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Class RenderData

The RenderData object

This object gives access to Scene rendering contexts in Blender.

Instance Methods
int (if prototype is empty)
currentFrame(frame=None)
Get/set the current frame.
 
render()
Render the scene.
 
bake()
Bake selected objects in the scene.
 
renderAnim()
Render a series of frames to an output directory.
 
saveRenderedImage(filename, zbuffer=0)
Saves the image rendered using RenderData.render() to the filename and path given in the variable 'filename'.
 
play()
play animation of rendered images/avi (searches Pics: field).
string
getTimeCode()
Get the current frame as a string in HH:MM:SS:FF format
 
setRenderPath(path)
Set the path to where the renderer will write to.
string
getRenderPath()
Get the path to where the renderer will write to.
string
getFrameFilename(frame)
Get the filename used for the remdered image.
 
setBackbufPath(path)
Set the path to a background image and load it.
string
getBackbufPath()
Get the path to the background image.
 
enableBackbuf(toggle)
Enable/disable the backbuf image.
 
setFtypePath(path)
Set the path to Ftype file.
string
getFtypePath()
Get the path to the Ftype file
 
enableExtensions(toggle)
Enable/disable windows extensions for output files.
 
enableSequencer(toggle)
Enable/disable Do Sequence.
 
enableRenderDaemon(toggle)
Enable/disable Scene daemon.
 
enableToonShading(toggle)
Enable/disable Edge rendering.
int (if prototype is empty)
edgeIntensity(intensity=None)
Get/set edge intensity for toon shading.
 
setEdgeColor(red, green, blue)
Set the edge color for toon shading.
string
getEdgeColor()
Get the edge color for toon shading.
int (if prototype is empty)
edgeAntiShift(intensity=None)
With the unified renderer, reduce intensity on boundaries.
 
enableOversampling(toggle)
Enable/disable oversampling (anti-aliasing).
 
setOversamplingLevel(level)
Set the level of over-sampling (anti-aliasing).
 
enableMotionBlur(toggle)
Enable/disable MBlur.
float (if prototype is empty)
motionBlurLevel(level=None)
Get/set the length of shutter time for motion blur.
int (if prototype is empty)
partsX(parts=None)
Get/set the number of parts to divide the render in the X direction.
int (if prototype is empty)
partsY(parts=None)
Get/set the number of parts to divide the render in the Y direction.
 
enableSky()
Enable render background with sky.
 
enablePremultiply()
Enable premultiply alpha.
 
enableKey()
Enable alpha and color values remain unchanged.
 
enableShadow(toggle)
Enable/disable shadow calculation.
 
enableEnvironmentMap(toggle)
Enable/disable environment map rendering.
 
enableRayTracing(toggle)
Enable/disable ray tracing.
 
enableRadiosityRender(toggle)
Enable/disable radiosity rendering.
 
enablePanorama(toggle)
Enable/disable panorama rendering (output width is multiplied by Xparts).
 
setRenderWinSize(size)
Set the size of the render window.
int
getRenderWinSize()
Get the size of the render window.
 
enableFieldRendering(toggle)
Enable/disable field rendering
 
enableOddFieldFirst(toggle)
Enable/disable Odd field first rendering (Default: Even field).
 
enableFieldTimeDisable(toggle)
Enable/disable time difference in field calculations.
 
enableGaussFilter(toggle)
Enable/disable Gauss sampling filter for anti-aliasing.
 
enableBorderRender(toggle)
Enable/disable small cut-out rendering.
 
setBorder(left, bottom, right, top)
Set a border for rendering from cameras in the scene.
 
enableGammaCorrection(toggle)
Enable/disable gamma correction.
float (if prototype is empty)
gaussFilterSize(size=None)
Get/sets the Gauss filter size.
int (if prototype is empty)
startFrame(frame=None)
Get/set the starting frame for sequence rendering.
int (if prototype is empty)
endFrame(frame=None)
Get/set the ending frame for sequence rendering.
int (if prototype is empty)
imageSizeX(size=None)
Get/set the image width in pixels.
int (if prototype is empty)
imageSizeY(size=None)
Get/set the image height in pixels.
int (if prototype is empty)
aspectRatioX(ratio=None)
Get/set the horizontal aspect ratio.
int (if prototype is empty)
aspectRatioY(ratio=None)
Get/set the vertical aspect ratio.
 
