by Blender.Fun·Rendering
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Stands out in the superhive library for turning setting comparisons into a keypress-driven workflow rather than manual re-renders.
Quick Render Combinations is an add-on from Blender.Fun for comparing different render settings without changing each value and rendering by hand. It's built to save time when you want to test a range of settings against each other.
The workflow runs from the input fields directly. Hover over a field, press S to add it to your combinations, change the value and press S again, then repeat these steps as many times as you like. The number of renders is a multiplication of the changes made to each field — change three fields three times each and you get 27 renders. If you want, all the changed values can be burnt into the resulting image, with the option set in the render result.
The add-on supports Blender 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 and is released under the GPL license. Documentation is included, and a demo video is available.
Quick Render Combinations is best for blender users who want to render and compare multiple setting variations without adjusting each value and rendering manually.
Quick Render Combinations is completely free to download and use.
Quick Render Combinations supports Blender 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, so it fits recent releases in the 4.x series. If you're on one of those versions you should be able to run the add-on as listed. For any Blender release outside that range, check the developer's page before installing, since compatibility beyond the listed versions isn't stated here. The add-on is also released under the GPL license.
Quick Render Combinations works directly from Blender's input fields. Hover over a field, press S to add it to your combinations, change the value and press S again, then repeat for as many fields and values as you like. The total number of renders is a multiplication of the changes made to each changed field, so changing three fields three times each produces 27 renders. It's worth keeping that multiplication in mind before starting a large batch of renders.
Quick Render Combinations can burn all the changed values into the resulting image if you like. That option is set in the render result, so each rendered image can carry the values that were changed for it. Whether you burn in the values is optional, so you can leave it off if you don't need it. Beyond that, the add-on ships with documentation, and a demo video is available for anyone who wants more detail.
Quick Render Combinations is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing can change over time, so for the current terms and any purchase details it's best to check the developer's page directly. The add-on is released under the GPL license, and its developer, Blender.Fun, is noted as a Blender Development Fund contributor. Documentation is included with the add-on to help you get started when you first install it.
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