Blender is often cited as being the most popular open source 3D suite in the world. Although Blender is distributed as open source (meaning it is completely free), it has always been developed for professional uses. The software is often said to have a steep learning curve, but once you get accustomed to it’s customizable graphical user interface and keyboard shortcuts, Blender can offer a very efficient workflow. We are now introducing a new feature to Blender, making it possible to upload scenes directly from the program’s user interface to Renderfarm.fi, where they can be rendered by volunteers from around the world. 

Renderfarm.fi distribution of Blender

Accessibility is a key issue to any service looking to gain acceptance. For this reason, we've created a python script that makes it possible for a user to upload render sessions to Renderfarm.fi directly from an instance of Blender. This has now been included to a special distribution of Blender, available both on a limited edition DVD and here. The script also checks that the scene settings are correct in order for the render to succeed. Note that in order to send work to Renderfarm.fi through the uploader, you still need to own an account on the service. You will find the simple instructions for using the uploader from here.

Renderfarm.fi uploader now GPL licensed: in Blender 2.53 Beta!

Since July 2010, you are no longer tied to our own distribution of Blender in order to use Renderfarm.fi. You can now just download your favourite main branch Blender 2.53 Beta build and enable the Renderfarm.fi add-on in order to use the service directly from within your Blender.

Naturally this represents a huge leap for us in terms of availability, hopefully meaning many more Blenderheads can now find their way on to the service. You can read more about the script from the official Blender 2.53 Wiki. Cheers!

Download the Renderfarm.fi distribution of Blender

Blender 2.5 is in Beta and evolving daily. We build for any major changes that affect either Blender or Renderfarm.fi. You can check for new versions directly from within the program.

Note on Linux: Some dependencies are needed. You can see them by going to the download folder and running command: ldd blender. You probably are going to need python3.1, libpython3.1 and libtiff. You can report any difficulties to our forum.