by KB Shop 3D·Rendering
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Kilelit earns its place in the superhive library by bundling render execution, a Render History previewer, and selected-only rendering methods into one panel-driven workflow inside Blender.
Kilelit, also called Ki, is a Blender addon built around a Render Panel where render execution takes place. The render references whatever mode you have enabled, so with Render History turned on it renders and updates a previewer. File handling occurs dynamically in the background, and when Render History is active you specify the directory where renders are saved. You can open that folder from the addon or empty the history collection after a confirmation prompt.
The Render Selected Only mode renders just what is selected in the viewport, using either Holdout Unselected, which cuts out unselected meshes via Holdout visibility, or Invisible Unselected, which disables their camera visibility. A Render Shadow Catcher option renders the selected object as a shadow catcher and turns on Blender's Fast GI approximation. Animation mode works alongside Render Selected Only, ignoring Render History and letting you render separate passes to composite in post.
A UI Lock in the preferences is surfaced for easy access and enables automatically while rendering with Render History. A Render Sampling panel gathers render setting parameters, and Documentation covers the current version and bug fixes. Kilelit is intended for Cycles, Eevee, and viewport use.
Kilelit is best for blender artists rendering with Cycles, Eevee, or the viewport who want a Render History previewer, selected-only rendering methods, shadow catcher support, and quick access to render sampling settings.
Kilelit is completely free to download and use.
Kilelit is intended for Cycles, Eevee, and viewport use cases. Rendering runs from its Render Panel, which references whatever mode you have enabled, so a render with Render History enabled renders and updates the previewer accordingly. File handling occurs dynamically in the background. When Render History is enabled you specify a directory for the renders to be saved to, and if no directory is given the previewer will not display. You can open that directory later using the Open History Location button below the previewer.
Kilelit stores rendered images through its Render History feature, so before installing an updated version, back up any Render History images you want to keep. You can find their location by opening the addon and clicking Open History Location under the Render History previewer. Once your desired images are backed up, remove the previous version of the addon first, then install the updated version and restart Blender. The Documentation tab covers the current version of the addon and bug fixes.
Kilelit's Render Selected Only mode renders only what is selected in the viewport, using one of two methods you pick before hitting the Render button. Holdout Unselected creates a cutout of every unselected mesh by enabling Holdout in that object's visibility. Invisible Unselected makes every unselected mesh invisible to the camera by disabling its Camera visibility option. There is also a Render Shadow Catcher option that renders the selected object as a shadow catcher and automatically enables Blender's Fast GI approximation for a better shadow result.
Kilelit includes an Animation mode that works alongside Render Selected Only. When Animation is enabled, the Render History is ignored even if you have it turned on, and your frame parameters appear in the output panel. You can render separate passes to composite in post with just a few clicks. As with any output, you still need to set the file path where the animation will be saved. A Render Sampling panel also gathers render setting parameters in one place for easy access.
Kilelit is listed as free here in our catalog. For current licensing terms and any usage conditions, check the developer's page, since licensing details can change over time. Beyond licensing, the addon ships with Documentation, accessible from the Documentation tab, which also covers the current version of the addon and bug fixes. A demo video is available as well. The addon is intended for Cycles, Eevee, and viewport use inside Blender.
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