# Get started # Tutorial Video & Quick Start {% hint style="info" %} **Good news**! 🌟 * 3S Cloud supports many different software and render engines. You can find our full support list here. * All you need to do is simply submit your project files. We will automatically detect the correct software, allowing you to configure the right parameters for your scene. {% endhint %} How do I render on [3S Cloud Render Farm](https://3sfarm.com/)? Let's see the tutorial video and take a quick start. ## Take a tour with this tutorial {% embed url="" %} ## **The basic steps to use are as follows** {% hint style="info" %} **Note**: * Below is the Quick Start guide for the [Web App](https://console.3sfarm.io/auth/login). * You can also download and use our [Desktop App](https://3sfarm.com/download) (for Windows, macOS, and Linux). The steps are similar to the Web App. {% endhint %} ### 🔹 Step 1: Register an account Register a 3S Cloud account at:

### 🔹 Step 2: Verify email and Log in * Check your mailbox and then verify your email. {% hint style="warning" %} Please check the Spam box if you haven't received the activation email. {% endhint %}

* After verifying, log in to your 3S Cloud account at

### 🔹 Step 3: Submit files Click the **Launch Render** button and upload your render files.

### 🔹 Step 4: Analyze files Select the scene file, click **Next** to start analyzing.

* If there are missing assets, you will be notified about their details. Please re-upload all the missing files.

* If there are not any missing files, proceed to step 5 below. ### 🔹 Step 5: Configure settings and Submit job Configure render settings as you want.

Then, click **Render Now** button to submit your job to 3S Cloud Render Farm. #### 🔹 Preview Render You can also choose to render a preview for free and get a more accurate cost & time estimation. * Check the **FREE Render Preview** option * And click **Render Preview** button

### 🔹 Step 6: Track progress and Download results Your jobs will then be rendered by our Render Nodes. While rendering, you can track the progress in real-time.

When rendering is completed, you can check the outputs and download them directly to your computer. # Screen Descriptions # Dashboard Screen

1. Jobs Active: jobs are rendering 2. Jobs Completed: jobs completed rendering 3. This Month Expense: the number of credits you spent this month 4. Remaining Credits: the number of credits remaining in your account * To render on our system, you will need to top up your balance by buying our credits, and 1 credit equals $1. 5. Cost Estimator: is to estimate the time & cost of your jobs. Please note that: * The estimated rates from 3S Cloud Render Farm's Cost Estimator are for discussion purposes only, the actual fees may be higher or lower than the estimate. * The best way to estimate the cost is by using our **Free Preview Render** feature.

6. Notification: notifications, when tasks are completed such as Job, completed or Analysis completed.

7. More information including Profile, Render History, External Storages, Buy Credits, Payment History, Budgets, Docs, Loyalty, the Logout feature.

1. Space to upload files/folders * Click to upload, or * Drag & drop files/folders here. 2. Download [3S Cloud Desktop](https://3sfarm.com/support/how-to-use/user-guide/upload-projects/) * For large projects, we recommend you to download 3S Cloud Desktop for a faster and more stable uploading experience 3. Connect to External Storages: [Google Drive or Dropbox](https://3sfarm.com/support/how-to-use/user-guide/dropbox-google-drive-sync/) 4. Directory structure: My Space / Blender 2.79 / splash279 * Click on "My Space" or "Blender 2.79" if you want to go back to the parent directory. 5. Simulate Local Directory: is to simulate the directory path as it is in your local computer 6. Select: is to select an action for many files/ folders. 7. Blue-mark: files are analyzed automatically 8. Actions: * Review & launch render: review the scene file and submit a job. * Delete: delete your file/folder. * Analyze: check missing assets and view logs of scene files before rendering. [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. # Render Manager We recommend reloading the page for status and information updates. **Render Manager**

1. **ID** is the identifier number of a render job you created. And if there are any issues, please let us know your ID job for assistance 2. **Engine**: The render engine you use for a job, such as Octane, Redshift, V-Ray, Corona, Arnold, Cycles, Eevee, LuxCoreRender, etc. 3. **Submitted Time**: The time you created a render job 4. **Start At**: The time your render job started rendering 5. **Completed At**: The time your job completed rendering 6. **Render by**: CPU or GPU - The device used to render your render job 7. **Progress**: The completed percentage of rendering progress. 8. **Status**: Show that your job is initializing, rendering, or completed 9. **Cost**: The number of credits you spent to render your job.

10. **Actions**: * **View Details**: see more details about your jobs * **Pause**: stop your rendering jobs temporarily * **Delete**: delete your jobs * **Clone**: duplicate jobs you launched to re-render * **Outputs:** * **Browse outputs**: see all outputs and download each of them * **Download all outputs**: download all outputs at the same time. * **Sync outputs to** Google Drive or Dropbox [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. # Job Details * Click View Details to see more details about your render jobs.

**Official Jobs**

1. Progress: The completed percentage of rendering progress 2. Status: Show that your job is initializing, rendering, or completed 3. Cost: The number of credits it spent on rendering the job 4. Job ID: The ID of a job you created. And if there are any issues, please let us know your ID job for assistance 5. File Path: Click the file path to go to the project folder 6. Frame: The range of frames you selected to render 7. Submitted At: The time you created a job 8. Start Render At: The time your job started rendering 9. Completed At: The time your job completed rendering 10. Delete: delete the job 11. Clone: duplicate jobs you launched to re-render 12. Get log: get the information of your render job if there are any issues 13. Outputs: * Browse outputs: see all of your outputs and download each of them. * Download: download all of your outputs at the same time in an archived file. **Preview Jobs**

1. Cost: The number of credits it spent on rendering the job. However, it's free for the preview renders. 2. Cost Estimation For Full Render: The cost you might spend on your official render 3. Estimated Time For Full Render: The time it might take to render your official job 4. Review & Launch Render: Review the scene file and submit an official job. [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. # Tutorial # Register & Login This article will show you how to register an account on 3S Cloud Render Farm. ### **Register** 1. Visit 3S Cloud Render Farm at [https://3sfarm.com](https://3sfarm.com/) and click the **Register** button.

Register an account on 3S Cloud Render Farm

2. Enter your required information on the registration page and click the **Register** button to submit.

* **Name**: Enter your username * **Email**: Enter your email address to get notifications from us. {% hint style="warning" %} **Note**: We will send a confirmation email for your registration to this email address and you will need to verify it before logging in for the first time. {% endhint %} * **Password**: It's better to enter both numbers and letters to protect your account. {% hint style="info" %} A strong password should be at least 8 characters with a combination of letters, numbers and special characters, for example:! @ # $% ^ & \* (). {% endhint %} * **Confirm password**: Re-enter the password to confirm it. 3. Please check the email we sent you and click to Verify your email address. In case you don’t see this email: * Please check your Spam or Junk Mail folder; * If you still can’t find it, don’t hesitate to contact us for assistance. ### Login Enter your credentials and click the Login button to log in to your account.

3S Cloud Render Farm 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/). # Upload projects There are three main methods to upload projects to 3S Cloud Render Farm: directly uploading on our **Web App** or using our **3S Cloud Desktop App.** {% hint style="warning" %} **Note**: 1. Please upload **.zip files**; **other archived files haven't been supported** yet. 2. To avoid missing assets, we recommend simulating the local path before uploading your projects. You can find the instructions in [our tips for each software](https://docs.3scloud.io/3s-cloud-render-farm/tips). {% endhint %} After ensuring you followed the previous instructions, let's move on to the next steps. ### **Method 1**: Web App On the [Web App](https://console.3sfarm.io/), 1. Click the **Launch Render** button

2. Drag and drop files or folders to upload your projects directly to the 3S Cloud Render Farm.

### **Method 2:** 3S Cloud Desktop App {% embed url="" %} 1. [Download](https://3sfarm.com/download-3s-cloud-desktop/) and install the appropriate installer for your operating system (Windows, macOS, and Linux). Then, log in using your credentials. 2. Go to "**Launch Render**" or "**File Manager**" to upload your projects

3. Select the files or folders you want to render. Then click **Upload** to send it to our render farm. {% hint style="warning" %} Note: * For software like Houdini, Cinema 4D (C4D), 3ds Max, and Maya, make sure to select "**Keep Local Path**" before uploading. * If there are files or folders you do not want to upload, you can exclude them by entering their names and clicking "Add." For example: * To exclude folder "A," enter: A/ * To exclude file "B," enter: B {% endhint %}

To view the selected files and folders, expand "Upload Progress." [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/). # Launch Render 1. **Analyze** After uploading the project files, you should analyze the files to check for missing assets and view logs.

