COMMAND BUILDER
Build a Blender render command
Set your project and render. Copy the command when you're ready.
Start here
THE ESSENTIALSSelecting a version updates the standard Windows install path below. You can still edit it.
The version fills in the standard Windows install path. If Blender is installed elsewhere, edit this field. You can also enter blender if it is available on your PATH.
Enter the full path to the .blend file you want Blender to render.
For image sequences: the folder where frames are saved. Leave blank to use the output path saved in the .blend file.
Optional text added before each frame number, e.g. Render_ produces Render_0001.png. Leave blank for no custom prefix.
Render job
WHAT TO RENDER1 = every frame. Leave start/end blank to use the project range.
Output settings
OPTIONAL OVERRIDESChoose whether Blender should save separate frames or one finished video.
Enter the destination folder and filename. Blender adds the video extension from the selected container. The folder must already exist.
Video output uses Blender's FFmpeg settings. Audio is included only if your scene contains audio and an audio codec is selected.
Image settings Optional overrides
Choose PNG, JPEG, OpenEXR, TIFF and other image formats. Leave unchanged to use the format saved in your .blend file.
Leave unchanged to use the setting in your .blend file.
Leave optional settings unchanged to use your .blend project settings. If a setting is not defined there, Blender uses its default.
Image quality & sequence options
These options override the matching Output Properties settings in Blender. Leave them untouched to keep the project's values.
Color management override
Leave all fields blank to follow the color management settings saved in the scene.
Names must match options available in your Blender version. Unsupported names may cause the generated script to report an error.
More control
OPTIONAL · EXPAND ONLY WHAT YOU NEEDCycles & GPU
Choose the render device in the Render job section. These extra backend options are for advanced GPU troubleshooting.
Python scripts & add-ons
Startup, audio & environment
Logging & debugging
Window options
Extra arguments (for anything not listed)
Add valid Blender command-line arguments not covered above. These are inserted after the project is loaded and before the render action.
For add-on or Blender-specific arguments that must follow the double dash.
Start from a preset
READY-MADE CONFIGURATIONSChoose a starting point, then adjust the project path and settings in the builder. Presets change configuration fields; they do not run Blender.
YOUR SAVED PRESETS
Split an animation into chunks
RENDER IN SEPARATE JOBSSet the frame range and how many frames each job should render. blenderCMD cannot read the frame range inside a .blend file, so enter it here or copy an explicit range from Builder.
Use the same step as your animation render.
Counts rendered frames, not the numeric distance between frame numbers.
Example: frames 1–2400, step 1, 100 frames per chunk creates 24 jobs.