setRenderer(type)
Get/set which renderer to render the output.
 
enableCropping(toggle)
Deprecated: see the crop attribute.
 
setImageType(type)
Set the type of image to output from the render.
int (if prototype is empty)
quality(qual=None)
Get/set quality get/setting for JPEG images, AVI JPEG and SGI movies.
int (if prototype is empty)
framesPerSec(qual=None)
Get/set frames per second.
 
enableGrayscale()
Images are saved with black and white (grayscale) data.
 
enableRGBColor()
Images are saved with RGB (color) data.
 
enableRGBAColor()
Images are saved with RGB and Alpha data (if supported).
 
sizePreset(type)
Set the renderer to one of a few presets.
 
enableUnifiedRenderer(toggle)
Use the unified renderer.
 
setYafrayGIQuality(type)
Set yafray global Illumination quality.
enum constant
getYafrayGIQuality()
Get yafray global Illumination quality.
 
setYafrayGIMethod(type)
Set yafray global Illumination method.
enum constant -
getYafrayGIMethod()
Get yafray global Illumination method.
float (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIPower(power=None)
Get/set GI lighting intensity scale.
float (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIIndirPower(power=None)
Get/set GI indirect lighting intensity scale.
int (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIDepth(depth=None)
Get/set number of bounces of the indirect light.
int (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGICDepth(depth=None)
Get/set number of bounces inside objects (for caustics).
 
enableYafrayGICache(toggle)
Enable/disable cache irradiance samples (faster).
 
enableYafrayGIPhotons(toggle)
Enable/disable use of global photons to help in GI.
int (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIPhotonCount(count=None)
Get/set number of photons to shoot.
float (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIPhotonRadius(radius=None)
Get/set radius to search for photons to mix (blur).
int (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIPhotonMixCount(count=None)
Get/set number of photons to keep inside radius.
 
enableYafrayGITunePhotons(toggle)
Enable/disable show the photon map directly in the render for tuning.
float (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIShadowQuality(qual=None)
Get/set the shadow quality, keep it under 0.95.
int (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIPixelsPerSample(pixels=None)
Get/set maximum number of pixels without samples, the lower the better and slower.
 
enableYafrayGIGradient(toggle)
Enable/disable try to smooth lighting using a gradient.
float (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGIRefinement(refine=None)
Get/set threshold to refine shadows EXPERIMENTAL.
float (if prototype is empty)
yafrayRayBias(bias=None)
Get/set shadow ray bias to avoid self shadowing.
int (if prototype is empty)
yafrayRayDepth(depth=None)
Get/set maximum render ray depth from the camera.
float (if prototype is empty)
yafrayGamma(gamma=None)
Get/set gamma correction, 1 is off.
float (if prototype is empty)
yafrayExposure(expose=None)
Get/set exposure adjustment, 0 is off.
 
enableGameFrameStretch()
Enable stretch or squeeze the viewport to fill the display window.
 
enableGameFrameExpose()
Enable show the entire viewport in the display window, viewing more horizontally or vertically.
 
enableGameFrameBars()
Enable show the entire viewport in the display window, using bar horizontally or vertically.
 
setGameFrameColor(red, green, blue)
Set the red, green, blue component of the bars.
string
getGameFrameColor()
Set the red, green, blue component of the bars.
float (if prototype is empty)
gammaLevel(level=None)
Get/set the gamma value for blending oversampled images (1.0 = no correction).
float (if prototype is empty)
postProcessAdd(add=None)
Get/set post processing add.
float (if prototype is empty)
postProcessMultiply(mult=None)
Get/set post processing multiply.
float (if prototype is empty)
postProcessGamma(gamma=None)
Get/set post processing gamma.
int (if prototype is empty)
SGIMaxsize(size=None)
Get/set maximum size per frame to save in an SGI movie.
 
enableSGICosmo(toggle)
Enable/disable attempt to save SGI movies using Cosmo hardware SGI must be defined on your machine.
int (if prototype is empty)
oldMapValue(value=None)
Get/set specify old map value in frames.
int (if prototype is empty)
newMapValue(value=None)
Get/set specify new map value in frames.
RenderLayer
addRenderLayer()
Add a new render layer to the rendering context, see RenderLayer.
 