2. **Create a render job** After analyzing, select the file you want to render and then click the "**Next**" button to submit your job.

3. **Review and launch render** * Enter the parameters of your job, then

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

* Or, uncheck the **Free Render Preview** button, and click **Render Now** to render directly.

**2. Choose the configuration suitable for you:** **2.1 Machine Type** We help users select the appropriate machine type for their needs, with options ranging from small to large CPU and RAM configurations. **2.2 Output Folder Name** You can select the name for the output folder * Job ID - Job Name * Job Name - Job ID **2.3 Error checking** This box is pre-selected to be ticked by default. When this option is enabled, the Deadlines will check for common issues. If any problems are detected, the Deadlines will automatically mark your job as failed, and the rendering will not proceed. If you untick the box, our system will overlook these issues and continue with the rendering process. # Detect & upload missing assets To assist users in more easily collecting missing assets, our technical team has developed a new feature available on 3S Cloud Desktop app. After analyzing your scene file, you can follow these steps to detect and upload any missing assets: **Step 1.** Click "Detect missing assets"

**Step 2.** Click "Find missing assets", then select the parent folder containing missing assets to detect missing assets again.

For the Absolute path, if the system does not show "File does not exist", you can skip this step. **Step 3.** Click "upload" to collect missing assets

**Step 4.** Click "Re-analyze"

Finally, scene analysis reports no missing asset so you can create a render job now.

Also, you can watch this video to see to detect & upload missing assets on 3S Cloud Render Farm: {% embed url="" %} Let's subscribe to our YouTube channel if you want to see more tutorial videos. # Get & Check Event Logs In case there are issues with your render jobs on 3S Cloud Render Farm, you can get & check event logs to detect them yourself. **Step 1.** Click "**View Details**"

**Step 2.** Click "**Get log**"

# Pause, resume & restart render jobs Please keep in mind that the system only supports resuming for animation jobs. For render jobs with single frame or preview jobs, you will have to restart render jobs. **Pause render jobs**

For render jobs with single frame or preview jobs, you should not pause, because if you still want to continue rendering the project, you will have to re-render from scratch.

Besides that, if your project costs more than the amount you have left in your balance, your job also runs the risk of being stopped. **Resume or restart render jobs** Please keep in mind that the system only supports resuming for animation jobs. For render jobs with single frame or preview jobs, you will have to restart.

[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 any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to contact us for further support. We are always happy to talk to you! # Download render outputs To download render outputs of your projects on our farm to your computer, please follow the following methods: 1. **Directly download on** [**our Web App**](https://console.3sfarm.io/) **(Console)** Click the "**Output**" drop-down button, then: * Select "**Browse outputs**" to see all outputs and download each of them, or * Select "**Download all outputs**" to download all outputs at the same time

2. **Download outputs using the 3S Cloud Desktop App** **Step 1**. Download and install the appropriate installer for your operating system.

We support **3S Cloud Desktop** on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

**Step 2.** Log in to **3S Cloud Desktop** app with your credentials

**Step 3.** Click the "**Output**" drop-down button, then: * Select "**Browse outputs**" to see all outputs and download each of them, or * Select "**Download all outputs**" to download all outputs at the same time

Now you can have the outputs on your computer. # Transfer data # Auto-Sync Output with 3S Cloud Desktop app 3S Cloud Desktop is a desktop app developed by 3S Cloud Render Farm to help users transfer files more easily. Its key features include: * Fast upload speeds * Stable connections for uploads * Unlimited file capacity * The ability to upload files without interrupting other running programs **Step 1**. [Download](https://console.3sfarm.io/3s-cloud-desktop) and install the appropriate installer for your operating system.

We support **3S Cloud Desktop** on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

**Step 2.** Log in to **3S Cloud Desktop** with your credentials

**Step 3.** Go to the Setting on the sidebar and enable the "**Auto Sync Output Path**" setting.

**Step 4.** Select the path you want outputs to be synced and click "**Update**"

Now it's ready to sync output to your local machine automatically. # Google Drive & Dropbox Sync To help our customers save time on uploading assets to our render farm, we develop the feature to connect your project folder from/to [**Dropbox**](https://www.dropbox.com/) and [**Google Drive**](https://drive.google.com/). From now on, you can sync your whole folder without consuming time uploading each asset file to our render farm. **1. Connect to External Storages** Click the **Dropbox** button or **Google Drive** button to connect

**2. Connect to Dropbox or Google Drive**

**3. Sign in Dropbox/Google Drive to link with 3S Cloud Render Farm**

#### **Sync your Dropbox or Google Drive project folder to 3S Cloud Render Farm** **1. Select your project folder in Dropbox/Google Drive:**

Select projects in your Google Drive or Dropbox

**2. Sync your project folder to our render farm:**

#### Auto Sync Render Outputs We understand the pain point of unnecessary time manually downloading or uploading render results. Therefore, we assist the auto-sync feature to help our customers automatically sync the render results to Dropbox or Google Drive or both at the same time. **1. Turn on the Auto Sync feature** If you want to auto-sync outputs to your Google Drive/Dropbox, please turn on "Auto Sync Output Configuration".

**2. Select the output folder which your render results will be located**

And then you have to save your configuration:

…and that’s all done! Your render outputs will be automatically synced to your Dropbox/Google Drive every time you complete rendering.

Successful sync from Google Drive or Dropbox

Now you are ready to work on files in the project folder synced to [3S Cloud Render Farm](https://console.3sfarm.io/auth/register)! Let's watch this video to see how it works: {% embed url="" %} [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. # Payment & Billing # Payment & Billing To render your scenes on our system, you need to top up your balance by purchasing credits. {% hint style="warning" %} **Note**: 1 credit = 1 USD {% endhint %} **Buy Credits** 1. **Enter Payment page** * Click "Buy Credits" to go to the Payment page.

2. **Place an order** * Enter the number of credits you want to buy and the promotion code if you have one. * Click the Place Order button to submit your order's information.

3. **Select Payment method** * Now we support 2 Payment methods via Paypal or Debit/ Credit card. In the future, more means of payment will be integrated into our system.

4. **Complete Payment** * **Via Paypal** * Please check the information and click the Pay Now button to complete the payment.

* **Visa Debit or Credit card** * Please enter your information and click the Pay Now button to complete the payment.

Make payments via visa debit or credit card

**Payment History & Billing** 1. **Click "Payment History"**

2. **Track your transactions in this screen**

1. **Set your budget** * Name: Name your budget: Project A * Amount: How much you want to set for the budget: *$100* * Behavior: Select the action applied when the cost of your project is about to exceed the budget. * Send notification to your email * Send notification and pause active jobs * Email: Enter the email address you want to get notifications

2. **Submit the budget** * Click the Create button to submit the budget. 3. **Edit or delete the budget** * If any budget is no longer suitable for your plan, you can edit or delete it.

