Max: Optional Renderable Camera Validator for Render Instance

openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_rendersettings.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def set_render_camera(self, selection):
                 rt.viewport.setCamera(sel)
                 break
             if not found:
-                raise RuntimeError("Camera not found")
+                raise RuntimeError("Active Camera not found")
 
     def render_output(self, container):
         folder = rt.maxFilePath
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ def arnold_setup(self):
         # for setting up renderable camera
         arv = rt.MAXToAOps.ArnoldRenderView()
         render_camera = rt.viewport.GetCamera()
-        arv.setOption("Camera", str(render_camera))
+        if render_camera:
+            arv.setOption("Camera", str(render_camera))
 
         # TODO: add AOVs and extension
         img_fmt = self._project_settings["max"]["RenderSettings"]["image_format"]   # noqa

openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/collect_render.py

@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ def process(self, instance):
         aovs = RenderProducts().get_aovs(instance.name)
         files_by_aov.update(aovs)
 
+        camera = rt.viewport.GetCamera()
+        instance.data["cameras"] = None
+        if camera:
+            instance.data["cameras"] = [camera.name]
+
         if "expectedFiles" not in instance.data:
             instance.data["expectedFiles"] = list()
             instance.data["files"] = list()

openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_no_max_content.py

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class ValidateMaxContents(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["camera",
                 "maxScene",
-                "maxrender",
                 "review"]
     hosts = ["max"]
     label = "Max Scene Contents"

openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_renderable_camera.py

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import pyblish.api
+from openpype.pipeline import (
+    PublishValidationError,
+    OptionalPyblishPluginMixin)
+from openpype.pipeline.publish import RepairAction
+from openpype.hosts.max.api.lib import get_current_renderer
+
+from pymxs import runtime as rt
+
+
+class ValidateRenderableCamera(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+                               OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
+    """Validates Renderable Camera
+
+    Check if the renderable camera used for rendering
+    """
+
+    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
+    families = ["maxrender"]
+    hosts = ["max"]
+    label = "Renderable Camera"
+    optional = True
+    actions = [RepairAction]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        if not self.is_active(instance.data):
+            return
+        if not instance.data["cameras"]:
+            raise PublishValidationError(
+                "No renderable Camera found in scene."
+            )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def repair(cls, instance):
+
+        rt.viewport.setType(rt.Name("view_camera"))
+        camera = rt.viewport.GetCamera()
+        cls.log.info(f"Camera {camera} set as renderable camera")
+        renderer_class = get_current_renderer()
+        renderer = str(renderer_class).split(":")[0]
+        if renderer == "Arnold":
+            arv = rt.MAXToAOps.ArnoldRenderView()
+            arv.setOption("Camera", str(camera))
+            arv.close()
+        instance.data["cameras"] = [camera.name]

openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class MaxPluginInfo(object):
     Version = attr.ib(default=None)  # Mandatory for Deadline
     SaveFile = attr.ib(default=True)
     IgnoreInputs = attr.ib(default=True)
+    Camera = attr.ib(default=None)
 
 
 class MaxSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ def get_plugin_info(self):
             SceneFile=self.scene_path,
             Version=instance.data["maxversion"],
             SaveFile=True,
-            IgnoreInputs=True
+            IgnoreInputs=True,
+            Camera=instance.data["cameras"][0]
         )
 
         plugin_payload = attr.asdict(plugin_info)
@@ -238,7 +240,9 @@ def _use_published_name(self, data, project_settings):
         if renderer == "Redshift_Renderer":
             plugin_data["redshift_SeparateAovFiles"] = instance.data.get(
                 "separateAovFiles")
-
+        if instance.data["cameras"]:
+            plugin_info["Camera0"] = None
+            plugin_info["Camera1"] = instance.data["cameras"][0]
         self.log.debug("plugin data:{}".format(plugin_data))
         plugin_info.update(plugin_data)