How to use Maya Render Farm or Render Maya with Cloud Rendering?

As a professional 3D software, Maya's powerful features make it a popular software for large production companies. Many of the beautiful shots we see are actually made with Maya, and when it comes to Maya creation, rendering is also inevitable. Rendering is the last part of making a 3D model come to life. It is actually a process of shading and texturing the objects and illuminating the scene. Rendering is definitely a challenge, especially for large projects where rendering takes a lot of time and machines, so is there anything you can do to speed up Maya rendering?

Some companies and studios, in order to deliver their projects before the deadline, will choose powerful render farms to help rendering, such as Fox Renderfarm. So now, as a Maya render farm, Fox Renderfarm will show you how to do Maya rendering on the excellent cloud rendering platform.

a. Desktop Client Submit Tutorial for Maya Cloud Rendering

1. First you need to sign up to get a account of Fox Renderfarm rendering platform (Note: new users can get a free $25 trial coupon for signing up).

Next, start the desktop client, select the platform to log in, and enter the main interface.

2. Drag the maya file to the job area in the client to trigger the submission and start the scene analysis.

3. Select your software version and hardware configuration corresponding to the file, and click "Next" to enter the analysis page.

4. When the analysis is done, click “Next” (Note: corresponding prompt will appear in case of any error in the analysis results or warning thereof), then click “Ignore and continue” to set render parameters.

5. Click “Submit” to start the uploading. The rendering is automatically started upon the completion of submission.

b. Web Submit Tutorial for Maya Cloud Rendering

1. Some preparations for Maya rendering in web.

1.1 Register to get an account. In the case of web login, please visit web login for details.

1.2 In the case of web transfer, please visit web-upload for details.

1.3 Compare the local and could asset directories.

2. Maya web submission process (submit > analyze > render > download).

2.1 Click “Submit” button on the left, select the software for submission > set a project path (Note: select a project path to map the local Maya project path) > select the document for rendering, after that, click “Continue”.

2.2 Select software version and hardware configuration corresponding to the file (Note: selection of the rendering system), then click "Go Analysis", and wait patiently for the analysis to complete.

2.3 Click the job with “Analysis done”, set render parameters and then submit it for rendering (Note: the rendering actually just starts now).

2.4 On the rendering page, click the job > export the file > download.

That's all about how to accelerate Maya rendering on a cloud rendering platform. After reading this, don't you think it is very simple and easy to use? By using a Maya render farm, you can render high-quality images in as little time as possible in order to meet the final production deadline, making it the perfect choice for most CG artists. Well, if you also have a Maya project to render, the Maya render farm can definitely be of great help to you!