# Launch Render

1. Click the Launch Render button on Dashboard Screen

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In order to avoid missing assets, please keep in mind that:

* We recommend simulating the local path before uploading your projects. You can find the instruction from tips for each software.

2. Upload your projects

* Click the area below to upload files/ folders from your computer; or
* Drag & drop files or folders to upload

<figure><img src="https://3sfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/upload.jpeg" alt="Upload Projects"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* There are three main methods to [upload projects](https://3sfarm.com/support/how-to-use/user-guide/upload-projects/) to 3S Cloud Render Farm: directly upload to our website, use [3S Cloud Desktop](https://console.3sfarm.io/uploader-tool), or [sync from Dropbox/Google Drive](https://3sfarm.com/support/how-to-use/user-guide/dropbox-google-drive-sync/).

3. Analyze: to check missing assets and view logs

* Most of your scene files having blue marks will be analyzed automatically after uploading to our system; or
* Click Analyze to make sure all the files have analyzed before rendering

<figure><img src="https://3sfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/analyze.jpeg" alt="Analyze scene files" height="407" width="715"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

4. Create a render job

* Click on the file you want to render and click the "Next" button to submit a job

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5. Review and launch render

* Enter the parameters of your job, then

<figure><img src="https://3sfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/select-render-settings.jpeg" alt="Select render settings" height="408" width="715"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* Check **Free Render Preview**, and click Render Preview to render a preview for free and get a more accurate cost & time estimate; or,

<figure><img src="https://3sfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/free-preview-render.jpeg" alt="Free preview render" height="407" width="715"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* Click Render Now to render officially

<figure><img src="https://3sfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/create-a-final-render.jpeg" alt="Create a final render" height="408" width="715"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

[3S Cloud Render Farm](https://3sfarm.com/) currently supports [Blender](https://3sfarm.com/blender-render-farm/), [Houdini](https://3sfarm.com/houdini-render-farm/), [Cinema 4D](https://3sfarm.com/cinema-4d-render-farm/), [Maya](https://3sfarm.com/autodesk-maya-render-farm/), [3ds Max](https://3sfarm.com/3dsmax-render-farm/).

If you have more questions, do not hesitate to [contact 3S](https://3sfarm.com/contact/) for further support.