removeRenderLayer(renderlayer)
Remove the specified render layer from the rendering context.
Instance Variables
int OSALevel
Oversampling (anti-aliasing) level.
int activeLayer
The active render layer.
int alphaMode
Setting for sky/background.
int aspectX
Horizontal aspect ratio.
int aspectY
Vertical aspect ratio.
boolean backbuf
Backbuffer image enabled.
string backbufPath
Path to a background image (setting loads image).
float bakeBias
The distance in blender units to bias faces further away from the object.
bool bakeClear
When enabled, baking clears the image first.
float bakeDist
The distance in blender units to use when bakeToActive is enabled and geomtry does not overlap.
int bakeMargin
The pixel distance to extend baked pixels past the boundry (reduces bleeding when mipmapping)
int bakeMode
The method used when baking, see BakeModes.
int bakeNormalSpace
The method used when baking, see BakeNormalSpaceModes.
bool bakeNormalize
Normalize AO and displacement to the range of the distance value.
bool bakeToActive
When enabled, selected objects are baked onto the active object.
list of 4 floats. border
The border for border rendering.
boolean borderRender
Small cut-out rendering enabled.
int cFrame
The current frame for rendering.
boolean compositeFree
Free nodes that are not used while composite.
boolean compositor
'Do Compositor' enabled.
boolean crop
Crop image during border renders.
int displayMode
Render output in separate window or 3D view.
int eFrame
Ending frame for rendering.
list of 3 RGB floats edgeColor
RGB color triplet for edges in Toon shading (unified renderer).
boolean environmentMap
Environment map rendering enabled.
boolean extensions
Add extensions to output (when rendering animations).
boolean fieldRendering
Field rendering enabled.
int fieldTimeDisable
Time difference in field calculations disabled.
  fps
Frames per second.
float fpsBase
Frames per second base: used to generate fractional frames per second values.
boolean freeImages
Texture images are freed after render.
string ftypePath
The path to Ftype file.
int gameFrame
Game framing type.
list of RGB 3 floats gameFrameColor
RGB color triplet for bars.
boolean gammaCorrection
Gamma correction enabled.
float gaussFilter
Gauss filter size.
bool halfFloat
When enabled use 16bit floats rather then 32bit for OpenEXR files.
int imagePlanes
Image depth in bits.
int imageType
File format for saving images.
int mapNew
New mapping value (in frames).
int mapOld
Number of frames the Map Old will last Values are clamped to the range [1,900].
float mblurFactor
Motion blur factor.
bitfield mode
Mode bitfield.
boolean motionBlur
Motion blur enabled.
bool noOverwrite
Skip rendering frames when the file exists.
boolean oddFieldFirst
Odd field first rendering enabled.
boolean oversampling
Oversampling (anti-aliasing) enabled.
boolean panorama
Panorama rendering enabled.
bool preview
When enabled, save a preview jpeg with an OpenEXR file
boolean radiosityRender
Radiosity rendering enabled.
boolean rayTracing
Ray tracing enabled.
string renderPath
The path to output the rendered images.
int renderer
Rendering engine choice.
int renderwinSize
Size of the rendering window.
int sFrame
Starting frame for rendering.
boolean saveBuffers
Save render buffers to disk while rendering, saves memory.
bitfield sceneMode
Scene mode bitfield.
boolean sequencer
Enables sequencer output rendering.
BPy_Scene or None set
The scene linked as a set to this scene.
boolean shadow
Shadow calculation enabled.
boolean singleLayer
Only render the active layer.
int sizeX
Image width (in pixels).
int sizeY
Image height (in pixels).
int threads
Number of threads to render, clamed [1-8]
string timeCode
Get the current frame in HH:MM:SS:FF format.
boolean toonShading
Toon edge shading enabled.
bool touch
Create an empty file before rendering it.
boolean unified
Unified Renderer enabled.
int xParts
Number of horizontal parts for image render.
int yParts
Number of vertical parts for image render.
int [0, 64] yafrayAntiAliasingPasses
Number of anti-aliasing passes (0 is no Anti-Aliasing).
float [1.0, 2.0] yafrayAntiAliasingPixelSize
Anti-aliasing pixel filter size.
int [0, 2048] yafrayAntiAliasingSamples
Number of samples per pass.
float [0.05, 1.0] yafrayAntiAliasingThreshold
Anti-aliasing threshold.
boolean yafrayAutoAntiAliasing
Automatic anti-aliasing enabled/disabled.
boolean yafrayClampRGB
Clamp RGB enabled/disabled.
boolean yafrayExportToXML
If true export to an xml file and call yafray instead of plugin.
boolean yafrayGICache
Cache occlusion/irradiance samples (faster).
boolean yafrayGICacheBumpNormals
Enable/disable bumpnormals for cache.
int [1, 50] yafrayGICachePixelsPerSample
Maximum number of pixels without samples, the lower the better and slower.
float [0.001, 1.0] yafrayGICacheRefinement
Threshold to refine shadows EXPERIMENTAL.
float [0.01, 1.0] yafrayGICacheShadowQuality
Shadow quality, keep it under 0.95 :-).
int {NONE (0), SKYDOME (1), GIFULL (2)} yafrayGIMethod
Global Illumination method.
boolean yafrayGIPhotons
Enable/disable use of global photons to help in GI.
int {NONE (0), LOW (1), MEDIUM (2), HIGH (3), HIGHER (4), BEST (5), USEAOSETTINGS (6)} yafrayGIQuality
Global Illumination quality.
boolean yafrayGITunePhotons
If true the photonmap is shown directly in the render for tuning.
bool zbuf
When enabled, save the zbuffer with an OpenEXR file
Method Details

