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This page provides information on the Live Link feature in Chaos Vantage.

 

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Live Link is currently in experimental phase.

The Live Link feature makes it possible to instantly see changes made in a V-Ray compatible DCC without the need to export and import .vrscenes in Chaos Vantage.

 

For Live Link to function properly please follow the steps below:

 

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Live Link works only with officially released V-Ray 5 and later versions or latest stable nightly builds.

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1. Download and install latest official V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max build from the download button. Make sure you have appropriate licenses. If you experience problems please contact support@chaosgroup.com

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2. Download latest Chaos Vantage build from the download button. Make sure you have appropriate licenses. If you experience problems please contact support@chaosgroup.com

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2.1 Install Chaos Vantage. Make sure in the advanced section in the installer you have Install V-Ray for 3ds Max Live Link option enabled. It automatically installs the Live Link option, Export and send the .vrscene to Chaos Vantage, as well as the Import Changes from Chaos Vantage tools compatible with 3ds Max versions 2019, 2020 and 2021.

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The Live Link scripts are automatically installed with V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max, update 1 and later.

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After installation Live Link can be initiated by either of 2 ways:

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For additional information about Live Link setup per host app, please check below:


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The following changes made in the V-Ray compatible DCC will be propagated through Live Link

Use the Initiate Live Link to Vantage MAX script in 3ds Max. For convenience you can drag-n-drop it from ||Customize|| > Customize User Interface > Toolbars > Chaos Vantage > Initiate Live Link  to Vantage in any toolbar for faster access. Click on the Initiate Live Link  to Vantage button and a live link session will be initialized between 3ds Max and Chaos Vantage. The script will automatically

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    • Detect if you are using V-Ray 5 GPU as a renderer and ask if you would like to switch to it.
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  • Editing, creating and deleting of:
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    • Geometries
    • Lights
    • Materials
    • Textures
    • Environment
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The following actions can be done Inside Chaos Vantage during Live Link

3. Open the Render Servers dialogue:

3.1 Add a new server with the following settings

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Start a GPU IPR session in 3ds Max.

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1. Set V-Ray GPU 5 as renderer.

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2. Enable Distributed rendering in the Perf. tab.

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3.2 Disable local host to reduce resource usage

3.3 Close the Render Servers dialogue by clicking the OK button.

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  • Server  – add your local machine as as server. Enter either localhost or 127.0.0.1
  • Port range  – specify a port range for which Chaos Vantage awaits incoming data. By default it is 20701
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1. Open Chaos Vantage.

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2. Open the Live Link menu and make sure Start Server is enabled (greyed out). If Start Server on Application Start is enabled every time Chaos Vantage is launched  in stand-by mode and wait for incoming data. 

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3. Setup port range in Change Port.. menu and make sure the range entered here matches the one set in 3ds Max. Default is 20701.

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Once a Live Link session is started the scene is transferred to Chaos Vantage, a thick blue contour line appears around the viewport and the status message in the lower right changes to [LIVE LINK]

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The Pause when app loses focus option in the Preferences menu will be ignored when in Live Link session.

 

To stop a Live Link session either click again on the Initiate Live Link  to Vantage button or open the VFB and stop the IPR.

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  • create cameras;
  • create camera animation in the animation editor;
  • edit environment and fog
  • add post effect (LUT, Bloom, Highlight burn)
  • Render:
    • snapshots;
    • HQ still image
    • HQ sequence
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The following actions cannot be done inside Chaos Vantage during

The following changes made in 3ds Max will be propagated through

Live Link:

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  • Editing, creating and deleting of:
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    • Geometries
    • Lights
    • Materials
    • Textures

 

 

  • transform objects;
  • hide/unhide objects;
  • reassign materials;
  • edit lights;
  • import external(including cosmos assets) files;
  • animation playback



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The following requires

The following require

a restart of the Live Link Session in order to be updated properly.

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  • Updating of:
    • animated V-Ray Proxy files (.vrmesh)
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    • Light textures (e.g. rectangle light texture, dome light texture)
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    When the Live Link Session is closed, the scene is still loaded inside Vantage but it is considered dirty and the aforementioned limitations are still in effect. A .vrscene file from the host application needs to be exported and loaded inside Chaos Vantage to enable full manipulation, editing and playback.

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    If a .vantage file is saved in an active Live Link session, it can be loaded in a next session or applied to a loaded .vrscene.