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Wait for MAX to Unload—
When a job is complete,
the manager tells the server to unload the software,
then waits for a reply from the server saying
3ds Max is down and it’s ready for a new job. This
spinner specifies the amount of time the Manager
will wait for the Server to reply to this notification.
If a ser ver exceeds the specified value, it is flagged
as "failed" by the manager, and no more frames
are sent to it.
Connection to Manager group
Use this setting to specify t he Manager for this job.
TCP Port N umber —Specifies the port number of the
Manager to which this job is to report.
Note: In 3ds Max 8, the pre-render script
controls have moved to the Render Scene dialog’s
Scripts rollout (page 3 –33) .
Server Assignment Limit
Enable Limit—Sets the maximum number of
servers that will be allocated for a specific job.
This limit can be overridden with the Use Server
Limit field in the B
ackburner Manager General
Properties so that the administrator of a render
farm can control job sharing globally.
MAX server count—Specifies the number of servers.
Job Handling group
Enable Ta sk B lock ing—Allows the job to over ride
thetaskblockingsetintheManager.Somejobs
w i ll have their frames processed more efficiently if
task blocking is turned off. Default=on.
Overr ide Global Settings—This switch lets you
override job archiving settings made in the
Backburner Manager General Properties dialog.
(See S
tart ing Backburner Manager.) It lets you
setthearchivesettingsforthejobabouttobe
submitted. When Override Global Sett ings is
turned on, the following three switches become
active. D efault=off.
Note: AnysettingmadewhileOverrideGlobal
Settings is turned on, remains active from one
3ds Max session to the next. For example, if you
choose to leave jobs in the queue, submit the job
and exit 3ds Max, the setting will b e active when
you choose to submit jobs in the future.
Leav e It I n The Queue—This switch tells the
network manager to leave the job in the queue
without deleting it or archiving it.
Youmightusethisswitchifyouaresubmittinga
job that might need to be re-rendered at a higher
resolution without making any other changes to
the scene.
Archive I t—When turned on, the job is archived
when the rendering is complete. Default=on.
Archivingisusefulwhenyousubmitafinalversion
of the scene and y ou know that there won’t be any
more changes to the scene. Before submitting the
job, you set the job to archive upon completion.
Delete I t—Upon completion, the job is deleted
from the queue when this switch is turned on.
If the scene you’re network rendering is just a test
shot and yo u’re just doing a quick test of the scene,
you don’t really want to keep the job in the queue
once it’s completed. Before submitting the job,
turn on this switch.
Defaults—Returns al l settings to their defaults.
OK —Accepts any changes and closes the dialog.
Can cel—Closes the dialog without saving changes.