Submitting 3dsmax Jobs From The Monitor

• 1 Submitting 3dsmax Jobs From The Monitor
  • 1.1 Step 1: Open the Submission Dialog
  • 1.2 Step 2: Set Your Submission Options
  • 1.3 Step 3: Submit Your Job

Step 1: Open the Submission Dialog

In the Deadline Monitor, open the 3dsmax Submission Dialog from the Submit menu.

Step 2: Set Your Submission Options

The general Deadline options are:

• Name: The name of your job (if left blank, it will default to "Untitled").
• Comment: A simple description of your job (can be left blank).
• Department: Your department (can be left blank).
• Category: The category the job belongs to (default is "None").
• Pool: The pool that your job is submitted to.
• Use Machines In Pool Only: Only the machines in the specified pool will render your job.
• Priority: Your job's priority (0 = lowest, 100 = highest).
• Machine Limit: The maximum number of machines that can render your job at one time (specify 0 for no limit).
• Task Timeout: The number of minutes a slave has to render a task for this job before it requeues it (specify 0 for no limit).
• Limit Groups: The limit groups that your job requires.
• Job Dependencies: Jobs that your job is dependent on.
• Submit As Suspended: Submit your job in the suspended state.
• Delete When Complete: You job is automatically deleted after it completes.

The 3dsmax specific options are:

• 3dsmax File: The 3dsmax file to be rendered.
• Version: The version of 3dsmax to render with.
• Build: For 3dsmax 9, force 32 bit or 64 bit rendering.
• Frame List: The list of frames to render.
• Task Group Size: The number of frames per task.
• Use Custom Plugin.ini: Specify an alternative plugin.ini file to use during rendering.
• Fail On Black Frames: You can configure Deadline to fail the render if the output images are black.
• Force 3dsmax Workstation Mode: 3dsmax will start in workstation mode during rendering.
• Restart 3dsmax Between Frames: Any memory that 3dsmax is using will free up between tasks.
• Show Frame Buffer When Rendering: Enable the virtual frame buffer during rendering.
• Remove Padding #'s From Output File: Only use this feature when rendering single frame jobs.

Step 3: Submit Your Job

Click the Submit button to submit the job to Deadline.