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5.
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.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 on all the Server systems you
intend to make available for your rendering
jobs.
7. Return to the Manager system, start 3ds Max,
andloadthefirstsceneyouwanttorender.
8. From the Rendering menu, choose
Render, or click the toolbar Render Scene
button.
9. Set the rendering parameters and specify an
output path and file name.
Tip: So that the Servers can find the output
path, specif y the path in the Render Output
File dialog starting with Save In > My Network
Places. Then navigate to the output folder,
specify a file name and output format (Save As
Type), and click Save.
10. In the Render Output group, turn on Net
Render, and then click the Render button.
The Network Job Assignment dialog appears.
Network Job Assignment dialog showing a ll the server
stations. The manager station is excluded.
11. Enter a job name (it ’s a good idea to change
the default name) and then click the Connect
button.
The names of a l l Servers appear in the Server
window to the right. Those with green dots
next to their names are ready to start rendering.
By default, all the Servers that are listed will
take part in the rendering job. To assign a
specific S erver to render a job, firs t turn off
UseAllServersintheOptionsgroup,andthen
highlight the server(s) that you want to render
the job.
12. Click the Submit button.
The Manager submits the job to the Servers,
which begin rendering .
At this point, you c an load and submit
additional scenes. When the first job is
complete, the next job will automatically be gin
rendering on the Servers.