currentFrame(frame=None)

 

Get/set the current frame.

Parameters:
  • frame (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 30000
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current frame for the scene.

saveRenderedImage(filename, zbuffer=0)

 

Saves the image rendered using RenderData.render() to the filename and path given in the variable 'filename'.

Make sure the filename you provide makes a valid path when added to the "render path" (setRenderPath/getRenderPath) to make up the absolute path. If you want to render to a new absolute path just set the renderpath to an empty string and use the absolute path as the filename.

Parameters:
  • filename (string) - The path+filename for the rendered image.
  • zbuffer (int) - Whether or not to render the zbuffer along with the image.

Since: 2.40

Requires: You must have an image currently rendered before calling this method

Warning: This wont work in background mode. use renderAnim instead.

getTimeCode()

 

Get the current frame as a string in HH:MM:SS:FF format

Returns: string
current frame as a string in HH:MM:SS:FF format

setRenderPath(path)

 

Set the path to where the renderer will write to.

Parameters:
  • path (string) - A directory for that the renderer searches for both playback and output from the renderAnim function.

getRenderPath()

 

Get the path to where the renderer will write to.

Returns: string
Returns the directory that is used to playback and store rendered sequences.

getFrameFilename(frame)

 

Get the filename used for the remdered image.

Parameters:
  • frame (int) - the frame to use in the filename, if no argument given, use the current frame.
Returns: string
Returns the filename that blender would render to, taking into account output path, extension and frame number.

setBackbufPath(path)

 

Set the path to a background image and load it.

Parameters:
  • path (string) - The path to a background image for loading.

getBackbufPath()

 

Get the path to the background image.

Returns: string
The path to a background image.

enableBackbuf(toggle)

 

Enable/disable the backbuf image.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

setFtypePath(path)

 

Set the path to Ftype file.

Parameters:
  • path (string) - Path to Ftype Image type.

getFtypePath()

 

Get the path to the Ftype file

Returns: string
Path to FtypeImage type.

enableExtensions(toggle)

 

Enable/disable windows extensions for output files.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableSequencer(toggle)

 

Enable/disable Do Sequence.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableRenderDaemon(toggle)

 

Enable/disable Scene daemon.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableToonShading(toggle)

 

Enable/disable Edge rendering.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

edgeIntensity(intensity=None)

 

Get/set edge intensity for toon shading.

Parameters:
  • intensity (int (optional)) - must be between 0 - 255
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current edge intensity for the scene.

setEdgeColor(red, green, blue)

 

Set the edge color for toon shading.

Parameters:
  • red (float) - must be between 0 - 1.0
  • green (float) - must be between 0 - 1.0
  • blue (float) - must be between 0 - 1.0

getEdgeColor()

 

Get the edge color for toon shading.

Returns: string
A string representing the edge color.

edgeAntiShift(intensity=None)

 

With the unified renderer, reduce intensity on boundaries.

Parameters:
  • intensity (int (optional)) - must be between 0 - 255
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current edge antishift for the scene.

enableOversampling(toggle)

 

Enable/disable oversampling (anti-aliasing).

