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Renderfarm set up
Whether you’re looking to install new hardware or use existing workstations as a renderfarm over night RS-MR makes it simple to convert any 64-bit Windows machines in to a mental ray renderfarm
Setting up your mental ray renderfarm
- RS-MR comes with everything you need to set up your mental ray renderfarm and includes a single license of mental ray standalone all for £650/$1295
- A mental ray licence will be required per processor in each machine that will be rendering with RS-MR so additional licences can be purchased for £500/$995
Simple 3 step installation
1 - Install the RS-MR software on each machine that forms part of your mental ray renderfarm. A mental ray
license is required per processor in each machine that will be rendering with RS-MR
2 - One machine on your network will be required to act as a licence manager; it will host the mental ray dongle and will require installation of the SPM Licence Server software.
3 - Install the MI File manager on each workstation that will be rendering to your RS-MR renderfarm.