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Add—
Click to display an Add/Edit DBR Host dialog
(page 3–128), which lets you add a host processor
to the RAYHOSTS file.
Edit—Click to display the Add/Edit DBR Host
dialog (page 3–128), and edit the hi g h lighted host
processor’s entry in the RAYHOSTS file. Available
only when a single list entry is highlighted.
Remove—Click to remove the currently highlighted
hostprocessorsfromthelistandtheRAYHOSTS
file. Available only when one or more list entries
are highlighted.
Clicking Remove displays a Remove Selected Hosts
dialog, which warns you that the host descriptors
will be removed from both locations:
To restore a host t hat you have removed, use the
Add button once again.
Add/Edit DBR Host Dialog
The Add/Edit DBR (Distributed Bucket
Rendering) Host dialog appears when you click
Add on the Distributed Bucket Rendering rollout
(page 3–124). It lets you add a host (or “satellite”)
processor to use when you render using dist ributed
buckets. As the text on the dialog reminds you, the
newhostisaddedtothetextoftheRAYHOSTS
file (page 3–1001).
Interfa ce
Por t Number —Lets you enter a port number for the
processor. This control is unavailable unless you
turn off Use Default Port. When Use Default Port
is off, the default por t value appears in this field.
Name or IP Ad dr ess—Enter the name or the
numeric IP address of the processor you want to
add.
Use Def a ult Port —When on, 3ds Max assigns a por t
number to the new processor. The Port Number
control is unavailable while Use Default Port is on.
Default=on.