by pixamoon·Rendering
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Render Node Manager earns its place in the scriptspot library for a narrow, practical job: getting distributed render nodes back under control when a cancelled job leaves them hanging, with node monitoring alongside.
Render Node Manager is a network tool from pixamoon for 3ds Max. It remotely starts, restarts, and stops distributed rendering — VRaySpawner, Corona DrServer, or Octane Daemon — on selected servers and nodes. It targets a familiar problem: when a user cancels distributed rendering, render nodes sometimes fail to pick up again for some time.
Beyond control, it monitors each node in the network. The main window lists render nodes with columns for Status, CPU, RAM, and DR, reporting whether a machine is on or off along with CPU load, memory usage, and distributed renderer status. Connection runs through the RNM Server method — a small server program on each node linked over the local network with a shared exchange path — or the classic Remote Desktop method.
Version 0.75 shows CPU and RAM usage as progress bars, starts the RNM Server faster, and fixes DR status monitoring. It runs on Windows 7, 8, and 10 Professional or Ultimate.
Render Node Manager is best for managing distributed rendering across multiple render nodes in a 3ds Max network setup.
Render Node Manager is completely free to download and use.
Render Node Manager is built for Windows 7, 8, and 10 in Professional or Ultimate editions. If your render nodes and workstation run those Windows versions, the tool can connect to them across the network. Version 0.75 is the current release, dated February 2022. Since it manages VRaySpawner, Corona DrServer, and Octane Daemon on those machines, make sure the paths to those distributed renderers are set correctly for each node before starting them.
Render Node Manager offers two connection methods. The RNM Server method runs a small server program on each node and connects over the local network; setup mainly involves setting a shared network exchange path visible to every node and workstation, and it works without Remote Desktop. The classic Remote Desktop method is also supported but is not recommended in the newest version. You add node IPs to the list, and for RNM Server the connection works only with IPs on that list.
Render Node Manager remotely starts, restarts, and stops distributed rendering on selected servers or nodes, covering VRaySpawner, Corona DrServer, and Octane Daemon. It targets a common issue: when a user cancels distributed rendering, render nodes sometimes don't pick up again for a while. Alongside control, it monitors each node's status — on or off, CPU load, memory usage, and whether the distributed renderer is running. The main window lists nodes with columns for Status, CPU, RAM, and DR.
Render Node Manager is listed as free in this catalog. On the developer's page, licensing is structured around the number of nodes a single license can control, and each license activates on one PC only. For current licensing terms and activation details, check pixamoon's product page. Activation information is sent by an automated email after purchase, so entering a correct email address matters if you go through the developer directly.
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