http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/ 2011-11-09T18:07:35-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/ http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2007-01-14T20:10:08-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=about&rev=1168823408 About RPManager text/html 2008-06-25T11:10:46-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=automatic_submission_prefixing&rev=1214406646 Automatic Submission Prefixing When jobs are submitted the the queue, you often want project or scene specific information in the submission name so you can differentiate on the queue - ‘Diffuse’ might be the pass name in many scenes, and 15 ‘Diffuse’s on the queue doesn’t help figure out which ones they are. text/html 2008-01-17T09:15:04-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=faq&rev=1200579304 Frequently Asked Questions - these are based on some of the emailed questions I receive, or that appear on the forum, grouped by category: Network Submission Installation Renderers text/html 2007-01-14T23:49:48-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=important_concepts&rev=1168836588 RenderPassManager Important Concepts There are some points about the way RPManager operates that are important to understand. A Render Pass - or just a ‘Pass’ or ‘Passes’ - is a set of parameters that define how 3dsmax renders an image sequence. Camera to use, what objects are visible in the scene, what environment effects are active, render effects that are active, output path, resolution, etc. The full version also allows controlling object properties per pass - material, visible to … text/html 2007-05-09T07:45:48-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=introduction&rev=1178711148 Welcome to RenderPass Manager RPManager is an extension of 3dsmax, intended to make the task of managing multiple render ‘passes’ from a single scene file easy and User Error free. What is a ‘Pass’ and why would you want to render you scene out to multiple passes? Look here for a description. text/html 2007-04-02T10:09:38-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=network_submission&rev=1175522978 Q: When I submit to backburner, the dialog says ‘Connecting to 255.255.255.0’ and then ‘Failed to connect to manager’. How do I have RPM connect to my manager? A: In the Network tab of RPManager, you can set RPM to find the manager to either auto-connect via the subnet mask parameter, or alternatively by IP or network name. (You have the same options from say monitor when connecting to the manager - same parameters). text/html 2011-05-19T03:23:54-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=render_pass&rev=1305789834 What Is a Render Pass and Why Do I Need Them? There are a number of reasons you may want separate render passes from a 3dsmax scene: a. You want to break out the elements into background/midground/foreground to control Depth of Field. b. You want to render your scene from multiple cameras, to multiple outputs. text/html 2008-06-25T11:12:29-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=rpm_properties_visibility_per_pass_in_xref_scenes&rev=1214406749 RPM Properties/Visibility Per Pass in Xref Scenes RPManager can restore passes within Xref scenes, which can be a powerful way to consolidate xref setups - ie no need for 3 different xref scenes of mostly the same thing with just some properties set/materials changed and visibility controlled when one scene setup with RPM properties can do the job of 3. text/html 2008-12-12T07:44:22-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=sidebar&rev=1229085862 Sections: Introduction Features Important Concepts Rollouts Visibility Per Pass Overview Menus 3rd Party Renderers Limitations and Workarounds Miscellaneous Dialogs Auto Build Output Paths Viewport Preview Utility How To - Workflow and Features Maxscript Access Network Submission FAQ Tips text/html 2007-09-25T08:40:29-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1190724029 Welcome to the RPManager Documentation Introduction Features Important Concepts Rollouts Visibility Per Pass Overview Menus 3rd Party Renderers Limitations and Workarounds Miscellaneous Dialogs Auto Build Output Paths How To - Workflow and Features Maxscript Access text/html 2011-09-27T20:46:51-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=thisthefirst_title&rev=1317170811 Hi to all on this site its content text/html 2008-06-25T10:35:34-05:00 http://www.rpmanager.com/wiki/doku.php?id=tips&rev=1214404534 Automatic Submission Prefixing RPM Properties/Visibility Per Pass in Xref Scenes