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Autodesk Backburner
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Windows 7 or Windows 8 Professional · 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core · 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended) · 50 MB disk · 3-button mouse | Free |
As autodesk.com lists them, read 14 Nov 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Autodesk Backburner's own pages
- 2026 update
- Backburner 2026.0 is described as a minor update in which secondary groups are honoured with UserCmdJobAdapter, and Monitor 2026.0 adds a Delete shortcut for selected jobs. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- 3ds Max role
- 3ds Max help says Backburner is installed with 3ds Max to coordinate how network rendering job assignments are processed. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- App version
- The Linux App Store help document lists version 2027 as a new version, and names Autodesk, Inc. with support at knowledge.autodesk.com. · apps.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- How work is split
- In a 3ds Max render farm, one computer is the Manager that distributes frames to rendering Servers, assigning one frame at a time and reassigning a frame if a Server goes offline. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Integrations
- The Windows listing says it manages render jobs and render nodes for Maya, 3ds Max, Flame, Flare, Flame Assist, and Lustre. · marketplace.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Linux install
- On Linux, Backburner is installed from a downloaded zip by running the included .rpm installer, and render-node firewalls must be disabled or the proper port allowed. · apps.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Linux requirements
- The Linux listing requires Rocky Linux 9.5 or 9.7, a 64-bit Intel multi-core processor, 4 GB of RAM minimum (8 GB recommended), and 50 MB of free disk space. · marketplace.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- macOS requirements
- The Mac listing requires Apple macOS 14.0.x, 15.0.x, or 26.0.x, a 64-bit Intel multi-core or Apple Silicon processor, 4 GB of RAM minimum (8 GB recommended), and 50 MB of free disk space. · marketplace.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Output limit
- A render farm must output a still-image frame sequence; animated formats such as AVI or MOV cannot be rendered across multiple systems. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Queue control
- Only the first Queue Monitor connected to a Manager can change the queue; later connections are read-only until they obtain queue control. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Queue Monitor
- Queue Monitor can activate, deactivate, reorder, and remove jobs, and can unassign servers or bring them back online. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Render-node licensing
- Machines used only as 3ds Max rendering servers must have 3ds Max installed, but they do not need a 3ds Max license. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- What it does
- Backburner is a background rendering network system that lets many computers on the same network render animation scenes together. · marketplace.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Who it is for
- 3ds Max network rendering is aimed at administrators of a closed render network, including a small network of three or four PCs or even a single PC used for queued jobs. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Windows Manager service
- On Windows, the network Manager can run as a service with no user interface and stay available after the system boots, and more than one Manager can run on the same network. · help.autodesk.com, 14 Nov 2026
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