[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. # Tips # Tips for Blender # Simulate local path, Upload Blender projects For [Blender](https://3sfarm.com/autodesk-maya-render-farm/) renders, please simulate the local path before uploading your projects to our farm. Let's follow this article to see how to implement it! **Keep Local Path using 3S Cloud Desktop** We built 3S Cloud Desktop in order to make it easier for our user to upload their project to our render farm. {% embed url="" %} **Step 1: Download & Install 3S Cloud Desktop** * Download and install the appropriate installer (**Windows**, **macOS** & **Linux**) with your operating system

* Log in to 3S Cloud Desktop with your credentials

**Step 2. Check "Keep Local Path" then select Files/Folder to upload your projects**

**Directly Simulate Local Path for Maya projects on our website** {% embed url="" %} **Step 1. Create Directory** * Click “Simulate Local Directory”

* Copy & paste your local directory and click “Create Directory”

**Step 2**. Choose "Sequencer/Preview"

**Step 3.** Click on "Add" --> "Movie" and select all the .avi/.mkv/.exr files

**Step 4.** Select all .avi/.mkv/.exr files and click "Add Movie Strip"

**Step 5.** Set your correct output settings (Frame start/end, Resolution, Frame rate)

**Step 6.** Choose the file format you want

**Step 7.** Select output folder

**Step 8.** Click on "Render" --> "Render Animation"

Watch this video to see How to combine a sequence of videos (.avi, .mkv, .exr) into one in Blender: {% embed url="" %} We are pleased to assist you, so don’t hesitate to [contact us](https://3sfarm.com/contact/) with any issues. # Upload projects using Botaniq Addon **Tree library Botaniq addon** is an ever-expanding library of optimized & realistic 3D vegetation - mostly trees and grass. This article will show you how to **upload projects using Botaniq addon** to 3S Cloud Render Farm. Remember that after this the scene will be much bigger as everything is in it even the geometry. You might want to save the new .blend as \_PACKED.blend and send that to our render farm while reverting to the non-packed version later. When you use Make Local, all the linked geometry+material collections are made Local. So your file size inflates, let's say from 230 MB to 800 MB depending on how many different assets you had in the scene. 1. Select all linked collections (all botaniq assets) and make them Local by going into Objects > Relations > Make Local > All

Then you [Pack All into .blend](https://3sfarm.com/support/how-to-use/tips-for-blender/how-to-pack-a-blender-file-before-uploading/) as usual. After that, you can upload projects using Botaniq Addon to our render farm! See more instruction for [**Botaniq - Blender 3.0**](https://blendermarket.com/products/botaniq-trees/faq) Don’t hesitate to [contact us](https://3sfarm.com/contact/) with any issues. We are pleased to assist you. [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/). # Pack a Blender file before uploading Our system supports both packed and packed Blender files; however, we recommend packing your Blender files before uploading in order to upload your project as a single file without missing assets. **For packed files** {% embed url="" %} Blender has the ability to encapsulate (incorporate) various kinds of data within the blend file that is normally saved outside of the blend file. For example, an image texture that is an external image file can be put “inside” the blend file. This allows sharing a full project as a single file, instead of e.g. an archive containing the blend file and all its dependencies: Before uploading, please pack your Blender files with the following steps: 1. Click "File" -> "External Data" -> "Pack All Into .blend" to pack your assets.

2. If you use linked libraries, please click "Edit" -> "Operator Search...", then search & click "Pack Blender Libraries" to pack them. Please keep in mind that the textures of all linked libraries need to be packed (Follow the instructions from Step 1).

3. Please note that: * Some textures such as **video textures, and image sequence textures** cannot be packed into the .blender file. We recommend uploading the Zip file or the folder containing the unpacked .blend file with these textures. * If any add-on supplied by 3rd parties you use doesn't work directly, please contact us in order that our team can assist you with the rendering. **For unpacked files** Please make sure that you use relative paths in your file before uploading unpacked files. There are some ways to upload such files to our system: 1. Upload the folder which contains your .blender files together with all its assets including external textures, linked libraries, fonts, video/image sequence textures... 2. Upload the Zip file: * Add to archive the .blend file and all the directories containing your data (.blender files, textures, and others) into a Zip file. * Upload the Zip file to our system * Unzip the file by our Extract Zip File feature into a folder * Finally, you can select the folder and launch to render We are pleased to assist you, so don't hesitate to contact us with any issues. # How to bake data with FLIP Fluids in Blender Baking, in general, is the act of pre-computing something in order to speed up some other process later down the line. Rendering from scratch takes a lot of time depending on the options you choose. Therefore, Blender allows you to “bake” some parts of the render ahead of time, for select objects. Then, when you press Render, the entire scene is rendered much faster, since the colors of those objects do not have to be recomputed. **FLIP Fluids** is a powerful liquid simulation addon that gives you the ability to create high-quality cinematic fluid effects all within Blender. 3S is pleased to let you know that we support this addon on our Render Farm. In order to bake data with FLIP Fluids in Blender before uploading to our system, please follow the following steps: 1. Step 1: Select your simulation domain

Select your simulation domain in Blender

2. Step 2: Click "Physical Properties Tab" -> "Bake Data"

Watch this video to see how it works: {% embed url="" %} We are pleased to assist you, so don’t hesitate to contact us with any issues. # How to add one Blender file into another – Append in Blender Append makes a full copy of the data into your blend-file, without keeping any reference to the original one. You can make further edits to your local copy of the data, but changes in the external source file will not be reflected in the referencing file. These functions help you reuse materials, objects, and other data blocks loaded from another blend file. You can build libraries of common content and share them across multiple referencing files. Please follow these steps: 1. Step 1: Click "File" -> "Append"

2. Step 2: Select the .blend file you want to append and then click "Append"

Step 3: Select the folder you want to append, for example, Material, Object, Light,…

Step 4: Click "Append" Watch this video to see how it works: {% embed url="" %} We are pleased to assist you, so don’t hesitate to contact us with any issues. # Make relative paths for cache folder in Blender Many blend files reference external images or other linked blend files. A path tells Blender where to look for these files. If the external files are moved, the blend file that references them will not look right. When you specify one of these external files, the default option is to make the path relative. Blender stores a partial path evaluated relative to the directory location of the referencing blend file. This choice helps when you need to reorganize folders or move your files. With a relative path, you can move the blend file to a new location provided the externally linked files are moved along with it. In order to make relative paths in Blender, please follow the following steps: 1. Step 1: Select your simulation domain

Step 1 to make relative paths in Blender

2. Step 2: Click "Physical Properties Tab" -> "Cache" -> Enter "//\[the name of your cache folder]"

Step 2 to make relative paths in Blender

Watch the video to see how it works: {% embed url="" %} We are pleased to assist you, so don’t hesitate to contact us with any issues. # Import and Make Relative Path for Alembic (.abc) files in Blender 2.90 In order to **import and make a relative path for alembic (.abc) files in Blender 2.90**, please follow the following steps: [***Alembic***](https://www.alembic.io/) *is an open interchange format for geometry and animation. It was initially developed by teams from Sony Pictures Imageworks and Industrial Light & Magic.* **Step 1.** When importing alembic files into a scene, please make sure the "Relative Path" option in the Blender File View is enabled.

Enable the relative path option in Blender

**Step 2.** Check to see if the file path is relative before uploading the project file to 3S Cloud Render Farm

Please watch the video to see how it works: {% embed url="" %} Hope that our instruction is useful for you to import and make relative paths for alembic (.abc) files in Blender 2.90. If there are any questions, feel free to [reach us](https://3sfarm.com/contact/). We are all happy to talk to you. # Make Relative Path for FLIP Fluids Cache In order to **make the relative path for FLIP Fluids Cache in Blender**, please follow the following methods: [***FLIP Fluids***](https://flipfluids.com/) *is a powerful liquid simulation addon that gives you the ability to create high-quality cinematic fluid effects all within Blender.* **1st method**: Click on the "Make Relative" button under "FLIP Fluid Cache"

**2nd method**: Enable the "Relative Path" option in "Blender File View"

Please watch this video to see how it works: {% embed url="" %} Hope that our instruction is useful for you to **make the relative path for FLIP Fluids Cache in Blender**. If there are any questions, feel free to [reach us](https://3sfarm.com/contact/). We are all happy to talk to you. # Make Relative Path for Mantaflow Cache In order to **make the relative path for Mantaflow Cache in Blender** **2.90**, please follow the following steps: [*Mantaflow*](http://mantaflow.com/) *is the new physically-based fluid simulation framework in Blender for gas (smoke & fire) and liquid simulations. It completely replaces the existing fluid simulation systems and changes the way you work with fluids.* **First method**: Select the "Relative Path" option in the "Blender File View"

