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This is a repost from an old thread that's burried deep in the forum. It should help some people access the Beta and unsupported Batch Render tool.
Simple steps to batch rendering:
Once you download the Batch Render Plug-In (beta) here (thanks again Micha): www.simulacrum.de/download/BatchRender.zip
You should install it through the plug-in manager in Rhino (Tools > Plug In Manager ...)
Now you can simply type BatchRender in the command line and you'll be presented with a simple Dialog Box allowing you to add files and pick views (which can be saved if you right click the viewport name and click 'named views ...'). The settings are very straightforward.
*** Important Note ***
So far I have had two large batches completely screwed up because I did not verify that the 'Batch Render' Dialog was selected in the vRay > options > Global Settings dialog. I often uncheck this option so that I can work on my scene while it's rendering, btu it causes nothing but trouble during the batch render process.
It would be very helpful if future versions of this application ensured that this option was enable automatically (or simply overrode existing file settings).
*** Bugs ***
The View Selection dialog box often lists the selected view twice
(once at the top of the list, and again at the bottom of the list). This is scary, but I select another view, then the one I want.
If the Batch Render option is not enabled, the render process will continue to open all files in the list, while still rendering the one that lacked the batch render option. It will then save out the render with an incorrect file name (the last one on the list usually), and the Batch Rendre window will report that all of the renders were completed successfully. This is a lie Wink
[edit by Joe B]
I changed the name of the thread form Batch Render for Rhino 3 - just to Batch Render for Rhino
Simple steps to batch rendering:
Once you download the Batch Render Plug-In (beta) here (thanks again Micha): www.simulacrum.de/download/BatchRender.zip
You should install it through the plug-in manager in Rhino (Tools > Plug In Manager ...)
Now you can simply type BatchRender in the command line and you'll be presented with a simple Dialog Box allowing you to add files and pick views (which can be saved if you right click the viewport name and click 'named views ...'). The settings are very straightforward.
*** Important Note ***
So far I have had two large batches completely screwed up because I did not verify that the 'Batch Render' Dialog was selected in the vRay > options > Global Settings dialog. I often uncheck this option so that I can work on my scene while it's rendering, btu it causes nothing but trouble during the batch render process.
It would be very helpful if future versions of this application ensured that this option was enable automatically (or simply overrode existing file settings).
*** Bugs ***
The View Selection dialog box often lists the selected view twice
(once at the top of the list, and again at the bottom of the list). This is scary, but I select another view, then the one I want.
If the Batch Render option is not enabled, the render process will continue to open all files in the list, while still rendering the one that lacked the batch render option. It will then save out the render with an incorrect file name (the last one on the list usually), and the Batch Rendre window will report that all of the renders were completed successfully. This is a lie Wink
[edit by Joe B]
I changed the name of the thread form Batch Render for Rhino 3 - just to Batch Render for Rhino
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