Optional module - Maxon Computer
Optional module - Maxon Computer
Optional module - Maxon Computer
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CINEMA 4D R11 Quickstart – NET Render<br />
5. Quick Tutorial – Jobs and Administration<br />
This is part 2 of the tutorial in which you will learn job and user administration. Click on “Enter“ in your browser<br />
window. If you are prompted for a user name and password use “administrator“ as the user name and *leave<br />
field empty* as the password. This is the default access code. If you still can’t get in, open “Server.ini“ in the<br />
“serverprefs” folder in CINEMA 4D’s main directory where the user data is located. (Windows: Open with<br />
Notepad; Mac: Open with TextEdit).<br />
Under Windows XP you will find the “serverprefs” folder in your user data directory under “c:\Documents and<br />
Settings\[user name]\Applicaton Data\MAXON\NET Render R11_[version]\serverprefs”. Under Windows Vista:<br />
“c:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\App Data\Roaming\NET Render R11_[version]\serverprefs”. Macintosh:<br />
“Macintosh HD/User/[user name]/Library/Prefrerences/MAXON/NET Render R11_[version]/serverprefs”.<br />
Note that the aforementioned Windows folders are hidden by default. They must first<br />
be unhidden manually (Folder Options / View / Show hidden files and folders).<br />
Make sure this file is only modified if absolutely necessary! No other persons should be given access to these<br />
files. Otherwise they will have access to all user names and passwords and will be able to access render jobs!<br />
You should now be on the “jobs“ page. We will get to the “client“ and “users“ pages later. Enter a unique project<br />
name in the text field and press “Create New Job“ to confirm. This new job should be listed under “Inactive<br />
Jobs“. Click on the job you just created to get to the next page. On the left you will see an “Upload“ button. By<br />
clicking this button you can upload your CINEMA 4D project files. Click on “Search“ and select your CINEMA 4D<br />
file (and of course the corresponding textures). You can select up to 10 files. If your project contains more than<br />
10 files simply repeat the process or read Tips & Tricks. Now click on the “Upload“ button. We are now again<br />
on the “Details“ page where the project files we just uploaded are now listed. All you have to do now is click<br />
on “Start“ next to your job name on the “Jobs“ page and you’re done.<br />
The progress of your rendering is shown in % on the same page in your job’s column. This offers you a constant<br />
overview of which job is finished and which is still being rendered.<br />
You can go to the “Clients“ page and see the clients you have started and information about which clients are<br />
busy and which are being lazy and are doing nothing. If the rendering has been completed simply click on your<br />
job’s name to see the rendered images (on the right under “Result Files“). Select the desired file and click on<br />
“Download“. When you have finished this tutorial, please read the chapter “Tips & Tricks“ where you will find<br />
some important information such as “Where should I save my textures so every client can access them?“.<br />
That’s it! Now you see how easy it is to operate this <strong>module</strong>, even if the name NET Render seemed a little<br />
forboding at first. We want to make life as easy as possible for you with this <strong>module</strong> as well so you can<br />
concentrate on more important things than complicated program settings.<br />
Now we will touch briefly on the <strong>module</strong>’s user administration. Only the administrator can add or delete new<br />
users. Go to the “Users“ page in your browser and enter a non-valid user name. (Remember that a job name can<br />
consist of maximum 32 characters – letters “A-Z“, numbers “0-9“ and “_“ are allowed.) Click on “Create New<br />
User“ and set a password in the next window. (For security reasons, please inform the user of this password<br />
personally or encoded) The user can also be given administrative privileges. Of course a user can be deleted at<br />
any time or you can edit his or her user information. A user name can only be changed internally if a new user<br />
is created and the old one is deleted.<br />
Now you understand NET Render’s basic information and know how it works.<br />
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