Intergraph SOFTIMAGE 3D User Manual
SOFTIMAGE 3D and mental ray
Network Setup Notes
January 1999
DSA083220
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SOFTIMAGE and SOFTIMAGE 3D are registered trademarks of Avid Technologies, Inc., its
subsidiaries or divisions. Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. mental ray® is a registered trademark of mental images Gmbh & Co. KG, Berlin,
Gemany.
All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Contents
Preface...................................................................................................v
About This Document............................................................................v
1 Before You Begin ..............................................................................1
Hardware Lock.......................................................................................1
License Key............................................................................................1
Networking.............................................................................................2
User Directory........................................................................................2
2 Installing the Software......................................................................3
Installing Version 3.7SP1 Software .......................................................3
Installing Version 3.8 Software..............................................................3
Locating and Placing the License Key...................................................5
Editing the License Key.........................................................................5
Starting the License Server ....................................................................6
Reinstalling SOFTIMAGE.....................................................................7
Creating a New User Account................................................................7
3 Setting Up mental ray on a Network ...............................................9
Using Ethernet........................................................................................9
Using ATM..........................................................................................10
Configuring a mental ray Network.......................................................11
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Defining the LM_LICENSE_FILE Variable.........................11
Defining the SI_LOCATION.................................................12
Designating a Render Manager..............................................12
4 Submitting mental ray Jobs ...........................................................13
Submit Interactively in SOFTIMAGE 3D............................................13
Submit Using the
Submit Using the soft -R Command.....................................................14
Processing Multiple Scenes..................................................................15
RAY.EXE Command..................................................13
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Preface
SOFTIMAGE 3D and mental ray Network Setup Notes describe how to
install SOFTIMAGE® 3D on a network to create a multi-system render
farm. The information in this document is an overview of the steps
needed to install SOFTIMAGE 3D, and is not meant to cover every
possible installation or setup scenario.
SOFTIMAGE 3D is shipped with mental ray, a rendering tool.
mental ray provides the highest level of rendering available today. In
addition, mental ray is a threaded application that can take advantage of
multiple processors and distribute renderings on a network of machines.
About This Document
This document is organized as follows:
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Chapter 1, “Before You Begin,” describes what your system needs
before you can install SOFTIMAGE 3D and mental ray software.
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Chapter 2, “Installing the Software” describes how to install
SOFTIMAGE 3D and mental ray software on your system.
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Chapter 3, “Setting Up mental ray on a Network,” describes the use
of mental ray on Ethernet and ATM networks, and outlines the
steps required to configure mental ray for network use.
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Chapter 4, “Submitting mental ray Jobs,” discusses using mental
ray to perform your rendering tasks, including processing multiple
scenes.
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1 Before You Begin
Review the following sections to ensure you are ready to install and run
SOFTIMAGE 3D and mental ray software on your system.
Hardware Lock
To run SOFTIMAGE, your system must have an installed hardware
lock (or dongle), or authorization from a system with an installed
hardware lock.
The hardware lock is connected to your system’s parallel (printer) port.
See the documentation delivered with your system for information on
installing the hardware lock.
If your system will get authorization from another system to run the
software, it may not have an installed hardware lock. See Chapter 3,
“Setting Up mental ray on a Network,” for more information.
If your system needs a hardware lock, contact Softimage.
License Key
1
To run SOFTIMAGE, your system must have a License Key that
corresponds to the serial number on the installed hardware lock, or
authorization from a system with a License Key.
The License Key contains encryption that allows you to run the
software associated with a specific hardware lock. You receive the
License Key via email from Softimage. You must copy the License
Key into a text file on your system. Name the file
are installing Version 3.7SP1 software) or
installing Version 3.8 software).
NOTE Put the License Key file in a location on your system where you
can easily find it when installing the software.
If your system will get authorization from another system to run the
software, your system should have a License Key file associated with
the hardware lock on the other system. See Chapter 3, “Setting Up
mental ray on a Network,” for more information.
If your system needs a License Key, contact Softimage.
SOFTIMAGE.LIC (if you are
LICENSE.DAT (if you
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