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

setOversamplingLevel(level)

 

Set the level of over-sampling (anti-aliasing).

Parameters:
  • level (int) - can be either 5, 8, 11, or 16

enableMotionBlur(toggle)

 

Enable/disable MBlur.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

motionBlurLevel(level=None)

 

Get/set the length of shutter time for motion blur.

Parameters:
  • level (float (optional)) - must be between 0.01 - 5.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current MBlur for the scene.

partsX(parts=None)

 

Get/set the number of parts to divide the render in the X direction.

Parameters:
  • parts (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 64
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current number of parts in the X for the scene.

partsY(parts=None)

 

Get/set the number of parts to divide the render in the Y direction.

Parameters:
  • parts (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 64
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current number of parts in the Y for the scene.

enableShadow(toggle)

 

Enable/disable shadow calculation.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableEnvironmentMap(toggle)

 

Enable/disable environment map rendering.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableRayTracing(toggle)

 

Enable/disable ray tracing.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableRadiosityRender(toggle)

 

Enable/disable radiosity rendering.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enablePanorama(toggle)

 

Enable/disable panorama rendering (output width is multiplied by Xparts).

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

setRenderWinSize(size)

 

Set the size of the render window.

Parameters:
  • size (int) - can be 25, 50, 75 or 100 (percent).

getRenderWinSize()

 

Get the size of the render window.

Returns: int
window size; can be 25, 50, 75 or 100 (percent).

enableFieldRendering(toggle)

 

Enable/disable field rendering

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableOddFieldFirst(toggle)

 

Enable/disable Odd field first rendering (Default: Even field).

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableFieldTimeDisable(toggle)

 

Enable/disable time difference in field calculations.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableGaussFilter(toggle)

 

Enable/disable Gauss sampling filter for anti-aliasing.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableBorderRender(toggle)

 

Enable/disable small cut-out rendering.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

setBorder(left, bottom, right, top)

 

Set a border for rendering from cameras in the scene. The left,bottom coordinates and right,top coordinates define the size of the border. (0,0,1,1) will set the border to the whole camera. (0,0) lower left and (1,1) upper right.

Parameters:
  • left (float) - float between 0 and 1
  • right (float) - float between 0 and 1
  • bottom (float) - float between 0 and 1
  • top (float) - float between 0 and 1

enableGammaCorrection(toggle)

 

Enable/disable gamma correction.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

gaussFilterSize(size=None)

 

Get/sets the Gauss filter size.

Parameters:
  • size (float (optional)) - must be between 0.5 - 1.5
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current gauss filter size for the scene.

startFrame(frame=None)

 

Get/set the starting frame for sequence rendering.

Parameters:
  • frame (int (optional)) - must be a valid Blender frame number.
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current starting frame for the scene.

endFrame(frame=None)

 

Get/set the ending frame for sequence rendering.

Parameters:
  • frame (int (optional)) - must be a valid Blender frame number.
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current ending frame for the scene.

imageSizeX(size=None)

 

Get/set the image width in pixels.

Parameters:
  • size (int (optional)) - must be between 4 - 10000
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current image width for the scene.

imageSizeY(size=None)

 

Get/set the image height in pixels.

Parameters:
  • size (int (optional)) - must be between 4 - 10000
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current image height for the scene.

aspectRatioX(ratio=None)

 

Get/set the horizontal aspect ratio.

Parameters:
  • ratio (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 200
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current horizontal aspect ratio for the scene.

aspectRatioY(ratio=None)

 

Get/set the vertical aspect ratio.

Parameters:
  • ratio (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 200
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current vertical aspect ratio for the scene.

setRenderer(type)

 

Get/set which renderer to render the output.

Parameters:
  • type (enum constant) - must be one of 2 constants:
    • INTERN: Blender's internal renderer
    • YAFRAY: Yafray renderer

setImageType(type)

 

Set the type of image to output from the render.

Parameters:
  • type (enum constant) - must be one of 13 constants:
    • AVIRAW: Uncompressed AVI files. AVI is a commonly used format on Windows platforms
    • AVIJPEG: AVI movie w/ JPEG images
    • AVICODEC: AVI using win32 codec
    • QUICKTIME: Quicktime movie (if enabled)
    • TARGA: Targa files
    • RAWTGA: Raw Targa files
    • PNG: Png files
    • BMP: Bitmap files
    • JPEG90: JPEG files
    • HAMX: Hamx files
    • IRIS: Iris files
    • IRIZ: Iris + z-buffer files
    • FTYPE: Ftype file

quality(qual=None)

 

Get/set quality get/setting for JPEG images, AVI JPEG and SGI movies.