Select the relative path option in Blender File View

**Second method**: "File" —> "External Data" —> "Make All Paths Relative"

Please watch the video to see how it works: {% embed url="" %} Hope that our instruction is useful for you to make a relative path for Mantaflow Cache in Blender 2.90. If there are any questions, feel free to [reach us](https://3sfarm.com/contact/). We are all happy to talk to you. # Tips for 3ds Max # Simulate local path, Upload 3ds Max projects For [3ds Max](https://3sfarm.com/3dsmax-render-farm/) renders, please simulate the local path before uploading your projects to our farm. Let's follow this article to see how to implement it! **Keep Local Path using 3S Cloud Desktop** We built 3S Cloud Desktop in order to make it easier for our user to upload their project to our render farm. {% embed url="" %} **Step 1: Download & Install 3S Cloud Desktop** * Download and install the appropriate installer (**Windows**, **macOS** & **Linux**) with your operating system

* Log in to 3S Cloud Desktop with your credentials

**Step 2. Check "Keep Local Path" then select Files/Folder to upload your projects**

**Directly Simulate Local Path on our website** **Step 1. Create Directory** * Click “Simulate Local Directory”

* Copy & paste your local directory and click “Create Directory”

**Step 2. Go into the directory you just created then upload your projects** If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to tell 3S for further support. We are always happy to talk to you! Let's subscribe to our [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ288DFP-ozn-qBlyXrALHw) channel if you want to see more tutorial videos. # Rendering the wrong camera due to locked "View to Render" If your 3ds Max scene contains multiple cameras and your test render job is still rendering the wrong camera: "View to Render" may be locked. In [3ds Max](https://3sfarm.com/3dsmax-render-farm/), open the "Render Setup" window. You can open the window by pressing F10 or clicking on the Render Setup icon. \[View to Render: (pull-down with selected view or camera)] \[Lock Button] Check the \[Lock Button] and make sure it's not activated.

3S hopes that this instruction is useful to you. If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to [contact us](https://3sfarm.com/contact/) for further assistance. # How to Pack 3ds Max Projects - Use Resource Collector in 3ds Max For [3ds Max](https://3sfarm.com/3dsmax-render-farm/) renders, please pack 3ds Max projects before uploading your projects to our farm. Let’s follow this article to see how to implement it! {% embed url="" %} **These are steps to pack 3ds Max projects** **Step 1.** Run the Resource Collector script Link download script [here](http://scripts.breidt.net/index.html#mbResourceCollector)

**Step 2.** Save your project file to a certain location

**Step 3**. Make sure all of your assets are located correctly by using the Asset Tracking tool (Shift + T).

Make sure all you assets are directed correctly

**Step 4.** Set the Target Path to the folder where you save the project file. All of the assets you use in your scene will be collected into this folder.

**Step 5.** Click on Collect files and wait for the plugin to collect all of the external assets.

Upload the 3ds Max project folder to 3S Cloud Render Farm

**Step 6.** Upload the project folder, which contains the collected assets folder to 3S Cloud Render Farm for rendering. If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to tell 3S for further support. We are always happy to talk to you! Let’s subscribe to our [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ288DFP-ozn-qBlyXrALHw) channel if you want to see more tutorial videos. # Global Illumination Cache: Calculate Irradiance Map and Light Cache Light caching (called "lightmapping" in older versions of V-Ray) is a technique for approximating the global illumination in a scene. To get the lighting from the environment, V-Ray traces many rays from the camera into the scene. Each bounce of light creates a sample in the light cache that can be used during the rendering. If one ray hits a sample that was created by another ray, the tracing is stopped and the information from the sample is read instead. This speeds up the process a lot. **Nodes**: If your project requires precalculated Global Illumination Cache (GI Cache), you have to calculate your Irradiance Map and Light cache file then upload them along with your project. If you have never used Irradiance Map and Light cache before, here are some tips for you. **Step 1**: Enable GI setting and set up for yourself.

**Step 2.1**: Create your .vrmap file (Irradiance Map).

**Step 2.2**: Save your .vrmap file.

**Step 2.3**: Create your .vrlmap file (Light Cache).

**Step 2.4**: Save your .vrlmap file.

**Step 3**: Go to V-Ray Global Switches => choose “Expert” option => enable "Don't render final image". Then click 'Render" button to create your vrmap file.

**Step 4**: Go to GI tab and select path for the vrlmap/vrmap you created. \=> Set Irradiance map mode to "From file", select the .vrmap file. \=> Then set Lightcache mode to "From file", and select the .vrlmap file.

Finally, save your project file and pack all your project assets as well as your vrlmap/vrmap before uploading to [3S Cloud Render Farm](https://console.3sfarm.io/auth/register). Hope that our instruction is useful for you to calculate Irradiance Map and Light Cache for Global Illumination Cache. If there are any questions, feel free to [reach us](https://3sfarm.com/contact/). We are all happy to talk to you. # Tips for Maya # Simulate local path, Upload Maya projects For [Maya](https://3sfarm.com/autodesk-maya-render-farm/) renders, please simulate the local path before uploading your projects to our farm. Let's follow this article to see how to implement it! **Keep Local Path using 3S Cloud Desktop** We built 3S Cloud Desktop in order to make it easier for our user to upload their project to our render farm. {% embed url="" %} **Step 1: Download & Install 3S Cloud Desktop** * Download and install the appropriate installer (**Windows**, **macOS** & **Linux**) with your operating system

* Log in to 3S Cloud Desktop with your credentials

**Step 2. Check "Keep Local Path" then select Files/Folder to upload your projects**

**Directly Simulate Local Path for Maya projects on our website** {% embed url="" %} **Step 1. Create Directory** * Click “Simulate Local Directory”

* Copy & paste your local directory and click “Create Directory”

**Step 2. Go into the directory you just created then upload your projects** If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to tell 3S for further support. We are always happy to talk to you! Let's subscribe to our [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ288DFP-ozn-qBlyXrALHw) channel if you want to see more tutorial videos. # Problem with Frame Range in Maya Arnold If you have this problem with Frame Range in Maya Arnold: The sequence in the render output only had the first frame or only one frame although the render job succeeded, please follow this instruction: **How to deal with:** Step 1. Open the scene file, check if “**Renumber frames**” is ticked => If yes, untick it and save the scene file Step 2. Reupload the scene file to [3S Cloud Render Farm](https://console.3sfarm.io/) then submit the new render job.

Hope that this guide will help you solve the problem with frame range in Maya Arnold. If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to tell 3S for further support. We are always happy to talk to you. [3S Cloud Render Farm](https://3sfarm.com/) is a **render farm for** [**Maya**](https://3sfarm.com/autodesk-maya-render-farm/) and [**V-Ray**](https://3sfarm.com/vray-render-farm/), [**Arnold**](https://3sfarm.com/arnold-render-farm/), [**Redshift**](https://3sfarm.com/redshift-render-farm/) together with other 3D creation suites with render engines such as [**Blender**](https://3sfarm.com/blender-render-farm/)**,** [**Houdini**](https://3sfarm.com/houdini-render-farm/)**,** [**3ds Max**](https://3sfarm.com/3dsmax-render-farm/)**,** [**Cinema 4D**](https://3sfarm.com/cinema-4d-render-farm/), and so on. # Maya Xgen – Export Patches to Batch Render Maya XGen is an instancing tool most commonly used for creating hair or populating a scene with instanced geometry. Please follow the following steps to Export Patches to Batch Render with Maya Xgen before uploading projects to 3S Cloud Render Farm. Because our system is using Batch Render to render Maya projects, these steps are really necessary to render XGen objects properly. **Step 1.** Open the **Xgen** window

Maya Xgen - Step 1 to Export Patches to Batch Render

**Step 2.** Select "**File**" => "**Export Patches for Batch Render**" This step will help you export information about the Description patches for each frame. And, XPD files will be saved in the XGen folder inside your project directory.

