Monthly Archives: March 2017

Adapter Returned Unexpected Error -2 for “C:\Program Files\….”3ds max adapter error : The pipe has ended

Posted on March 5, 2017 by geoff.hodbod

If Backburner Server is producing this error then check the Backburner Server and Manager are the same versions.

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Showing Displacement in Vray RT ActiveShade in 3ds max

Posted on March 2, 2017 by geoff.hodbod
How to show displacement in vray rt activeshade

To get the Vray RT Activeshade renderer to display displacement maps you’ve assigned to objects with the Vray displacement modifier make sure the Displacement box is ticked in Render Setup under Active Shade/V-ray RT as shown.
Turn up the Amount on the Vray Displacement modifier to an extreme value to make sure the effect is very obvious.

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Backburner Error 0x0000273f

Posted on March 2, 2017 by geoff.hodbod

If you’re getting error 0x0000273f on one of your Backburner servers try this Microsoft Fixit on that particular system’s Windows installation which might be corrupted say by a recent power cut or forced shutdown:
http://www.microsoftfixit.net/windows-error-0x0000273f/

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