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#Background Rendering

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#131258From: Cyrus D. BilimoriaOct 25, 1994 8:01 PM
My previous question on the above subject may not have been sufficiently specific. What I need to know is the exact procedure to follow to RENDER in the background, from say WINDOWS, using the NULL driver as stated in the 3d Studio manual. I am among many 3D studio users who are experiencing this same problem. It may be a VIBRANT issue, I do not know but it would be of great benefit if someone could come up with a solution. Thanks
#131320From: John SchmidtOct 25, 1994 11:29 PM
Cyrus, >> What I need to know is the exact procedure to follow to RENDER in the background, from say WINDOWS, using the NULL driver as stated in the 3d Studio manual. << Looking at the readme files for some versions of the updated drivers, I think there is some confusion about rendering in the background versus running 3DS as a rendering slave in the background, as expressed in the quote below, (from the driver file): o NULL At the end of the card list a 'NULL' card. This has been provided to allow Windows users to run 3D Studio as a rendering slave in the background. Nothing is displayed on the 'NULL' device. If 'NULL' is the display mode, typing 'Q' followed by a 'Y' will still exit. It *sounds* like you must have a slave session running to utilize this feature. I, too, hope that someone from Autodesk or Vibrant can clarify this. John