by olanders.se·Rendering
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Simple Batch Render earns its place in the Superhive library for turning batch command-line rendering into a desktop-click workflow, with an optional multi-machine render farm setup.
Simple Batch Render is a Blender addon for Windows that builds a .bat file to render pictures from one or several .blend files. You can execute that .bat file from inside Blender, or start it with a click from your desktop without opening Blender first.
By default the addon handles where Blender is run from in Windows and saves the .bat file to the current user's desktop, so there is no need to know which commands are required to run Blender from a batch file. You can change where the .bat file is placed and where Blender is installed. Add rendering jobs from each blend file to the bat file, then start it when you are done. The only thing changed per job is the frame or frames to render; everything else stays as in the current blend file. You can open the file in Notepad from inside Blender to view or edit jobs, and remove a job by adding "rem" in front of it.
With more than one Windows machine, the addon's .bat file can be used to set up a simple render farm across computers that share the .blend and output folders.
Simple Batch Render is best for blender users on Windows who want an easy way to batch render one or many .blend files with a .bat file.
Simple Batch Render is completely free to download and use.
Simple Batch Render works on Windows only. The addon creates a .bat file, detects where Blender is run from in Windows, and by default places that file on the current user's desktop. It will not work on Linux or OS. If you run Windows on multiple machines, the same .bat file can also be used to build a simple render farm, provided Blender is installed in the same folder on each computer and the .blend and output folders are shared.
Simple Batch Render works with Blender 3.x, 2.9x, 2.8x and 2.7x, and is listed here as compatible with Blender 3. If you have already bought the addon, you need to download the latest version to stay current. A demo video is available on the developer's page for reference before you set up your first batch render job. The addon runs on Windows only and creates a .bat file to render one or many .blend files.
Simple Batch Render lets you open the .bat file in Notepad directly from inside Blender to see which jobs have been added or to make changes. To remove a job, add "rem" in front of that line in the bat file and save the file before closing it. Within the addon itself, the only setting you change per job is the frame or frames to render; everything else stays as it is in the current blend file.
Simple Batch Render is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing details, and to download the latest version if you have already bought the addon, check the developer's page at olanders.se. The addon documentation covers how to build the .bat file and set up the optional render farm across multiple Windows machines, so review that page before installing to confirm your setup meets the requirements.
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