Blender Render Assistant – Batch Rendering Made Easy

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🔹 Overview

A cross-platform desktop application to automate batch rendering in Blender with GPU/CPU control, progress tracking, and customizable themes.

📋 Features & Options

1. File Management

• Add Multiple .blend Files – Queue multiple Blender projects for rendering.

• Remove Selected Files – Edit the render queue easily.

• Output Path Selection – Choose where renders are saved (fallback to ~/BlenderRenders if no permission).

2. Hardware Settings

• Auto-Detect CPU/GPU – Scans your system for compatible hardware.

• Render Device Selection:

  • Auto (Recommended) – Uses GPU if available, falls back to CPU.

  • CPU Only – Forces CPU rendering.

  • GPU Only – Forces GPU rendering (Optix, CUDA, Metal).

3. Render Settings

• Frame Range Control:

  • Use Project Settings – Respects frame range set in Blender.

  • Custom Frame Range – Override start/end frames.

• Output Format: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, OPEN_EXR (with alpha/color depth options).

• Alpha Channel – Enable/disable transparency (PNG/TIFF/EXR).

• High Quality Mode – Forces 16-bit color depth for supported formats.

4. UI & Customization

• 7 Built-in Themes:

  • Dark (Default)

  • Light

  • Blue

  • Neon

  • Classic

  • High Contrast

  • Random (fun surprise!)

• Real-Time Progress Bar – Tracks frame completion.

• Status Log – Detailed render updates and errors.

5. Additional Tools

• Preview Render – Test a single frame before full render.

• Stop Render – Safely abort mid-render.

• Admin Mode (Windows) – Ensures file access permissions.