cioblender 0.1.7b34

Blender plugin for Conductor Cloud Rendering Platform.

Conductor for Blender

Blender plugin submitter for the Conductor Cloud rendering service.

Install

To install the latest version.

pip install --upgrade cioblender --target=$HOME/Conductor

To install a specific version, for example 0.1.0.

pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall cioblender==0.1.0 --target=$HOME/Conductor

Then setup the Blender module.

python ~/Conductor/cioblender/post_install.py

NOTE An alternative is to install from the Plugins page in the Conductor Companion app

Usage

Open the Plugin Manager and load Conductor.py.

Go to Conductor->About to check the version and other info.

To set up a render, choose Conductor->Submitter->Create from the Conductor menu.

For detailed help, checkout the tutorial and reference documentation.

Contributing

Clone the repo.

git clone [e-mail]:ConductorTechnologies/cioblender.git
cd cioblender

Set up a clean virtual envirionment with Python 3.7 for development (optional).

python -m virtualenv cioblender.venv
. ./cioblender.venv/bin/activate

Install development dependencies

pip install -r requirements_dev.txt

Build and install from this directory into to a convenient location for testing.

pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt --target=$HOME/ConductorDev

python $HOME/ConductorDev/cioblender/post_install.py

When you install from the file requirements.txt, the dependency on ciocore is specified as a local sibling of this project, meaning you can develop ciocore and cioblender in parallel.

The post_install.py script writes the conductor.mod file to your Blender modules directory. Check the output of the command to see where this is.

License

MIT

Changelog

Unreleased:

• 0.1.7-beta.34
• PySide6 and shiboken6 update.
• 0.1.7-beta.32
• Upgrading Pyside6 version
• 0.1.7-beta.31
• Resolving a naming conflict with cameras
• Enhancing the visibility of push buttons in the Submission widget by enlarging their height
• Implementing error detection for issues encountered during Blender file loading
• 0.1.7-beta.30
• Resolved an issue related to spaces in scene names
• Modified the Conductor Submission Widget to not always remain on top.
• 0.1.7-beta.29
• Improving Asset Scanning Efficiency.
• Ensuring the Conductor Submission Widget Remains Prominently Displayed (Always on Top)
• Modifying the Instant Type Tooltip to Strongly Suggest GPU Usage with Cycles Render Software for Enhanced Speed and Efficiency.
• 0.1.7-beta.28
• Ensure each asset is unique before uploading.
• 0.1.7-beta.27
• A new Render Settings panel that includes adjustable parameters such as Resolution (X, Y, Percentage), Camera, and Samples, allowing users to override existing scene settings for enhanced control.
• The Validation tab has been modified, offering users two options: 'Save Scene and Continue Submission' or 'Continue Submission'. This feature empowers users to choose their preferred method of scene submission, rather than automatically saving the scene into a new file.
• 0.1.7-beta.25
• Logging an error in case of issues encountered during the installation of the plugin into the Blender directory.
• Updating the ciocore library to version 7.0.2
• 0.1.7-beta.24
• Enhancing UI Interactivity
• 0.1.7-beta.23
• Enabling script rendering functionality for the Windows operating system.
• 0.1.7-beta.21
• Optimizing render performance
• 0.1.7-beta.20
• Auto chunking of large tasks
• Updating the ciocore library to version 7.0.1
• Adding tooltips to the UI
• Implementing submission validation
• Handling filepaths with spaces
• Creating Blender user folders if they don't exist

Version:0.1.6-rc.2 -- 10 Oct 2023

• Updating to PySide6 to provide compatibility with Apple Silicon M1/M2 chip architecture.

Version:0.1.5-rc.2 -- 10 Oct 2023

• Upgrading the ciocore library to version 6.5.1
• Implementing file validation for assets and additional assets

Version:0.1.4-rc.3 -- 06 Oct 2023

• Adding support for Linked Assets
• Enhancing Asset Scanning
• Expanded Extra Asset Support
• Extended Environment Variable Support
• Directory Listing for Output
• Revamped Post-Installation Instructions
• Setting the default value for "Use Scout Frames" to True

Version:0.1.2-beta.3

• Implementing Asset scanning
• Implementing Extra env vars

Version:0.1.2-beta.1

• Implementing Progress tabs

Version 0.1.1-beta.21

• Default frame range fix

Version 0.1.1-beta.18

• Update to libraries

Version 0.1.1-beta.17

• Update to the installation instructions

Version 0.1.1-beta.14

• Extra assets panel
• Fixing issue with Blender filepath in Windows

Version 0.1.1-beta.5

• Updates to Blender filepath handling.

Version:0.1.0 -- 21 Oct 2021

• Setup circle ci. [60c2d21]
• Initial commit with. [cc7ec9d]

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