin/plug-ins 
-VRAY_FOR_MAYA2014_PLUGINS_x64 = /usr/autodesk/maya2014-x64/vray/vrayplugins 
-Shader txt file goes to /usr/autodesk/maya2014-x64/vray/shaders 
-</code> 
  
-===== log =====+===== Log =====
 Check your log for any errors, also from version 4.405.154 you can now setup environment variable ICUBE_DEBUG  to 1, this will produce more info from VrayScatter Check your log for any errors, also from version 4.405.154 you can now setup environment variable ICUBE_DEBUG  to 1, this will produce more info from VrayScatter
  
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