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This page provides information on the Phoenix FD Backburner Simulation window.
Overview
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The Backburner Simulation window is used to submit Phoenix FD simulations to Autodesk Backburner.
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For a guide on submitting simulations, please check the Simulation with Phoenix FD using Autodesk Backburner guide. |
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UI Path: ||Phoenix FD menu|| > Submit Simulation to Backburner... |
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The Backburner submission window creates a new job with a unique name each time it's Run. It simulates all selected Phoenix simulators in the scene in the order they were selected and then optionally renders out images. The simulation and render sequence length corresponds to the current length of the timeline. The submission dialog uses a custom script which is located in [3ds Max install location]\scripts\Startup\PhoenixFDMenu.ms and can be altered if needed.
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Backburner Server Group Name – Specifies the server group to use to process the simulation. This can be useful if only a select number of machines in the farm should be used for the simulation job. See the Choosing a Backburner Server Group section for more information.
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Choosing a Backburner Server Group
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Server groups allow simulations to be processed on only specified computers. In almost all cases, you will want to create global server groups only. Local groups serve a particular purpose for 3ds Max, under a specific Backburner configuration.
- Open the Backburner monitor.
- Go to Global Groups/Local Groups.
- Right click and then make a New Group. Give it a name and select the machines you want to simulate the job.
- Submit the job through the Phoenix FD menu in 3ds Max, and then in Backburner Server Group Name, fill the group's name.
- Click the Run button.