Maya Xgen - Step 2 to Export Patches to Batch Render

**Step 3**. For animations, please tick "**Animated**" and enter **the frame range** you want to render.

Maya Xgen - Step 3 to Export Patches to Batch Render

**Step 4.** Now your project is ready to upload to our render farm. Hope that this guide will help you solve the problem with Maya Xgen when rendering on our render farm. If there are still any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to contact us for further support. We are always happy to talk to you. [3S Cloud Render Farm](https://3sfarm.com/) is a **render farm for** [**Maya**](https://3sfarm.com/autodesk-maya-render-farm/) and [**V-Ray**](https://3sfarm.com/vray-render-farm/), [**Arnold**](https://3sfarm.com/arnold-render-farm/), [**Redshift**](https://3sfarm.com/redshift-render-farm/) together with other 3D creation suites with render engines such as [**Blender**](https://3sfarm.com/blender-render-farm/)**,** [**Houdini**](https://3sfarm.com/houdini-render-farm/)**,** [**3ds Max**](https://3sfarm.com/3dsmax-render-farm/)**,** [**Cinema 4D**](https://3sfarm.com/cinema-4d-render-farm/), and so on. # Tips for Cinema 4D # How to save a Cinema 4D project with assets – Package a C4D scene **How to save a Cinema 4D project with assets - Package a C4D scene to** [**3S Cloud Render Farm**](https://3sfarm.com/)**:** Project exporting is a default function in Cinema 4D **Step 1:** File --> Save project with Assets

**Step 2:** Choose the folder you want to render and upload to [3S Cloud Render Farm](https://console.3sfarm.io/auth/register). # How to consolidate assets – Collect all external C4D assets In this tip, we show you how to consolidate [Cinema 4D](https://www.maxon.net/en/cinema-4d) (C4D) assets in a way that collects all external assets. This way you can send complex scenes to a [render farm](https://3sfarm.com/) or to your colleagues. **First step**: Click “Window” => “Project Asset Inspector”

**Second step**: In the “Project Asset Inspector” window, select all the external assets (textures) => Right-click => choose “Consolidate Assets”

If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to tell 3S for further support. We are always happy to talk to you! # Simulate local path, Upload C4D projects For [C4D ](https://3sfarm.com/cinema-4d-render-farm/)renders, please simulate the local path before uploading your projects to our farm. Let's follow this article to see how to implement it! **Keep Local Path using 3S Cloud Desktop** We built 3S Cloud Desktop in order to make it easier for our user to upload their project to our render farm. {% embed url="" %} **Step 1: Download & Install 3S Cloud Desktop** * Download and install the appropriate installer (**Windows**, **macOS** & **Linux**) with your operating system

* Log in to 3S Cloud Desktop with your credentials

**Step 2. Check "Keep Local Path" then select Files/Folder to upload your projects**

**Directly Simulate Local Path for C4D projects on our website** {% embed url="" %} **Step 1. Create Directory** * Click “Simulate Local Directory”

* Copy & paste your local directory and click “Create Directory”

**Step 2. Go into the directory you just created then upload your projects** If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to tell 3S for further support. We are always happy to talk to you! Let's subscribe to our [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ288DFP-ozn-qBlyXrALHw) channel if you want to see more tutorial videos. # Tips for Houdini # Simulate local path, Upload Houdini projects For [Houdini](https://3sfarm.com/cinema-4d-render-farm/) renders, please simulate the local path before uploading your projects to our farm. Let's follow this article to see how to implement it! **Keep Local Path using 3S Cloud Desktop** We built 3S Cloud Desktop in order to make it easier for our user to upload their project to our render farm. {% embed url="" %} **Step 1: Download & Install 3S Cloud Desktop** * Download and install the appropriate installer (**Windows**, **macOS** & **Linux**) with your operating system

* Log in to 3S Cloud Desktop with your credentials

**Step 2. Check "Keep Local Path" then select Files/Folder to upload your projects**

**Directly Simulate Local Path for Houdini projects on our website** {% embed url="" %} **Step 1. Create Directory** * Click “Simulate Local Directory”

* Copy & paste your local directory and click “Create Directory”

