- Sep 21, 2009
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Hi, how do you guys feel is a good way to configure a work Environment for around 5 computers which need to Store and have access to Files stored in Only ONE PLACE ? (That place could be one computer, or a Server, or an External Harddrive, or a NAS).
We are a very small office of 2 people, and in the future perhaps 3
All our work is Architectural 3D rendering, and hopefully we will like to do 3D Animation too in the future
I use 3ds MAX, AutoCad, and Photoshop.
The way we work is that all our Project folders are saved in one location, now we save them and access them from an EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE connected to my Personal computer. We use that External hardrive to store all the MAX, CAD, phothoshop Files, all the Textures, all my 3D library, etc. And when we work on a project we access the files from that External HD on a small home network, Or sometimes we copye the project files we need on the computer that we are going to use to work or render that project. But either way i think this solutions are not good ones, that is why i am thinking in upgrading and buying either a NAS (Network Attached Storage), or a Small Server. I dont want to spend much money, unless is definetely worth it. I think NAS is cheaper than a Server, but i will like to now your opinions because i dont know too much about them.
So please, resuming my toughts, my question is, What Hardware-Equipment-solution, do you recommend to set up my work environment regarding STORING AND ACCESSING FILES over my small network ( 5 computers approximately)?
And a parallel question: When i RENDER a project in 3DsMax, should i copy all the project folders and files to the computer i will render from? or is it ok to just access those files through the network in the centralized location?
Best Regards
We are a very small office of 2 people, and in the future perhaps 3
All our work is Architectural 3D rendering, and hopefully we will like to do 3D Animation too in the future
I use 3ds MAX, AutoCad, and Photoshop.
The way we work is that all our Project folders are saved in one location, now we save them and access them from an EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE connected to my Personal computer. We use that External hardrive to store all the MAX, CAD, phothoshop Files, all the Textures, all my 3D library, etc. And when we work on a project we access the files from that External HD on a small home network, Or sometimes we copye the project files we need on the computer that we are going to use to work or render that project. But either way i think this solutions are not good ones, that is why i am thinking in upgrading and buying either a NAS (Network Attached Storage), or a Small Server. I dont want to spend much money, unless is definetely worth it. I think NAS is cheaper than a Server, but i will like to now your opinions because i dont know too much about them.
So please, resuming my toughts, my question is, What Hardware-Equipment-solution, do you recommend to set up my work environment regarding STORING AND ACCESSING FILES over my small network ( 5 computers approximately)?
And a parallel question: When i RENDER a project in 3DsMax, should i copy all the project folders and files to the computer i will render from? or is it ok to just access those files through the network in the centralized location?
Best Regards
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