installation

The PRMan for Blender add-on works as a bridge between Pixar's RenderMan and the Blender animation software. RenderMan is free for non-commercial uses. If you want to use it commercially or need more than one license, please contact rendermansales@pixar.com.

Installing and starting RenderMan for Blender Video

#Simple Installation# For most users

###Blender### Install Blender, if you haven't already. The add-on require at least Blender version 2.75a.

###RenderMan### Download and Install RenderMan. At a minimum you need to install RenderMan Pro Server. For the full experience and to use the Interactive Renderer, select "Show all packages" when installing and install any version of RenderMan Studio (even if you don't have Autodesk's Maya). If you choose to not install RenderMan to the default location you will have to additionally follow an advanced step below, thus, it is recommended to install to the default path.

###PRMan-for-Blender Add-on### Download this add-on. Only download the addon from this location.

Unzip and install the addon folder

Option A: If the file is still zipped, unzip the PRMan-for-Blender-master.zip file. Take the PRMan-for-Blender-master folder and move it to the Addons folder for Blender. To find this folder go to your Blender installation and navigate to the following area: Blender/2.75/scripts/addons For more options of places to install the addon follow these instructions.

Option B: In Blender open the User Preferences window. Under the 'Add-ons' tab select 'Install from File' and locate the zipped "PRMan-for-Blender-master" folder. Double-click on the zipped folder and the add-on will install.

Option C: For Mac OSX only. Right click on the Blender app and choose 'Show Package Contents'. Navigate to: Contents -> Resources -> 2.75 -> scripts -> addons and paste the unzipped folder here.

Enable the addon. Activate the plugin with the checkbox under Add-ons. It is found at "Blender > Info Editor > File > User Preferences > Add-ons > (Categories) Render > Render: PRMan Render Engine". Optionally click on (User Preferences) Save User Settings. This will activate the addon next time you start Blender as well.

Switch Render Engine in Blender to PRMan Render using the Info Editor bar. Optionally click on Info Editor > File > Save Startup File. This will save PRMan as the default renderer when starting Blender.

#Advanced Installation# Only use if Pixar's RenderMan Pro Server was installed to a non default location

The PRMan for Blender addon automatically finds the latest version of RenderMan Pro Server and sets itself up to use that. However, if you installed RenderMan Pro Server to a non-default directory or want to use a specific version (not just the latest installed) you need an additional step. Simply set the RMANTREE environment variable to point at the directory where RenderMan Pro Server is installed. Instructions for setting environment variables for RenderMan are here.