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RPManager can submit to a number of rendering managers - Backburner, Deadline, Qube, Rush, Smedge, Royal Render (from the royal render end). You can pick the submission system from the RPManager Preferences dialog, there is a dropdown at the bottom right.

It also supports end-user customised submission, allowing you to install your own scripted submission system, including UI, within RPManager - allowing extensive control over the way your jobs are submitted.

Both Qube and Deadline3 submission use this external submission setup, (which also means you can customise them) and the are accessed via these steps (using Deadline3 setup as an example):

• Go to the RPManager preferences dialog, and at the bottom right there is a dropdown where you select the manager - pick the 'Custom Submit' option, then press the 'Pick Custom submit UI loading path' button and navigate to the 'Deadline3' directory that is installed in the RPManager directory (usually 3dsmaxroot/scripts/RPManager/). Pick the 'Deadline3Submit_RPM.ms' item and you should see frantics deadline UI updating progress. After that if you change to the RPManager network tab you will see the deadline 3 controls.

If you would like information about how to write your own submission that integrates into RPM email rpmanager@rpmanager.com, or examine either the Qube or Deadline3 submission script (Qube is easier as it is much simpler than frantics Deadline3 UI).