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Procedures
To use the Network Job Assignment dialog:
The Network Job Assignment dialog is accessible when you turn on the Net
Render toggle. The Net Render toggle can be accessed from three different
dialogs used for rendering.
1 Rendering menu > Render > Render Scene dialog > Render Output group
2 Rendering menu > Render To Texture > Render Scene dialog > Render
Settings group
3 Video Post dialog > Execute Sequence > Execute Video Post dialog >
Output group
4
In the Render Scene dialog > Render Output group, click the ellipsis
button and then specify an output file name and path using
Universal
Naming Convention (UNC)
on page 7961 . The easiest way to specify a
UNC path is to start with Save In > My Network Places.
5 Turn on Net Render.
6 Click the Render button.
The Network Job Assignment dialog appears.
7 In the Network Job Assignment dialog, specify a job name.
By default, this is the file name of the current scene. Click the plus (+)
button next to the Job Name field to increment the job name. Unlike the
plus button in the file dialogs, this button does not automatically launch
the job.
NOTE The software does not let you submit multiple jobs with the same
name.
8 Determine whether to find the Manager automatically or manually. By
default, the software searches automatically for the Manager using a
network mask that you specify in the dialog. Alternatively, turn on Manual
Search and enter the name or IP address of the computer running the
Manager program.
9 Click Connect to continue.
You see a listing of all servers available for network rendering. Each server
is marked with a colored icon to denote its current status:
Green Running and not rendering any jobs.
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