Dividing rendering over different PCs

[N3XuS]

Is there any function in 3D studio to hook up different PCs with 3DS up and when giving the render command saying that PC B has to calculate the rendering while working on A.

 

[theScien]

Yes, you can install MAX server on PC B, then start the configuration utility, configure it, and when modeling on PC A, set it yo render with the MAX server on PC B.

I have done this with MAX 3, not sure what are the options with the latest version, but I'm sure it would still be available.

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[leonec]

Yes. In 5.x you use the backburner program. Your machine is the only one that needs to be licensed then install the compact version of 3dsmax on all your other machines that you want in the farm. you can assign different jobs to the other machines and have them render for you, but 2 machines can't help render on frame, only one machine and render one frame, however in 6.0 that is coming out soon you will beable to have mult. machine help render out one frame, with the into. of Mental Ray integrated in 3dsmax.

Press F1 and search for Network Rendering. The help file has a step by step guide to help you set this up.

 

[N3XuS]

Cool so I can I'm using 4DS R4 though...
Still looking into how exactly, the backburner programme is for max 5.1 only.

Thanks guyz