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Backburner Manager General Properties dialog.
2. Click OK to accept the default settings.
The Backburner Manager dia log displays.
3. Go to Start menu > Programs >
Autodesk > Backburner and choose the Server
menu item.
This starts Server and creates the server data
that is stored in the backburner.xml file.
You w i ll see the Backburner Server General
Properties dialog , shown below, w hen you run
Server for the first time.
Backburner Server General Properties dialog.
4. Click OK to accept the default settings.
TheBackburnerServerdialogdisplays.After
a few moments, messages appear in both the
Server and Manager windows indicating that
the Server has successfully registered with the
Manager.
5. Start 3ds Max and load the first scene you want
to render.
6. From the Rendering menu, choose
Render, or click the toolbar Render Scene
button.
7. Set the rendering parameters and specify an
output file name. In the Render Output group
ontheCommontab,turnonNetRender,and
then click the Render button.
The Network Job Assignment dialog appears.
Network Job Assignment dialog showing the server station
that is also running Manager.
8. Enter a job name (it’s a good idea to change
the default name) and then click the Connect
button.
The name of your computer (that is, the Server)
appears in the Server window to the right. It
hasagreendotnexttoitmeaningthatitisa
Server system that is ready to sta rt render ing.