Parameters:
  • qual (int (optional)) - must be between 10 - 100
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current image quality for the scene.

framesPerSec(qual=None)

 

Get/set frames per second.

Parameters:
  • qual (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 120
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current frames per second for the scene.

sizePreset(type)

 

Set the renderer to one of a few presets.

Parameters:
  • type (enum constant) - must be one of 8 constants:
    • PAL: The European video standard: 720 x 576 pixels, 54 x 51 aspect.
    • FULL: For large screens: 1280 x 1024 pixels.
    • PREVIEW: For preview rendering: 320 x 256 pixels.
    • PAL169: Wide-screen PAL.
    • DEFAULT: Like "PAL", but here the render settings are also set.
    • PANO: Panorama render.
    • NTSC: For TV playback.
    • PC: For standard PC graphics: 640 x 480 pixels.

enableUnifiedRenderer(toggle)

 

Use the unified renderer.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

setYafrayGIQuality(type)

 

Set yafray global Illumination quality.

Parameters:
  • type (enum constant) - must be one of 6 constants:
    • NONE
    • LOW
    • MEDIUM
    • HIGH
    • HIGHER
    • BEST
    • USEAOSETTINGS

getYafrayGIQuality()

 

Get yafray global Illumination quality.

Returns: enum constant
one of 6 constants:
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • MEDIUM
  • HIGH
  • HIGHER
  • BEST
  • USEAOSETTINGS

setYafrayGIMethod(type)

 

Set yafray global Illumination method.

Parameters:
  • type (enum constant) - must be one of 3 constants:
    • NONE: Do not use GI illumination
    • SKYDOME: Use Skydome method
    • GIFULL: Use Full method

getYafrayGIMethod()

 

Get yafray global Illumination method.

Returns: enum constant -
Current yafray global illumination method:
  • NONE: Do not use GI illumination
  • SKYDOME: Use Skydome method
  • GIFULL: Use Full method

yafrayGIPower(power=None)

 

Get/set GI lighting intensity scale. YafrayMethod must be either SKYDOME or GIFULL.

Parameters:
  • power (float (optional)) - must be between 0.01 - 100.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current yafray global illumination intensity for the scene.

yafrayGIIndirPower(power=None)

 

Get/set GI indirect lighting intensity scale.

Parameters:
  • power (float (optional)) - must be between 0.01 - 100.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current yafray indirect illumination intensity for the scene.

yafrayGIDepth(depth=None)

 

Get/set number of bounces of the indirect light. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL.

Parameters:
  • depth (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 8
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current yafray global illumination light bounces for the scene.

yafrayGICDepth(depth=None)

 

Get/set number of bounces inside objects (for caustics). YafrayMethod must be GIFULL.

Parameters:
  • depth (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 8
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current yafray global illumination inside light bounces for the scene.

enableYafrayGICache(toggle)

 

Enable/disable cache irradiance samples (faster). YafrayMethod must be GIFULL.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

enableYafrayGIPhotons(toggle)

 

Enable/disable use of global photons to help in GI. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

yafrayGIPhotonCount(count=None)

 

Get/set number of photons to shoot. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL and Photons enabled.

Parameters:
  • count (int (optional)) - must be between 0 - 10000000
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current number of photons to shoot for the scene.

yafrayGIPhotonRadius(radius=None)

 

Get/set radius to search for photons to mix (blur). YafrayMethod must be GIFULL and Photons enabled.

Parameters:
  • radius (float (optional)) - must be between 0.00001 - 100.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current photon search radius for the scene.

yafrayGIPhotonMixCount(count=None)

 

Get/set number of photons to keep inside radius. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL and Photons enabled.

Parameters:
  • count (int (optional)) - must be between 0 - 1000
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current number of photons to keep inside radius for the scene.

enableYafrayGITunePhotons(toggle)

 

Enable/disable show the photon map directly in the render for tuning. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL and Photons enabled.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

yafrayGIShadowQuality(qual=None)

 

Get/set the shadow quality, keep it under 0.95. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL and Cache enabled.

