Settings

Global settings are options that affect the batch or all the render jobs in it. To see the settings click the gear icon next to Start Batch.

Setting	Description
Global Size	Set a single size for all render jobs
Global Percentage	Set a size percentage for all render jobs
Ignore Render Border	Check to disable the render border setting for all jobs.
Overwrite	Overwrite existing render files or skip them
Parallel Renders	Number of render jobs to run at the same time
Write log Files	Write a log file for each job. If disabled, output will go into the terminal.
Use RSS	Check to generate RSS feed
Disable addons	Disable addons when rendering the batch. Useful for troubleshooting
Use Terminal	Run the batch inside a terminal
Power Off	Suspend or shutdown the computer when the batch is done
Notifications	Notify using the desktop, a sound or email

Log files are stored in the same folder as the rendered files. They are named “[OUTPUT_name]_log.txt“.

Global Size will ignore size percentages (set in the dimensions panel) and use the same size for all jobs.

The Terminal used for the Batch can be customized in the addon preferences.

The notifications system is the same as for single renders. Check out the notifications section in Main settings for more info.

Actions

The actions tab lets you setup commands or Python scripts to run: - Before the batch starts - After the batch finishes - Before every render job starts - After every render job completes

Note that the Python scripts are run in a separate instance of Blender. Also the current blendfile (used for the batch) is passed so you can run scripts on it.

If you would like to change some basic properties I would recommend using Custom Overrides. However if you need more complex changes or operations on the file, don’t forget to call bpy.ops.wm.save_mainfile() to save.

RSS

RSS is a format used to publish updates on dynamic content like blogs or podcasts. A RSS document is often called a “feed” or “channel”. These feeds can be read using web browsers, web sites, desktop applications, mobile apps and more.

Render+ can generate RSS feeds with information about running batches. You can use these feeds to monitor progress of any number of batches remotely.

To enable it first click the gear button next to the “Start Batch” button to see the global settings. Then check the “Use RSS” checkbox. The RSS feed will available at batch/rss. If you are running the server locally with the default port, then it would be in http://localhost:7777/batch/rss.

Render+ includes an item for each render job with information about it. The very first item in the list is a summary of the progress of the batch.

If you’re into customizing your desktop you could use an application like Geektool (Mac) or Conky (Linux) to show the RSS feed right over your wallpaper. KDE (Linux) also has support widgets to show RSS feeds.

For a (long) list of RSS readers check `Wikipedia <htt