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Server Usage Group
You choose between using all available servers, all servers in a group, or selected
servers. See “Configuring Server Groups” in the Autodesk Backburner User’s Guide
for an explanation of how to set up server groups. In a 3ds Max setup it can
be useful to set up servers in groups. For example, during busy times you can
assign high priority jobs to a group of high performance servers.
Use Selected Uses only the servers that you have highlighted in the Server
list.
Use Group Uses all of the servers in a group.
TIP Note that the servers are assigned to a group in the Autodesk Backburner
monitor.
Group drop-down list Choose the group of servers that you want to use for
your render.
Use All Servers Uses all Servers in the active Server group for rendering the
job. Available only after you submit a multi-frame rendering job.
Path File Group
Use Alternate Path File Allows you to specify an alternate path file in the
MXP format that rendering servers can use to find bitmaps that are not found
on the primary map paths. When on, you can manually enter the path and
file name in the field below the check box, or click the ellipsis button and
browse to the MXP file.
NOTE Create MXP files with Configure User Paths on page 7520 .
Status group
Displays text messages describing the current status of the job assignment.
Server list
The Server list, located on the upper-right side of the Network Job Assignment
dialog, displays all network rendering servers on page 7862 registered with the
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