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using the Add button described in the "Interface" section, below, just as you would add a satellite processor. Batch Rendering (Using Backburner or the Command Line) You can launch distributed bucket rendering from the command line, using 3dsmaxcmd.exe. If you use satellite processors, you cannot use Backburner to manage distributed bucket rendering. When host processors have SPM licenses, you can use Backburner to manage distributed bucket rendering. You can use the environment variable MRMAX_OFFLINE_DBR_OVERRIDE to control whether batch rendering uses distributed bucket rendering. The state of this variable overrides the "DBR enable" flag. If it is set to "yes," "true," or "on," distributed bucket rendering is enabled; if it is set to "no," "false," or "off," distributed bucket rendering is disabled. All other values of this variable are ignored. See also: ■ Translator Options Rollout (mental ray Renderer) on page 6316 Procedures To use mental ray distributed rendering: 1 On the Render Setup dialog, go to the Processing panel. On the Distributed Bucket Rendering rollout, turn on Distributed Render. NOTE The Net Render option on the Common Parameters rollout has no effect on distributed bucket rendering. 2 Click to select the names of those satellite or host systems you want to use for distributed rendering. You can click All to select all the host names in the list, or None to select none of the hosts. 3 If other host systems have maps installed on them, with exactly the same file names and path names as on your local host, turn on Distributed Maps. With Distributed Maps turned on, remote renderers can use their local copy of maps, which saves time. 6328 | Chapter 20 Rendering