dreisicht / renderrob

The simplest render job manager.

Render Rob

Render Rob is a standalone Render Manager built with the goal to make rendering multiple Blender files as easy as possible. No need for command line fiddling anymore!

Why should I use it?

Save time managing your render jobs!

Who is it for?

Individuals and small teams, who don't want to render with a render farm, but still want to manage their render jobs in a simple way.

Features

• Overview of jobs and settings in a table.
• You can render a quick preview, before spending hours on your final render.
• Only one click needed to start rendering your jobs.
• Warnings for implausible render settings directly in the table.
• Automatic organizing of render output folder.
• Cross platform compatible.

Support

If you like the product and would like to support me, consider buying it on Gumroad or Blendermarket. Thanks a lot!

Render Rob is developed by the biggest effort possible, and every effort has been made that no harm should happen to you computer and files. Still Render Rob is not responsible for any harm and lost images. By downloading this product you consent to this.

Good to know

Render output

• If you want to render a still, enter a frame number.
• For rendering an animation enter both start and end frame, or leave the start and end frame empty.
• If read only is enabled, a new folder with a new version number is created and used as render output.
• The Folder and frame name consists of filename-camera-Scene-viewlayer-quality-version
• Empty folders of failed renders get cleaned up.

• Render Rob never overwrites images. If you deactivate overwrite, it creates a new folder for output. If new version is not activated, it continues in the folder with the highest version number and skips already rendered images. So if you want to re-render some images, delete them, and then render the job with overwrite activated.

Rendering

• Border rendering gets disabled, if high quality is active. Otherwise it remains enabled.
• You can only render one scene in one job. If you want to render a second scene just duplicate the job.

Developer area

Install QtDesigner:

pyqt6-tools installuic

Start QtDesigner:

pyqt6-tools designer

Convert protos:

protoc --proto_path=protos/ --python_out=protos/ protos/state.proto
protoc --proto_path=protos/ --python_out=protos/ protos/cache.proto

Create .ico file

magick.exe convert icon-16.png icon-20.png icon-24.png icon-32.png icon-40.png icon-48.png icon-64.png icon-256.png icon.ico

Create venv

python -m venv ./venv/

Deploy

.\venv\Scripts\activate
pyside6-deploy -c build\pysidedeploy_win.spec

Remove stale origin branches

git remote prune origin

renderrob's Issues

Setting view layers not working

Also not triggering warnings for non existing view layers.

Add undo functionality.

  # TODO: Add undo functionality.

renderrob/utils/table_utils.py

Line 109 in 32ba479

"Camera",

Detect Blender from .blend association

Add support for multiple GPU types.

        # TODO: Add support for multiple GPU types.

renderrob/renderscript.py

Line 141 in 52b78a5

if samples != "":

Change overwrite to continue

Add warning if the file should be saved when closing

Create automated build workflow

Might be an idea to look into matrix strategy:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
        include:
        - os: ubuntu-latest
          path: ~/.cache/pip
        - os: macos-latest
          path: ~/Library/Caches/pip
        - os: windows-latest
          path: ~\AppData\Local\pip\Cache
    steps:
    - uses: actions/cache@v3
      with:
        path: ${{ matrix.path }}
        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
        restore-keys: |
         ${{ runner.os }}-pip-

Build a custom error dialog with Qt Designer.

renderrob/dialogs.py

Line 8 in 32ba479

# TODO: Build a custom error dialog with Qt Designer.

Add quick overview documentation

Add undo functionality.

  # TODO: Add undo functionality.

renderrob/utils/table_utils.py

Line 109 in 32ba479

"Camera",

Add operator to sync settings from Blender

Do the file post-processing when the user enters a path.

renderrob/state_saver.py

Line 70 in 32ba479

# TODO: Do the file post-processing when the user enters a path.

Make Blender's use_overwrite dependent from render_job.overwrite -

renderrob/render_settings_setter.py

Line 176 in 32ba479

# TODO: Make Blender's use_overwrite dependent from render_job.overwrite -

Add support for the play of animations.

    # TODO: Add support for the play of animations.

renderrob/main_window.py

Line 263 in 32ba479

snb = shot_name_builder.ShotNameBuilder(

color a job containing a warning from the render settings setter

    # TODO color a job containing a warning from the render settings setter

renderrob/main_window.py

Line 250 in 32ba479

def _get_active_jobs_number(self) -> int:

Add support for adaptive sampling

Add way of executing custom python code before a render.

Input placeholders

Set the render button to disabled.

  # TODO: Set the render button to disabled.

renderrob/utils/table_utils.py

Line 39 in 32ba479

combobox_item.setEditable(False)

Add possibility to use RR with ssh rendering.

In console don't scroll to bottom if user scrolls

Add duplicate job button

Add coloring for upfront warnings

    # TODO: Add coloring for upfront warnings (double jobs, animation denoising,

renderrob/main_window.py

Line 327 in 32ba479

item.setBackground(color)

Drag and drop .blend files adds a job

The call might not take fps and frame step into account.

        # TODO: The call might not take fps and frame step into account.

renderrob/main_window.py

Line 293 in 32ba479

Revisit output file options

Add open blender button

    #TODO: Add open blender button

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Hook up unit tests in Actions

Set the background color of the row to yellow if log contains warning.

          # TODO: Set the background color of the row to yellow if log contains warning.

renderrob/main_window.py

Line 231 in 31c1c40

color_format.setForeground(QColor(Qt.white))

Also output the print statements to the textbrowser widget.

    # TODO: Also output the print statements to the textbrowser widget.

renderrob/main_window.py

Line 438 in 32ba479

"""Interrupt the render operator."""

When stopping a render process colors of already executed jobs is lost.

Make checkboxes larger

Add keyboard shortcuts.

    # TODO: Add keyboard shortcuts.

renderrob/main_window.py

Line 299 in 32ba479

STATESAVER.state.render_jobs[current_row],

Remove animation denoise

Store settings seperately from .rrp files.

Add paste button in path cell.