ShadeGrid Manager

ShadeGrid Manager allows you to configure settings for regular ShadeGrid Server and ShadeGrid Rendering Service.
To use ShadeGrid Manager, select Rendering > ShadeGrid Manager.

Important ShadeGrid Server supports ray tracing, ray tracing (draft), and path tracing for rendering. ShadeGrid Server does not support other rendering methods.

Important Shade3D Basic and Shade3D Standard only support a single instance of ShadeGrid Server.

ShadeGrid Manager

Use ShadeGrid Servers Checkbox

Turn it on for rendering with the settings on the ShadeGrid Server tab.

Use Rendering Server Only Checkbox

Turn it on to allow only ShadeGrid Server to be used for rendering.

ShadeGrid Manager Tab

Add Server... Button

Clicking the button shows the Input IP address dialog. If the address of the server machine to be used is not detected automatically or to specify the address manually, specify the IP address on the dialog.

Reference Input IP address Dialog

Remove Button

Use this to delete selected server machines from the Server Machines list box.

Update Button

Use this to update the information of the Server Machines list box.

Server Machines List Box

Server machines running ShadeGrid Server on the network are automatically detected and listed with its IP address and host name. When there is no ShadeGrid Server running, nothing is displayed.
Turn on the checkbox to the server machine to specify the server machine to use.