Maxwell Network Rendering Guide

• 1 Maxwell Network Rendering Guide
  • 1.1 Submitting Maxwell render jobs to Deadline
    • 1.1.1 Step 1: Open the Submission Dialog
    • 1.1.2 Step 2: Set Your Submission Options
    • 1.1.3 Step 3: Submit Your Job

Submitting Maxwell render jobs to Deadline

Maxwell jobs can be submitted from the Deadline Monitor.

Step 1: Open the Submission Dialog

In the Deadline Monitor, open the Maxwell 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).
• Pool: The pool that your job is submitted to.
• Group: The group that your job is submitted to.
• 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 Maxwell specific options are:

• Maxwell File(s): The Maxwell files to be rendered. Can be a single file, or a sequence of files.
• Frame List: The list of frames to render (disabled if submitting a single Maxwell file job).
• Frames Per Task: The number of frames per task (disabled if submitting a single Maxwell file job).
• Single Maxwell File Job: This should be checked if you're submitting a single Maxwell file only.
• Render Threads: The number of threads to use during rendering. Specify 0 to use the default setting.
• Cooperative Rendering: If enabled, multiple jobs will be submitted to Deadline, each with a different seed. You can then use Maxwell to combine the resulting output after the rendering has completed.
• Output MXI File: Optionally configure the output path for the MXI file.
• Output Image File: Optionally configure the output path for the image file.
• Additional Arguments: Additional command line arguments to pass to the renderer.

Step 3: Submit Your Job

Click the Submit button to submit the job to Deadline.