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Step 5

Select the networked path of the scene to the output files. Set the frame range (for animations), and set the Render Options (Time, Sampling Level). You should also specify an MXI output, not just the image output. It is possible to select bit depth and file format independently for each render channel. They can be saved in the same folder. The "send dependencies" option will send all files the scene is dependant on (textures, IOR, HDR files) to the Render Nodes. This is very useful to avoid problems when too many computers are trying to read files from the same folder. You should leave this option checked unless you have a very fast file server. If you wish to restart a network render, the Maxwell network will check if the files are already on the Render Node and will not transfer them again. You can visualize the progress of the network render in the Jobs window in the Monitor. You can stop the process, remove any job, add more jobs to the queue, and display the images that are being computed by the network.

Choose a networked path to locate the source files of the project (scenes, textures, materials, etc). It is highly recommended to use networked paths for your project files, especially for the output files.

Although highly recommended, it is not necessary to also put the scene in a networked path; it is enough if the Monitor can access it through the open file dialog. In addition, if the "Send Dependencies" checkbox is on (default), the scene-dependent materials do not need to
be in networked paths, as they are sent from the Monitor to the Rendernodes. This option is faster and has several advantages, but it requires that the Monitor that submitted the job remains on until all nodes start.
However, if the "Send Dependencies" checkbox is off, the scene-dependent materials should be located in a networked path accessible from all the Render Nodes, that will pick them all as they need them. The output image paths should be network paths accessible from the Manager, which is the machine that is going to save the final output there.
This option ("Send Dependencies" disabled) produces a slower file transfer, but it can be useful when you need to switch off the Monitor that submitted the job, or when you have a fast repository server for scenes and textures.
You can visualize the progress of the network render in the Jobs window in the Monitor. You can stop the process, remove any job, add more jobs to the queue, and display the images that are being computed by the networkYou should leave this option checked unless you have a very fast file server. If you wish to restart a network render, the Maxwell network will check if the files are already on the Render Node and will not transfer them again.

Step 6

Choose the computers you want to work in this job.
   

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You can also check the "Use any render node available" checkbox, and the Monitor will use any node in your farm as soon as they get available.
   

Step 7

The Network render may start. You can watch the progress of the work in the display. You can stop the process, remove any job, add more jobs to the queue, and display the images that are being computed by the network using the Monitor interface.