**1. Fail to analyze** If you face with this issue, your data may have not been synced completely to our render farm. 3S suggests you wait for at least 5 minutes and then re-analyze the file. If it still doesn't work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **2. Fail to submit job** There are some reasons for this issue. So, if you are unable to submit job successfully, don't hesitate to contact 3S for checking. **3. Unusual long render time** Maybe out of memory caused this problem. So, 3S suggests you use GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). **4. Render fail** If you are facing this problem, maybe it is due to: * Lack of .blend file => Please pack file before uploading: * Out of memory => 3S recommends using GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). If it doesn't still work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **5. Incorrect Output** A lot of our customers have their unexpected render output due to the missing assets. So, you can take a look back at your assets and upload the missing assets to our system before re-rendering. If there is no missing asset, the cause may be in your asset path. If the asset file is not at the same location in the project folder as it is at your local computer, there will be a chance that 3S can not find the connection between asset files and your project folder. In this case, please set the path of the asset file into the relative path. **6. Output lacks the effect of simulation (water, smoke,...)** You should check your cache file again. It seems like you are missing the cache file or its path may be wrong. Please upload your cache file or fix your cache file path. [Click here for detailed instructions](https://3sfarm.com/support/how-to-use/tips-for-blender/make-relative-paths-for-cache-folder-in-blender/). **7. Fail to make payment** In this situation, please check your Paypal account first. If you can not find any problem from your side, please let 3S know for the check. In the best case, you should take a screenshot of the payment screen and send it to us for problem checking. 3S hopes that these common issues will support you to render your Blender projects easier with 3S Cloud Render Farm. If you have any questions, feel free to [contact 3S for assistance](https://3sfarm.com/contact/). # Common issues for Autodesk Maya These are common issues for [Autodesk Maya](https://3sfarm.com/autodesk-maya-render-farm/) to support you to render on 3S Cloud Render Farm. **1. Fail to analyze** If you face with this issue, your data may have not been synced completely to our render farm. 3S suggests you wait for at least 5 minutes and then re-analyze the file. If it still doesn't work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **2. Fail to submit job** There are some reasons for this issue. So, if you are unable to submit a job successfully, don't hesitate to contact 3S for checking. **3. Unusual long render time** Maybe out of memory caused this problem. So, 3S suggests you use GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). **4. Render fail** If you are facing this problem, maybe it is due to: * Out of memory => 3S recommends using GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). If it doesn't still work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **5. Incorrect Output** A lot of our customers have their unexpected render output due to the missing assets. So, you can take a look back at your assets and upload the missing assets to our system before re-rendering. If there is no missing asset, the cause may be in your asset path. If the asset file is not at the same location in the project folder as it is at your local computer, there will be a chance that 3S can not find the connection between asset files and your project folder. In this case, please set the path of the asset file into the relative path. **7. Fail to make payment** In this situation, please check your Paypal account first. If you can not find any problem from your side, please let 3S know for the check. In the best case, you should take a screenshot of the payment screen and send it to us for problem checking. 3S hopes that these common issues will support you to render your Blender projects easier with 3S Cloud Render Farm. If you have any questions, feel free to [contact 3S for assistance](https://3sfarm.com/contact/). # Common issues for 3ds Max These are common issues for [Autodesk 3ds Max](https://3sfarm.com/3dsmax-render-farm/) to support you to render on 3S Cloud Render Farm. **1. Fail to analyze** If you face with this issue, your data may have not been synced completely to our render farm. 3S suggests you wait for at least 5 minutes and then re-analyze the file. If it still doesn't work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **2. Fail to submit job** There are some reasons for this issue. So, if you are unable to submit a job successfully, don't hesitate to contact 3S for checking. **3. Unusual long render time** Maybe out of memory caused this problem. So, 3S suggests you use GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). **4. Render fail** If you are facing this problem, maybe it is due to: * Out of memory => 3S recommends using GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). If it doesn't still work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **5. Incorrect Output** A lot of our customers have their unexpected render output due to the missing assets. So, you can take a look back at your assets and upload the missing assets to our system before re-rendering. If there is no missing asset, the cause may be in your asset path. If the asset file is not at the same location in the project folder as it is at your local computer, there will be a chance that 3S can not find the connection between asset files and your project folder. In this case, please set the path of the asset file into the relative path. **7. Fail to make payment** In this situation, please check your Paypal account first. If you can not find any problem from your side, please let 3S know for the check. In the best case, you should take a screenshot of the payment screen and send it to us for problem checking. 3S hopes that these common issues will support you to render your Blender projects easier with 3S Cloud Render Farm. If you have any questions, feel free to [contact 3S for assistance](https://3sfarm.com/contact/). # Common issues for Houdini These are common issues for [Houdini](https://3sfarm.com/houdini-render-farm/) to support you to render on 3S Cloud Render Farm. **1. Fail to analyze** If you face with this issue, your data may have not been synced completely to our render farm. 3S suggests you wait for at least 5 minutes and then re-analyze the file. If it still doesn't work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **2. Fail to submit job** There are some reasons for this issue. So, if you are unable to submit a job successfully, don't hesitate to contact 3S for checking. **3. Unusual long render time** Maybe out of memory caused this problem. So, 3S suggests you use GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). **4. Render fail** If you are facing this problem, maybe it is due to: * Out of memory => 3S recommends using GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). If it doesn't still work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **5. Incorrect Output** A lot of our customers have their unexpected render output due to the missing assets. So, you can take a look back at your assets and upload the missing assets to our system before re-rendering. If there is no missing asset, the cause may be in your asset path. If the asset file is not at the same location in the project folder as it is at your local computer, there will be chances that 3S can not find the connection between asset files and your project folder. In this case, please set the path of the asset file into the relative path. **7. Fail to make payment** In this situation, please check your Paypal account first. If you can not find any problem from your side, please let 3S know for the check. In the best case, you should take a screenshot of the payment screen and send it to us for problem checking. 3S hopes that these common issues will support you to render your Blender projects easier with 3S Cloud Render Farm. If you have any questions, feel free to [contact 3S](https://3sfarm.com/contact/) for assistance. # Common issues for Cinema 4D These are common issues for [Cinema 4D](https://3sfarm.com/cinema-4d-render-farm/) to support you to render on 3S Cloud Render Farm. **1. Fail to analyze** If you face with this issue, your data may have not been synced completely to our render farm. 3S suggests you wait for at least 5 minutes and then re-analyze the file. If it still doesn't work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **2. Fail to submit job** There are some reasons for this issue. So, if you are unable to submit a job successfully, don't hesitate to contact 3S for checking. **3. Unusual long render time** Maybe out of memory caused this problem. So, 3S suggests you use GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). **4. Render fail** If you are facing this problem, maybe it is due to: * Out of memory => 3S recommends using GPU 32 GB VRAM or move to CPU (moving to CPU is highly recommended). If it doesn't still work, feel free to let 3S know for more support. **5. Incorrect Output** A lot of our customers have their unexpected render output due to the missing assets. So, you can take a look back at your assets and upload the missing assets to our system before re-rendering. If there is no missing asset, the cause may be in your asset path. If the asset file is not at the same location in the project folder as it is at your local computer, there will be a chance that 3S can not find the connection between asset files and your project folder. In this case, please set the path of the asset file into the relative path. **7. Fail to make payment** In this situation, please check your Paypal account first. If you can not find any problem from your side, please let 3S know for the check. In the best case, you should take a screenshot of the payment screen and send it to us for problem checking. 3S hopes that these common issues will support you to render your Blender projects easier with 3S Cloud Render Farm. If you have any questions, feel free to [contact 3S for assistance](https://3sfarm.com/contact/). # Terms & Policies # Terms of Service Last modified: September 2, 2020 **PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING RENDERING SERVICES.** This Agreement is between 3S Cloud Render Farm (“3S” or “we” or “our”) and you (“you” or your Company collectively or “Client”), who creates an account and/or uses 3S's Rendering Services, and governs the terms and conditions of your use of Rendering Services. 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The data from our registration form is collected in storage by 3S (responsible for the treatment) for the creation of your account, the use of our service, and client support. 6.2. We keep it for the duration of our sales relationship. It is used by the marketing and the customer service departments. 6.3. This data may be transferred to our emailing partner which sends the communication to which you can unsubscribe anytime (newsletter, promotion, etc.). **Article 7. Payment of Fees** 7.1. 3S offers the Rendering Services in consideration of the Fees as displayed on the Website. 7.2. The applicable Fees for the Rendering Services are those that are displayed at the time you place your order. 7.3. 3S reserves the right to change the Fees or applicable charges and to institute new charges at any time. 7.4. In the event you cancel the Rendering Services, 3S will not refund any Fees already paid by you, even in case you don’t use the Services. 7.5. Each 3S user has a balance. Each time you run a project, the amount corresponding to the render time charged is automatically removed from your balance. 7.6. If your project costs more than the amount you have left in your balance, your job will run the risk of being stopped. Then, if you still want to render the project, you will have to re-render from scratch. **Article 8. Trial Offers, Coupons, Credits and Special Offers** 3S reserves the right to discontinue or modify any promotional offer at its own discretion. Free Trial terms may vary by promotional offer. **Article 9. Termination** 9.1. 3S, in its sole discretion, may terminate your account or use of the Rendering Services and remove and discard any Data within the Service if necessary or if you fail to comply with this Agreement. 9.2. You may terminate your user account upon notice to 3S at any time; however, you will not receive a refund of any portion of your fees paid to 3S. 9.3. Upon termination by 3S or at your direction, all your user data will be deleted. 9.4. Upon termination of an account, your right to use such an account and the Service immediately ceases. 3S shall have no obligation to maintain any Data stored in your account or to forward any Data to you or any third party. **Article 10. Confidentiality** 10.1. 3S shall treat as confidential all “Information” obtained from the Client pursuant to this Agreement and shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any person (except to its own employees and then only on a need to know basis) without the Client’s prior written consent provided that this Clause shall not extend to information which is already public knowledge or becomes so at a future date (otherwise than as a result of a breach of this Clause) or which is trivial or obvious. 10.2. 3S shall ensure that its employees are aware of and comply with the provisions of this Clause. 10.3. All Confidential Information shall remain the property of the Client. 10.4. 3S shall be obligated to protect the Confidential Information by using the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination, or publication of the Confidential Information as 3S uses to protect its own Confidential Information of a like nature. 10.5. 3S declares that it does not consult the project(s) provided by the Client, as well as the results of the Rendering Services delivered by its computers. 10.6. You undertake to keep confidential and not to disclose to any third party, all “Information” (including but not limited to: information, data, know-how, etc.) obtained from (and belonging to) 3S by using the Services. **Article 11. Limitation of Liability** 11.1. 3S warrants that it will use all reasonable efforts to perform the Services conforming to generally accepted industry standards. 3S is only held by an obligation of means. 11.2. The Client acknowledges that 3S reserves the right to suspend the Services in case of non-payment for any overdue invoice. Thus, in no circumstances, the Client may ask for some compensation to 3S, in the event of the interruption of the Services arising from any incident of payment. 11.3. 3S makes every reasonable effort to maintain the Servers and the Services but 3S shall not, in any event, be liable for interruptions of the Services (subject to regularly scheduled server and network maintenance cycles) or down-time of the Servers. Indeed, because many events and circumstances are beyond the control of 3S, 3S does not in any way warrant or otherwise guarantee the availability of the Services and is not responsible for any delay or loss of data, lack of connection, slow connection, or any other such issues whether due to the active or passive negligence of 3S. 3S shall have the right to suspend the Services, as briefly as possible, at any time and for any reason, generally without notice, but if such suspension lasts or is to last for more than three (3) days the Client will be notified of the reason. 