Having the ability to load everything from server side while in C/S mode would be a GREATLY appreciated feature. Besides what has been touched on previously, currently images and other data is treated differently than reader data, which doesn’t make sense to me and makes scripting harder than it needs to be.
For example, working in C/S with a windows client and linux server. All data is stored server side.
I create a state file that loads simulation data and then I add in some background images for OSPRay use.
In the state file, the simulation data is saved as network path (linux style), while the images are stored as client path (windows style). Thus, when using this state file to make animations on the server I have to go in to the state file and overwrite the image location path so it can be found.
It’s something I’ve scripted some work arounds for, but seems like a bug to me. Would be great if there was an option to change that behavior. Just my 2 cents.