Who is the intended user of Tractor 1.0?
Ultimately, Tractor is designed to evolve into a universal distributed processing solution applicable to a wide variety of applications, not just Pixar’s RenderMan. However, in the initial phase of Tractor 1.0, development has focused on raw performance and streamlining the core architecture with the expectation that version 1.0 will appeal to mid-sized and larger installations who both require the high performance of Tractor and who have the resources to integrate Tractor into their custom pipelines. Certainly we encourage any RenderMan user to evaluate Tractor, but there may be generic features of use that will not appear until later releases of Tractor, such as expanded out-of-box functionality and a more sophisticated GUI.