Parameters:
  • qual (float (optional)) - must be between 0.01 - 1.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current shadow quality for the scene.

yafrayGIPixelsPerSample(pixels=None)

 

Get/set maximum number of pixels without samples, the lower the better and slower. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL and Cache enabled.

Parameters:
  • pixels (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 50
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current number of pixels without samples for the scene.

enableYafrayGIGradient(toggle)

 

Enable/disable try to smooth lighting using a gradient. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL and Cache enabled.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

yafrayGIRefinement(refine=None)

 

Get/set threshold to refine shadows EXPERIMENTAL. 1 = no refinement. YafrayMethod must be GIFULL and Cache enabled.

Parameters:
  • refine (float (optional)) - must be between 0.001 - 1.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current threshold to refine shadows for the scene.

yafrayRayBias(bias=None)

 

Get/set shadow ray bias to avoid self shadowing.

Parameters:
  • bias (float (optional)) - must be between 0 - 10.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current ray bias for the scene.

yafrayRayDepth(depth=None)

 

Get/set maximum render ray depth from the camera.

Parameters:
  • depth (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 80
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current ray depth for the scene.

yafrayGamma(gamma=None)

 

Get/set gamma correction, 1 is off.

Parameters:
  • gamma (float (optional)) - must be between 0.001 - 5.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current gamma correction for the scene.

yafrayExposure(expose=None)

 

Get/set exposure adjustment, 0 is off.

Parameters:
  • expose (float (optional)) - must be between 0 - 10.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current exposure adjustment for the scene.

setGameFrameColor(red, green, blue)

 

Set the red, green, blue component of the bars.

Parameters:
  • red (float) - must be between 0 - 1.0
  • green (float) - must be between 0 - 1.0
  • blue (float) - must be between 0 - 1.0

getGameFrameColor()

 

Set the red, green, blue component of the bars.

Returns: string
A string representing the color component of the bars.

gammaLevel(level=None)

 

Get/set the gamma value for blending oversampled images (1.0 = no correction). Unified renderer must be enabled.

Parameters:
  • level (float (optional)) - must be between 0.2 - 5.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current gamma value for the scene.

postProcessAdd(add=None)

 

Get/set post processing add. Unified renderer must be enabled.

Parameters:
  • add (float (optional)) - must be between -1.0 - 1.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current processing add value for the scene.

postProcessMultiply(mult=None)

 

Get/set post processing multiply. Unified renderer must be enabled.

Parameters:
  • mult (float (optional)) - must be between 0.01 - 4.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current processing multiply value for the scene.

postProcessGamma(gamma=None)

 

Get/set post processing gamma. Unified renderer must be enabled.

Parameters:
  • gamma (float (optional)) - must be between 0.2 - 2.0
Returns: float (if prototype is empty)
Current processing gamma value for the scene.

SGIMaxsize(size=None)

 

Get/set maximum size per frame to save in an SGI movie. SGI must be defined on your machine.

Parameters:
  • size (int (optional)) - must be between 0 - 500
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current SGI maximum size per frame for the scene.

enableSGICosmo(toggle)

 

Enable/disable attempt to save SGI movies using Cosmo hardware SGI must be defined on your machine.

Parameters:
  • toggle (int) - pass 1 for on / 0 for off

oldMapValue(value=None)

 

Get/set specify old map value in frames.

Parameters:
  • value (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 900
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current old map value for the scene.

newMapValue(value=None)

 

Get/set specify new map value in frames.

Parameters:
  • value (int (optional)) - must be between 1 - 900
Returns: int (if prototype is empty)
Current new map value for the scene.

addRenderLayer()

 

Add a new render layer to the rendering context, see RenderLayer.

Returns: RenderLayer
The newly created renderlayer.

removeRenderLayer(renderlayer)

 

Remove the specified render layer from the rendering context.