11.4. The client acknowledges and agrees that 3S, its agents, executive, or employees shall not be liable to anyone for any direct or indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, special, consequential damages or similar damages, including any lost profits or lost data arising out of the use or inability to use the services even if 3S, its agents, executive, or employees have been advised of the possibility of such damages. The client acknowledges and agrees that under no circumstances shall 3S, its agents, executive, or employees be liable for any loss, cost, expense, or damage to the client in an amount that collectively exceeds the fees of the services. **Article 12. Disclaimer of Warranties** 12.1. 3S Cloud makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee as to the reliability, timeliness, quality, suitability, truth, availability, accuracy or completeness of the service or any content. 3S does not represent or warrant that: (i) the use of the service will be timely, uninterrupted or error-free or operate in combination with any other hardware, software, system or data, (ii) the service will meet your requirements or expectations, (iii) the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the service will meet your requirements or expectations, (iv) errors or defects will be corrected, (v) the service or the servers that make the service available are free of viruses or other harmful components. 12.2. The service and all content is provided to you strictly on an "as is" basis. All conditions, representations and warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of third party rights, are hereby disclaimed to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law by 3S. **Article 13. Indemnification** 13.1. The Client agrees to indemnify, defend and hold 3S harmless from and against any and all suits, losses, liabilities, damages, awards, claims, settlements, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs), arising out of or otherwise relating to the use of the content provided by the Client for the Services of rendering, and concerning i) the infringement or violation of any third party patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary right or interest, ii) an act of unfair or parasitic competition, iii) a “breach of the peace”, iv) an offense against public decency, v) the violation of any legal stipulation. 13.2. The Client shall indemnify and hold 3S and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents, harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with its use of the Services or breach of this Agreement. **Article** **14. Force Majeure** 3S shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement, or otherwise to be liable to the Client, by reason of any delay in performance, or nonperformance, of any of its obligations hereunder to the extent that such delay or non-performance is due to any Force Majeure of which it has notified the Client, and time for performance of that obligation shall be extended accordingly. **Article** **15. Relationship between the Parties** Given that the Parties are independent contractors, this Agreement shall be binding upon them only for the purposes set forth herein. Consequently, the provisions of this Agreement shall not, under any circumstances, be interpreted as creating any association or partnership between the Parties or as conferring any mandate from one Party to the other. Moreover, neither Party may bind the other in any manner whatsoever or in favor of anyone whomsoever, except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. **Article** **16. Severability** 16.1. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the law of any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 16.2. The Parties are committed to replace ineffective provisions with those that are effective and to the best degree fulfill the intended economic purposes of the Parties. **Article** **17. Amendment to Terms** 3S reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this Agreement or its policies relating to the Rendering Services at any time and shall notify you by posting an updated version of this Agreement on the Website. You are responsible for regularly reviewing this Agreement. Continued use of the Rendering Services after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes. # Privacy Policy Last modified: September 22, 2020 3S Cloud Render Farm is hereinafter referred to as "we", "us", "our". This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can delete your information. **Article 1. Scope of data we collect** **1.1. Information you create or provide to us** 1.1.1. If you wish to use our services, you must register with 3S Cloud Render farm and create an account under which you provide us with personal information. You can also choose to add more information to your account. The e-mail address and your password act as login data for access to your account. 1.1.2. When registering on our platforms for the purpose of using our services, this means you agree with our [Terms of Service](https://3sfarm.com/support/legal-documents/terms-of-service/). We collect your email address, your name, or a freely selectable user name, and other content you create. **1.2. Your activity** We collect information about your activity in our services, which we use to do things like sending an email that can assist you to use our services easier. **1.3. Cookies** 1.3.1. We use so-called cookies and similar technologies on our platforms. We may choose to gather cookies relating to data and traffic generated when your smartphone or computer is connected to the website such as your IP address, the type of browser used, the length of time you spend logged in, and so on. 1.3.2. You can configure your navigation software so that the cookies are saved or rejected according to your choice. You can also configure your navigation software so that the acceptance or the refusal of the cookies is punctually suggested to you, before a cookie may be saved. Although these measures continue to make it possible to visit our platforms, the use of our services and the functionality of our platforms may be restricted. **1.4. Your Google user’s data** Under your permission, we may access to read your Google user’s data which might include your public profile information and files in Drive so that you can use your data on our system without any upload. **1.5. Other data** If the processing of personal data is necessary and such processing is not permitted by a legal basis, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject. **Article 2. The purpose of data collection** **2.1. Provide our services** We use your information to the extent necessary to deliver our services with the full functionality and to provide better services to all our users. **2.2. Improve our services** We also use your information to ensure that our services are working as intended and to make improvements to our services. This data is collected, without limitation, in order to our legal obligations and may also be used for statistical purposes in order to analyze the way in which the website is used, and by how many people, and in order to improve the website by adapting it to your needs and tastes. **2.3. Communicate with you** We use information that we collect, such as your email address, to interact with you directly. For example, we may send you a notification when we would like to let you know about special offers, upcoming changes or improvements to our services. **Article 3. Security in relation to your account** 3.1. We commit to protect the private lives of the users of our services. All the private information will be sent and stockpiled in total security with Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Amazon Web Service Security Technology. 3.2. You are entirely and solely responsible for access to your account. You undertake not to permit the usage of your account by any unauthorized third party for any reason whatsoever. We cannot be held liable for any identity theft or fraudulent use of your account or for any loss or damage thereby arising. **Article 4. Data retention periods** 4.1. We retain the data that we collect for different periods of time depending on what it is, how we use it and how you configure your settings. Some data can be deleted whenever you like, some data is deleted automatically and some data we retain for longer periods of time, when necessary. 4.2. You have at any time a right to access, amend, port, limite or delete all of your personal data. If you wish to exercise this right, please send an email to . **Article 5. Information Sharing** **5.1. For external processing** We may provide personal information to our affiliates and other trusted businesses or persons to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. **5.2. For legal reasons** We will share personal information outside of 3S Cloud Render Farm if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to: 5.2.1. Meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request. 5.2.2. Enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations. 5.2.3. Detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues. **Article 6. Modification** 6.1. We may modify the Privacy Policy or any portion to. We will update the date when the last changes were published. 6.2. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our services after any such changes shall constitute your consent to the modified Privacy Policy. # Non-Disclosure Agreement At 3S Cloud Render Farm (3S), customer trust is our top priority, this is the reason why we always try our best every day to bring a reliable render farm to 3D artists/studios. Moreover, user protection is always the thing we aim to, so we have [Privacy Policy](https://3sfarm.com/support/legal-documents/privacy-policy/) and [Terms of Service](https://3sfarm.com/support/legal-documents/terms-of-service/) available on our website. A non-disclosure agreement (also referred to as an **NDA** or **Confidentiality Agreement**) is a legal contract that 3S Cloud Render Farm ('"**3S**") promises to strictly keep certain information confidential. To apply this agreement, please follow these steps below: **Step 1**. Download the NDA file Please click this link to see the attached NDA: [Non-Disclosure Agreement](https://3sfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3S-Cloud-Render-Farm-Non-Disclosure-Agreement-NDA.pdf) **Step 2**. Fill in your information then sign this NDA **Step 3**. Send the signed NDA to our email: **Step 4**. We will sign and send the signed NDA to your email **If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to contact us for further support. We are always happy to talk to you!** # Storage Policy Last modified: May 05, 2021 3S Cloud Render Farm is hereinafter referred to as "we", "us", "our". 1\. This Storage Policy, a part of our Terms of Service, is meant to help you understand how long we store your output files. 2\. We allow our users to store the output files on our render farm for a total of 30 days from the date the renders are completed. 3\. We will send a notification to your email address, after 7 days from the date of notification to you, your output files will be permanently removed. You should backup by downloading them to your own computer, storing them on your Google Drive/Dropbox, or by any means. **If you have any difficulties or questions, do not hesitate to contact us for further support. We are always happy to talk to you!** # Refund Policy The present Refund Policy is part of 3S Cloud Render Farm's [Terms of Service](https://3sfarm.com/support/legal-documents/terms-of-service/). In order to ensure the customers' benefits, 3S Cloud Render Farm commits to refund you with rendering credits for eligible cases. 1\. To place a refund for rendering jobs on 3S Cloud Render Farm (“3S" or “we" or “our" or “us"), you would need to contact us via email at or the chatbox on our websites. Please have your username available and provide a reason for your request in order to speed up your refund process. 2\. If there are any refund requests for a rendering job on 3S Cloud Render Farm, our technical team will investigate the issues and their original cause then will help you resolve them. 3\. Please follow the following instances to see what 3S Cloud Render Farm will consider eligible for refunds by the value of rendering credits that it took to render: * A job has failed due to our system’s error. * An incorrect frame caused by our system's error. * An error in the calculation and deduction of credits due to our system's error. 4\. The instances 3S Cloud Render Farm will consider ineligible for refunds as follows: * A system failure or an incorrect frame caused by customers' error, even if the analysis system did not warn about any missing assets or any errors. * A customer requests a refund due to the difference in the rendering cost between the actual render and our Cost Estimator or our Preview Render feature. (Please keep in mind that the estimated cost from our Cost Estimator or our Preview Render feature is for reference purposes only, the actual cost might be higher or lower than the estimate.) * There is no proof that a system failure took place during the rendering process, which led to an incorrect frame. (You had better have render tests before actual renders). Last update: 10 December 2021 If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us. We are happy to talk to you. # Delivery Policy The present Delivery Policy is part of 3S Cloud Render Farm's [Terms of Service](https://3sfarm.com/support/legal-documents/terms-of-service/). Your order will be processed immediately after you make a successful payment via payment gateways such as Paypal, 2CheckOut. If you choose to pay by credit card or bank transfer, you would need to contact us via email at or the chatbox on our websites in order to confirm your order. Upon receipt of your order, our rendering service will be performed to you in accordance with the terms applicable to the service we published on our website. Your balance is deducted as per usage until nil. Further recharge is required to continue service. Last update: 2 February 2021 If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us. We are happy to talk to you. # What is 3S Cloud Workstation? 3S Cloud Workstation is a modern solution that changes the way people and businesses use computers. Instead of relying on physical computers, you can access your personalized cloud workstation from anywhere, using any internet-connected device. This means whether you’re in the office, working remotely, or on the go, your personalized desktop is always within reach, getting your work done without any disruptions, enabling you to stay productive and seamlessly transition between locations. Flexibility is a key advantage of 3S Cloud Workstation. It allows businesses to easily adjust the amount of computing power they need. This means they can scale up during busy periods and scale down when things are slower, which helps save costs and ensure efficient resource allocation. Security is a top priority with 3S Cloud Workstation. Advanced encryption, multi-factor authentication, and strict access controls protect your sensitive data and ensure your privacy. Regular backups ensure that your files are always secure and can be easily restored in case of any issues. Collaboration becomes much easier with 3S Cloud Workstation. Multiple users can work together on shared projects, making real-time edits and updates without the hassle of file transfers or version control issues. This eliminates the need for sending files back and forth and promotes seamless teamwork and enhances productivity, no matter where your team members are located. By embracing 3S Cloud Workstation, you can say goodbye to the complexities of managing physical hardware. Software updates, patches, and system maintenance are all taken care of by the cloud service provider, freeing up your valuable IT resources and allowing your organization to focus on its core objectives.

