This page gives some basic information about what V-Ray Swarm is and how to get it up and running.
The new V-Ray Swarm is a web-based distributed rendering system. It’s a simple, yet powerful way to split your rendering across multiple computers. Setting up Swarm is easy. Swarm is designed to update automatically to match your version of V-Ray.
For information on how to use and configure Swarm after installation, see the Swarm Settings page.
The V-Ray Swarm installation is bundled within the V-Ray for SketchUp installation by default. |
V-Ray Swarm can be installed either as a separate installer that can be downloaded from https://download.chaosgroup.com or bundled together with V-Ray for Rhino in a single installer.
V-Ray Swarm installer will automatically remove any previous installations. If you experience problems, you can manually uninstall the currently installed version to perform a clean install.
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1) Please read over the license agreement. To continue with the installation process, click the I Agree button.
2) Choose whether or not to accept the default installation parameters, and click the Install Now button.
3) If you need to set up license and Network discovery settings, click the Customize button.
In the example shown, the default IP address 127.0.0.1 is used. It is a special designation for the localhost, i.e. "this computer". If you are working in an office environment, you may need to speak with your IT professional for the correct IP address of your license server. |
4) By default, V-Ray Swarm's Network Discovery is set up to auto-discover machines on the network. If the Use auto-discovery option is disabled, the custom configuration of the manually set Master Node becomes available. This option is suitable if there is more than one subnet in the LAN or if you want to dedicate one or more machines to be Master Nodes. You may choose three machines as master nodes: one primary Master Node (Master node IP) and two alternate Master Nodes.
4) When the installation process is completed, click the Finish button.