Blender support
Black main output in Blender
In some instances, a render on the farm turns black (the main render output), while it apparently works on your local machine. This situation is in the majority of cases caused by the way the project is set up. Also, it's important to note that this ...
Support for multiple outputs from a Blender project
RenderStreet supports both file output nodes and Multilayer EXR outputs for Blender projects. This means that, if your project needs to generate several outputs (multiple scenes, or individual layers or Cryptomatte masks), it will work as expected on ...
Launching renders using the Blender add-on
The RenderStreet add-on helps launch a render from a Blender project with a single click, from your computer. In order to use the add-on, download it from this page in your account and install it. The installing instructions are also included on the ...
Blender denoisers supported on RenderStreet
TL;DR: All Blender denoisers are supported on RenderStreet. The Optix one can only be used with GPU rendering, so it works only with the on-demand plan. The other two denoisers work with all our plans (on-demand, monthly and Studio). Blender has ...
Rendering Blender projects that have high memory requirements
In some cases, a project may require more memory than available on the machine it's rendering on. If you see a message indicating this for one of your RenderStreet jobs, there are a few solutions you can apply in order to complete the render: 1. ...
How frame grouping works
When 'Frame grouping' is selected in the interface, the system allocates a sequence of frames to a render node, instead of a single frame at a time. Activating this feature can significantly decrease the render time (and costs) for projects under ...
Using alembic caches in Blender
When using Alembic files with Blender, please follow these steps to make sure they are set up correctly: 1. On your computer, copy the abc files in the same folder as the .blend file 2. In the blend file, locate each modifier that uses alembic and ...
How to pack your Blender file for uploading
You can upload your files to RenderStreet either packed or unpacked. Read below for instructions applicable to each case. These instructions only apply if you wish to upload the project manually, via FTP, cloud transfer or directly to our website. If ...
How baking works with Blender on RenderStreet
In Blender, you can apply multiple physics attributes to objects. Some of them need baking in order to work. Please read below for the specific instructions for each type of baking and don't forget to read the important notes at the end of the ...
How to Render a Blender file on RenderStreet
On RenderStreet, a render is called a 'job'. The name applies to both still images and animations, and this article will show you how you can create jobs on our farm. In order to launch a job, you will need a positive credits balance (for on-demand ...
Pink or black textures in your Blender project
If one or several textures in your render appear pink, it means that the respective textures couldn't be loaded by Blender when rendering your file. This is a situation can be fixed in 100% of cases, and here are some steps that will help in ...
Texture baking in Blender
Texture baking is supported on RenderStreet, via the BakeTool add-on developed by Cogumelo Softworks. We chose to support texture baking in this format since we believe that the BakeTool simplifies the process for you and makes it easier to organize ...
SSS support on GPU in Blender
SSS is officially supported on GPU in Blender starting with version 2.72. However, it's included in the 'experimental' kernel, not in the 'supported' one. If your project uses SSS and you want to render it on GPU, please launch the job from the Web ...
Rendering stereoscopic images in Blender
Starting with version 2.75, Blender has official support for creating stereoscopic images. When rendered from the Blender interface, clicking 'Save image' saves both the left and the right eye images automatically. However, when rendering the image ...
3rd party Blender plug-ins / add-ons compatibility with RenderStreet
We support the majority of 3rd party add-ons for Blender. Read on for more details about how it works. 1. Plug-ins supported automatically Starting with Blender 2.80, we have added automatic support for a number of popular plug-ins. The list of ...
Using RenderStreet One with projects that need baking
The RenderStreet One plan doesn't support baking. However, projects that need to be baked can be rendered with RenderStreet One. The simulations need to be baked first, as described in this article. After that, there are two ways to upload the ...
Using MDD, PC2, VDB and Alembic cache files with Blender on RenderStreet
MDD, PC2, VDB and ABC cache files are supported on RenderStreet. The easiest way to upload them to the farm is by using our Blender addon. The addon automatically collects these files and uploads them to our servers. If you do not wish to use the ...