42 shows how this all links up with the shared network folder
you set up earlier.
Figure 15.42 A batch file matches shared folder locations.
That??™s the node 1 setup. To set up the other nodes, simply copy the sn_init_1.bat file (or
whatever you named it) to the LightWave folder on all the other nodes.
After copying, you need to rename the file to reflect the render node it is going to be. You
also need to edit the job and ack numbers to reflect the node number.Depending on how
many nodes you have, you should have something like what is shown in Figure 15.43.
Figure 15.43 Successive nodes are set up as shown here.
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Before you run ScreamerNet through its paces, Figure 15.44 presents an overview of
what??™s been set up.
Figure 15.44 Here??™s an overview of what??™s been set up for ScreamerNet.
If you decided to set up the master computer as a node, it should look like Figure 15.45.
Figure 15.45 The master node setup for ScreamerNet.
Setting the Save Location
You need to do one last thing before you
run ScreamerNet, and that is set the save
location for the rendered frames.
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