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hasagreendotnexttoitmeaningthatitisa
Server system that is ready to start rendering.
6. ClicktheServernametohighlightitinthelist
window, and then click the Submit button.
The Manager submits the job to the Server,
both running only on this system, and the
Server begins rendering each still frame or the
animation.
7. To render additional jobs, load each into
3ds Max, and then repeat steps 6-9.
You can submit as many jobs as you like. The
software wi ll queue the jobs up and render
them in the order that you submitted them.
Basic Procedure 2: Network Rendering
fr om Server (not M ana ger )
When rendering across a network, you first assign
one machine to be Manager, and then any number
of others as Servers. In this procedure, you won’t
use the Manager as a rendering Server.
1. Start the Backburner Manager and start the
Backburner Server on all server s ystems that
you intend to make available for rendering jobs.
See S
etting Up Backburner Manager for the
Rendering Network and Setting Up Backburner
Server for the Rendering Network.
2. Return to the Manager system, star t 3ds Max,
andloadthefirstsceneyouwanttorender.
3. From the Rendering menu, choose
Render, or click the toolbar Render Scene
button.
4. Set the rendering parameters and specify an
output path and file name.
Tip: So that the Servers can find the output
path, specify the p ath in the Render Output
File dialog starting with Save In > M y Network
Places. Then navigate to the output folder,
specify a file name and output format (Save As
Type), and click Save.
5. IntheRenderOutputgroup,turnonNet
Render, and then click the Render button.
The Network Job Assignment dialog appears.
Network Job Assignm ent dia log showing all the server
stations. The manager station is excluded.
6. Enter a job name (it’s a good idea to change
the default name) and then click the Connect
button.
The names of a l l Servers appear in the Server
window to the right. Those with green dots
next to their names are ready to start rendering.
By default, all the Servers that are listed will
take part in the rendering job. To assign a
specific Server to render a job, first turn off
UseAllServersintheOptionsgroup,andthen
highlight the server(s) that you want to render
the job.
7. Click the Submit button.
The Manager submits the job to the Servers,
which begin rendering .
At this point, you can load and submit
additional scenes. When the first job is
complete, the next job wil l automatically begin
rendering on the Servers.