Autodesk Backburner is the 3ds Max network-rendering management software, also used by products such as Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Smoke.
Backburner 2019 is compatible with all future versions of 3ds Max. It is also compatible with any version of 3ds Max dating back to 2017.
To use Backburner within 3ds Max, refer to the Network Rendering section in the Rendering chapter of the 3ds Max Help. See also the Help menu in the Backburner Manager.
Backburner can be downloaded and installed from the Autodesk App Store.
You can install Backburner on a machine without 3ds Max. However, such an installation of Backburner cannot be used for rendering. You can use this machine only to manage or monitor jobs.
Although the Backburner server can be installed on a single machine, it will not do anything; it will work only if it detects a supported program such as 3ds Max, Flame, or Smoke. This means that you must have Backburner installed with at least one additional Autodesk product for a machine in your configuration to be capable of rendering.