Parameters:

Instance Variable Details

OSALevel

Oversampling (anti-aliasing) level. Valid values are 5, 8, 11, or 16.
Type:
int

activeLayer

The active render layer. Must be in range[0,num render layers-1]
Type:
int

alphaMode

Setting for sky/background. Valid values are 0 (fill background with sky), 1 (multiply alpha in advance), or 2 (alpha and color values remain unchanged).
Type:
int

aspectX

Horizontal aspect ratio. Values are clamped to the range [1,200].
Type:
int

aspectY

Vertical aspect ratio. Values are clamped to the range [1,200].
Type:
int

border

The border for border rendering. The format is [xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax]. Values are clamped to [0.0,1.0].
Type:
list of 4 floats.

borderRender

Small cut-out rendering enabled. Also see BORDER_RENDER in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

cFrame

The current frame for rendering. Values are clamped to the range [1,MAXFRAME].
Type:
int

crop

Crop image during border renders. Also see CROP in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

displayMode

Render output in separate window or 3D view. Valid values are 0 (display in image editor view), 1 (display in render window), or 2 (display full screen).
Type:
int

eFrame

Ending frame for rendering. Values are clamped to the range [1,MAXFRAME].
Type:
int

edgeColor

RGB color triplet for edges in Toon shading (unified renderer). Values are clamped in the range [0.0,1.0].
Type:
list of 3 RGB floats

environmentMap

Environment map rendering enabled. Also see ENVMAP in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

extensions

Add extensions to output (when rendering animations). Also see EXTENSION in SceModes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

fieldRendering

Field rendering enabled. Also see FIELDRENDER in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

fps

Frames per second. Values are clamped to the range [1,120].

fpsBase

Frames per second base: used to generate fractional frames per second values. For example, setting fps to 30 and fps_base to 1.001 will approximate the NTSC frame rate of 29.97 fps. Values are clamped to the range [1,120].
Type:
float

gameFrame

Game framing type. See FramingModes constant dict.
Type:
int

gameFrameColor

RGB color triplet for bars. Values are clamped in the range [0.0,1.0].
Type:
list of RGB 3 floats

gammaCorrection

Gamma correction enabled. Also see GAMMA in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

gaussFilter

Gauss filter size. Values are clamped to the range [0.5,1.5].
Type:
float

imagePlanes

Image depth in bits. Valid values are 8, 24, or 32.
Type:
int

imageType

File format for saving images. See the module's constants for values.
Type:
int

mapNew

New mapping value (in frames). Values are clamped to the range [1,900].
Type:
int

mblurFactor

Motion blur factor. Values are clamped to the range [0.01,5.0].
Type:
float

mode

Mode bitfield. See Modes constant dict for values.
Type:
bitfield

motionBlur

Motion blur enabled. Also see MBLUR in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

oddFieldFirst

Odd field first rendering enabled. Also see ODDFIELD in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

oversampling

Oversampling (anti-aliasing) enabled. Also see OSA in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

panorama

Panorama rendering enabled. Also see PANORAMA in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

rayTracing

Ray tracing enabled. Also see RAYTRACING in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

renderer

Rendering engine choice. Valid values are 0 (internal) or 1 (Yafray).
Type:
int

renderwinSize

Size of the rendering window. Valid values are 25, 50, 75, or 100.
Type:
int

sFrame

Starting frame for rendering. Values are clamped to the range [1,MAXFRAME].
Type:
int

sceneMode

Scene mode bitfield. See SceModes constant dict for values.
Type:
bitfield

sequencer

Enables sequencer output rendering. Also see SEQUENCER in SceModes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

set

The scene linked as a set to this scene. Values are an existing scene or None (setting to None clears the set). The scene argument cannot cause a circular link.
Type:
BPy_Scene or None

shadow

Shadow calculation enabled. Also see SHADOW in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

sizeX

Image width (in pixels). Values are clamped to the range [4,10000].
Type:
int

sizeY

Image height (in pixels). Values are clamped to the range [4,10000].
Type:
int

timeCode

Get the current frame in HH:MM:SS:FF format. Read-only.
Type:
string

toonShading

Toon edge shading enabled. Also see TOONSHADING in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

unified

Unified Renderer enabled. Also see UNIFIED in Modes constant dict.
Type:
boolean

xParts

Number of horizontal parts for image render. Values are clamped to the range [2,512].
Type:
int

yParts

Number of vertical parts for image render. Values are clamped to the range [2,512].
Type:
int

yafrayGICacheRefinement

Threshold to refine shadows EXPERIMENTAL. 1 = no refinement.
Type:
float [0.001, 1.0]

yafrayGIMethod

Global Illumination method. Valid values are NONE (0), SKYDOME (1) or FULL (2).
Type:
int {NONE (0), SKYDOME (1), GIFULL (2)}

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