AWS deadline-cloud: Added Take system documentation and output overwrite warning
Summary
Expanded Takes options description and added Q&A section explaining Take system behavior and output path requirements.
Security assessment
The change clarifies rendering behavior to prevent accidental data overwrites but doesn't address security vulnerabilities or introduce security features.
Evidence
The submitter shows a warning at submission time if you select multiple takes without the `$take` token in the output paths.
Diff
diff --git a/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/maxon-cinema-4d.md b/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/maxon-cinema-4d.md index 26348712b..85d8262cc 100644 --- a//deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/maxon-cinema-4d.md +++ b//deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/maxon-cinema-4d.md @@ -286 +286 @@ Settings specific to your Cinema 4D render: - * **Takes** \- Select which Cinema 4D takes to render. + * **Takes** – Select which Cinema 4D takes to render: **Main Take** , **All Takes** , **Marked Takes** (takes with the check mark set in the Marker column of the Take Manager), or **Current Take** (the take activated with the take assignment icon at the far left of the take's name in the Take Manager). For more information, see Take system questions. @@ -451,0 +452,23 @@ A: Font functionality is currently only supported on Windows due to technical li +### Take system questions + +The Cinema 4D Take system stores multiple states of a scene (different cameras, render settings, object variations) in a single file. The **Takes** setting in the Job-Specific Settings tab of the submitter controls which of these takes the job renders. For more information about the Take system, see the [Take Manager documentation](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/54507.html) on the Maxon website. + +**Q: I submitted with "Current Take" selected, but the wrong take rendered (usually the Main take). Why?** + +A: The cause is usually a mix-up between two separate controls in the Cinema 4D Take Manager: + + * The **take assignment icon** at the far left of the take's name sets the **current take**. It turns white when active, the take is displayed in the viewport, and the take name appears in the Cinema 4D title bar next to the file name. The submitter's **Current Take** option renders this take. + + * The **check mark in the Marker column** only _marks_ a take. Marking a take does **not** make it the current take. The submitter only renders marked takes when you select the **Marked Takes** option. + + + + +If you check mark a take but don't activate it with the take assignment icon, submitting with **Current Take** renders whichever take is actually current, which is typically the Main take. To fix this, either select the take assignment icon on the take you want before submitting with **Current Take** , or select **Marked Takes** in the submitter to render the takes you check-marked. + +Before you submit, verify the correct take is current by checking that its name appears in the Cinema 4D title bar and that the viewport shows the expected scene state. + +**Q: I rendered multiple takes but only got one set of output files. Why?** + +A: When you submit multiple takes (**All Takes** or **Marked Takes**) and the output path doesn't distinguish between takes, each take writes to the same file names and the outputs overwrite each other. Include the `$take` token in your output path (in your render settings, or in the submitter's **Override Output Path** field) so each take renders to its own location, for example `renders/$take/frame`. The submitter shows a warning at submission time if you select multiple takes without the `$take` token in the output paths. +