Network rendering: How do I set up a render farm and what are the requirements for a render client?
Here are the basic steps to set up a render farm: • Install the Render Server on any computer that will be ON on a regular basis, has a good network connection, and has enough disk space to store all the files. Then launch the Render Server. • Install the Render Client on as many computers as you like as long as they are “powerful enough” to render the jobs by themselves (ie, they are reasonably fast and have enough RAM). Putting an old slow computer as a Render Client may actually slow down the network rendering process, but any modern computers should be fine as long as they have enough RAM. Run the Render Clients and add the IP address of the Render Server the first time you connect. (The IP address of the Server will automatically be displayed at the top of the Render Server window.) • Launch form·Z, open the project file, select the view you wish to render, select the desired resolution (from Display / Image Options), and select Network Render from the Display menu. (Add the IP ad
