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170 Chapter 17: Rendering

Impor tant: It is strongly recommended that you follow

these procedures for setting up and running network

rendering. Do not attempt network rendering without

reading the instructions that follow.

The links on this page are ordered like chapters in

a manual: a sequence of major topics containing

more specific nested topics. Links marked

Step

indicate the next topic in the sequence.

Mo ving from one topic to the next takes you

through the necessary steps to set up your network

for rendering.

Note: Network rendering functions are also

available from MAXScript. See “Network Render

Interface ” and “Interface: NetRender” in the

MAXScript Reference (page 3–973)

About Back burner

Network rendering is performed by software

named Backburner. Functionality is primarily the

same as in previous versions of 3ds Max with the

addition of the following:

•The

Batch Render tool (page 3–200)

can pass

a queue of rendering tasks to the Network

Job Assignment dialog. When submitted,

Backburner manages the rendering of all the

active tasks and

• You can now assign various servers to groups in

Backburner. From the Network Job Assig nment

dialog you can choose a group as the current

set of servers.

Backburn er Documentation

All of the general information about Backburner

is described in A

utodesk Backburner 3 Installation

and User’s Guide. Information that is specific to

using Backburner with 3ds Max appears in this

Network Rendering section.

Network rendering with the mental ray

Renderer

The mental ray renderer supports network

rendering via Backburner and the command

line. The steps for setting up and submitting jobs

areexactlythesameasthoseyou’duseforthe

scanline renderer. No additional licensing or fees

are necessary.

Nex t S tep

How Network Rendering Works (page 3–173)