Setup & Initial Configuration for 3Ds Max
Learn how to connect rendering PCs, set paths, and get ready for distributed rendering. This guide will walk you through the essential configuration steps to set up your render farm.
First launch
After installing Corefinder it's recommended to open and configure immediately.
When you first open Corefinder you will be prompted to choose repository.
First launch setup and repository selection
In case of multi PC setup, please choose the shared folder, to which every PC has read write access.
Choose empty folder for example CoreFinderRepo.
Repository selection
After choosing the repo, software will check if the repo has login credentials, if not, you will be prompted to login screen.
Login screen
Successful login
After logging in once, other PCs pointed to that repo will log in automatically.
⚠️ License Error:
If you will not have enough licenses you will receive an error.
License Management:
If you want to deactivate license on one PC and activate it on another, you can go to your dashboard on renderfix website and unlock desired license. After that try again launching Corefinder on the new device you want to connect.
License unlock in dashboard
After initial setup, you should be able to see your PC in the machine page.
Navigate to Machine Page
Machine Page should look like this
Video Tutorial
Watch our detailed video guide on setting up and configuring CoreFinder
IF CoreFinder Icon is not added automatically: TROUBLESHOOTING
⚠️ Achtung:
THIS SECTION IS RELEVANT ONLY IF COREFINDER BUTTON: WAS NOT ADDED AUTOMATICALLY.
CoreFinder button in toolbar
To make CoreFinder easily accessible in 3ds Max, you can add it to your toolbar. Follow these steps to customize your toolbar and add the CoreFinder button:
1. Right-click on any toolbar in 3ds Max and select "Customize"
2. In the Customize User Interface window, go to the "Toolbars" tab
3. Click "New" to create a new toolbar or select an existing one
Customize User Interface window in 3ds Max - Toolbar tab
Adding CoreFinder Button to Toolbar
Now that you have your toolbar ready, let's add the CoreFinder button:
- In the Category dropdown, select "RenderFix"
- Find "CoreFinder" in the Action list
- Drag the CoreFinder action to your toolbar
- Click "Save" to preserve your toolbar configuration
Adding CoreFinder button to the custom toolbar
Pro Tip: You can also assign a keyboard shortcut to CoreFinder in the "Keyboard" tab of the Customize User Interface window.