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Define the Render Output for the Scene.

  1. Coming soonSet the current render plugin to "Rhino Render".
    1. NOTE: The version of V-Ray for Rhino we use is not yet compatible with the farm.
  2. Select the view you wish to render to make it active.
  3. Enter "rrSubmitRhino" at the command line.
  4. Save Scene. YES
  5. The rrSubmitter app should appear.
  6. Follow the rrSubmitter steps here to submit your file to the Render Farm.

Royal Render Submitter

  1. Under the Royal Render menu (RRender in the menu bar), select "Submit Scene". A new window (rrSubmitter) will open.
  2. Expand the sub-category "Scene Settings" at the top of the RRender window.
  3. Under "Sequence" set the range of frames to render (SOA IT staff recommends testing small batches before submitting entire file for rendering).
  4. Verify the Image Dir to be mapped to \\arch-data.austin.utexas.edu\Student-Work\EID as created above.
  5. Verify and/or modify the FileName as desired.
  6. Verify the file type extension as Bitmap (.bmp) or OpenEXR (.exr) and that the box for "Single ouput file" is UNCHECKED. 
  7. Under the sub-category "Clients", assign your job to clients (workstations) as desired. The job will be dispersed among the clients to maximize render time.
    1. If you do not select specific client(s) to submit to, your render job will be submitted to the entire farm by default.
  8. If you wish to delay the start of the job, you can select the start time under "Wait" or specify to wait for another job to complete before submitting.
  9. Leave all other settings as default.
  10. Submit Job! (button is located in the bottom left-hand corner of window)

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