Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1224

Procedures To map a directory to a drive letter (Windows 2000 or XP): 1 In Windows Explorer, choose Tools > Map Network Drive to display the Map Network Drive dialog. 2 Set the Drive drop-down menu value to the common drive letter you've chosen. 3 In Folder, enter the exact location of the output directory, using UNC convention. You can also map a directory to a drive letter by choosing the machine and shared directory with the Browse button in the Map Network Drive dialog. 4 Click Finish to complete the mount. NOTE If the drive maps to a server on a large corporate network, you may be required to enter your user name and password to gain access. Using Configure User Paths Render-only machines do not require any form of authorization. However, you cannot use unauthorized versions of the software to access the Configure User Paths dialog on page 7729 to specify alternative locations for servers to search for bitmap files. If you do not want to concern yourself with configuring paths on render-only machines (servers), then turn on the Use Alternate Map Path or Include Maps option on the Network Job Assignment dialog on page 6481. The Use Alternate Map Paths option lets you specify an alternate folder where the rendering server can look for bitmaps if they are not found in the primary bitmap path. If using Include Maps, network rendering will take care of making copies of the bitmaps and send them to the server assigned for rendering. When the rendering job is done, the copies are erased from the server hard drive. The files are placed in a \network\serverjob subdirectory of the software. If a server cannot find a bitmap image in the path specified in the file, it then searches the paths listed in its own Bitmaps panel. Only after searching in all locations will the server fail due to missing maps. If you have followed Setting Up Rendering Software | 6479