Vision, Mission

* [x] Our vision is to become a leading service provider in the rendering industry by offering a cutting-edge cloud-based rendering platform that empowers artists, designers, and creative professionals to bring their visions to life with exceptional speed, efficiency, and quality. * [x] Our mission is to create a transformative service that liberates individuals from the constraints of physical machines. By providing a cloud-based rendering platform, we enable users to accelerate their rendering processes and enhance overall working efficiency.

Our services

* [x] 3S Cloud Render Farm: a cloud-based rendering service that accelerates rendering for artists and designers. It replaces costly hardware setups and delivers high-quality results quickly, enabling users to bring their creative visions to life with ease. * [x] 3S Cloud Workstation: a cloud workspace solution that allows professionals to access powerful workstations from anywhere. It eliminates the need for physical setups, providing a secure and flexible environment for seamless collaboration and increased productivity.

# Get Started Getting Started with 3S Cloud Workstation Welcome to 3S Cloud Workstation! Get up and running quickly with our high-performance GPU infrastructure. Watch the video tutorial below or follow the step-by-step guide to launch your first workstation. ## **Video Tutorial: Launching Your First Workstation** Watch how to deploy and connect to your cloud computer in just 2 minutes. {% embed url="" %} ## **Quick Start Guide** Prefer reading? Follow these simple steps to start working immediately. ### Step 1: Register an account and log in * Register a 3S Cloud account at:

* Check your mailbox and then verify your email.

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### Step 2: Create a Workstation * Log in to the Dashboard and click GPU Workstation Rental.

* Select your desired configuration (GPU type, RAM, Location, OS) tailored to your project.

* Click Deploy Workstation. Your machine will be ready in approximately 3-5 minutes.

### Step 3: Connect to Your Machine * Once the set up is complete, navigate to the My Workstation to connect your machine.

* Download RDP and enter your admin password.

### Step 4: Start Creating * You now have full control. Install your preferred 3D software (Cinema 4D, Blender, Unreal Engine, etc.), transfer your files, and start rendering just like on a local computer.

# Tutorial # Register & Login This article will show you how to register an account on 3S Cloud Render Farm. ### **Register** 1. Visit 3S Cloud Render Farm at [https://3sfarm.com](https://3sfarm.com/) and click the **Register** button.

2. Enter your required information on the registration page and click the **Register** button to submit.

### **Step 2: Choose Your GPU** Select the specific GPU model and the number of cards you require for your instance. {% hint style="success" %} 💡 Note: 3S Cloud offers the latest and most powerful hardware on the market, including the RTX 5090 and RTX 4090, ensuring maximum performance for your heaviest rendering and simulation tasks. {% endhint %}

### **Step 3: Configure Resources** Customize the system specifications to match your workflow. In the Configure Resources section, you can adjust: * CPU Cores: Select the processing power needed. * RAM: Choose the memory capacity. * Storage: Allocate NVMe storage space for your project files and software.

### **Step 4: Select Location & OS** * Select Location: Choose the data center region closest to your physical location to ensure the lowest latency and best connection quality. * Select OS: Pick your preferred Operating System (e.g., Windows 10/11).

### **Step 5: Review & Security** Before finalizing, review all your details in the Deployment Summary panel on the right side of the screen. * Set Admin Password: Create a secure password to access your workstation. {% hint style="warning" %} ⚠️ Important: Your password must meet the security criteria listed below the input field (e.g., must include uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters). Please double-check this to avoid deployment errors. {% endhint %}

### **Step 6: Deploy** Once everything looks correct, click the Deploy Workstation button. Your instance will begin initializing and will be ready for connection shortly.

[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/). # Connect to Your Machine Once your instance is deployed, follow these steps to access your cloud computer using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). ### **Step 1: Locate Your Instance** Navigate to the My Workstation tab. Here, you will see a list of your rented machines and their status. ### **Step 2: Download Connection File** Find your target workstation and click the Download RDP button. A remote desktop configuration file (`.rdp`) will be saved to your local computer.

### **Step 3: Initiate Connection** Open the downloaded `.rdp` file. A system prompt will appear; click Connect to proceed.

### **Step 4: Enter Credentials** When asked for credentials, enter the Admin Password you created during the deployment step.

### **Step 5: Confirm & Access** If a security certificate warning appears, simply click Yes to confirm. You will immediately be connected to the remote desktop interface and can start using the machine right away.

# Start Creating Upon a successful connection, you are immediately inside your remote workstation. You have full administrative access, just like on your local computer.

* **Install Software:** Feel free to download and install any 3D software, plugins, or tools required for your specific workflow. * **File Transfer:** Transfer your project files, assets, and textures to the machine. * **Execute Jobs:** Run your heavy rendering tasks, simulations, or design work utilizing the high-end GPU power.

# Shut down the machine Once you have completed your tasks and retrieved your output files, follow these steps to end your session and stop billing. ### **Step 1: Return to Dashboard** Go back to the My Workstation tab on the 3S Cloud Console. ### **Step 2: Stop the Instance** Locate the machine you were using and click the Stop button. This shuts down the operating system.

### **Step 3: Delete the Instance** If you no longer need this specific machine configuration or data, click the Delete button to remove the instance entirely from your account.

{% hint style="warning" %} 💰 Billing Note: You only pay for the time you use. It is crucial to Stop or Delete your workstation immediately after finishing your work to avoid incurring unnecessary charges. {% endhint %}