Hello,
would love to test Crowdrender but everytime i try to start the addon the following errors appear:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/jamesmac/Desktop/cr_compile/releases/multi OS releases/crowdrender/src/cr/ui_operators.py", line 512, in invoke
File "/Users/jamesmac/Desktop/cr_compile/releases/multi OS releases/crowdrender/src/cr/utils.py", line 672, in get_machine_uuid
File "C:\Users\CB\Downloads\blender-2.79b-windows64\2.79\python\lib\subprocess.py", line 316, in check_output
**kwargs).stdout
File "C:\Users\CB\Downloads\blender-2.79b-windows64\2.79\python\lib\subprocess.py", line 398, in run
output=stdout, stderr=stderr)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command 'cmd.exe /C wmic csproduct get name,identifyingnumber,uuid' returned non-zero exit status 1
location: <unknown location>:-1
location: <unknown location>:-1
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best regards,
Chris
Hi Chris, Right now it is possible to connect computers from different locations, but, you'll need to install extra software to do it. I recommend using VPN. Once you have a VPN established between your locations, you'll be able to connect all computers together, you can even access them remotely whilst out of the office using a laptop. We have a supporter that does this regularly with their clients, using the laptop as a king of portal to all his computers so he can render quickly to adjust his work to his client's needs.
We are working on a replacement for this method, we hope to release a beta next year where you'll be able to connect to any computer you have logged into with our addon without needing separate software.
We actually have a crowdfunding campaign that is active on this very website now for this purpose (https://www.crowd-render.com/crowdfunding), plus some extra features to fix some issues users have been telling us need attention.
Also you're right about the cloud service, it is mainly there for adding extra computer power when you need a boost for a tight deadline, but will also be used for connections between locations once we have created the beta.