1. Installation

To install the Render Palette add-on, follow these steps:

1. Download the add-on file (Render Palette.zip) from the provided source.

2. Open Blender.

3. Go to 'Edit > Preferences' to open the Blender preferences window.




4. Switch to the 'Add-ons' tab.

5. Click on the 'Install' button located at the top right of the preferences window.




6. Browse and select the downloaded add-on file.

7. Click the 'Install Add-on' button.

8. Once installed, enable the add-on by ticking the checkbox next to its name.

Usage

1. Once you've installed and activated the Render Palette add-on, launch Blender and open your project.

2. Navigate to the 'Sidebar' in the 3D Viewport, and you'll find the 'Render Palette' panel neatly integrated.

3. Within the 'Render Palette' panel, you'll have access to a range of convenient options:

Main Panel

• Render Image: Initiates a single frame rendering process.
• Render Animation: Initiates the rendering of an animation.

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Render Settings Panel

• Description: The Render Settings Panel allows you to configure various rendering parameters.
• Render Type: Choose between single-frame rendering and animation rendering settings.

• Frame Start/End: Set the start and end frames for animation rendering.
• FPS: Select the frames per second (FPS) for your animation.

• Resolution: Choose from predefined resolution presets.
• Render Engine: Select the rendering engine (e.g., Cycles, Eevee).
• Device: Configure the rendering device (for Cycles).
• Samples: Choose between preset sample settings or specify custom samples.
• Custom Samples: If 'Custom' is selected, set a custom sample count.
• Contrast: Adjust contrast settings.
• View Transform: This option allows you to change the View Transform for rendering.
• File Format: Choose the output file format.
• Camera: Select the camera for rendering.
• Output: Set the output filepath for rendered images.

• Depth of Field: Toggle Depth of Field (DOF) for the active camera.
• Autosave: This feature automates the saving of rendered images.
• Motion Blur: Enable or disable motion blur for rendering.

• Focus Object: Configure the object the camera focuses on when Depth of Field is enabled.
• Focus Distance: Set the distance from the camera to the focus point.
• F-Stop: Adjust the aperture F-stop (if DOF is enabled).

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Environment settings panel

• Description: The Environment Settings Panel provides options for managing the environment and textures.

• EXR Files: Displays a dropdown to select EXR files for environment textures.
• Next exr: Cycles through all the EXR files in the scene.
• Import World Texture: Imports a world texture.
• Import from Folder: Imports all textures from a selected folder.

Texture Settings Panel (Subpanel)

• Description: The Texture Settings Panel allows you to configure settings for environment textures.

• Strength: Adjusts the strength of the environment texture.
• Location: Sets the location of the environment texture.
• Rotation: Specifies the rotation of the environment texture.
• Scale: Adjusts the scale of the environment texture.
• Remove EXR: Remove the applied EXR texture from the scene.

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Camera controls Panel

• Description: The Camera Controls Panel allows you to manage camera settings and properties.

• Orientation: Select the camera orientation from the dropdown menu(Square/Portrait/Landscape).
• Camera to View: Align the active camera to the current view.
• New Camera to View: Create a new camera aligned to the current view.

Camera properties panel(Subpanel)

• Description: The Lens Properties Panel provides options for adjusting camera lens settings.

• Type: Set the camera lens type.
• Focal Length: Adjust the camera's focal length.
• Shift X: Shift the camera's view horizontally.
• Shift Y: Shift the camera's view vertically.

Tracking constraints panel(Subpanel)

• Description: The Tracking Constraints Panel allows you to add and configure tracking constraints to cameras.

• Add Track To Constraint: Add a Track To Constraint to the selected camera.
• Target: Specify the target object for the Track To Constraint.
• Influence: Adjust the influence of the Track To Constraint.
• Apply: Apply the constraint to the camera.
• Remove: Remove the constraint from the camera.

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Batch render Panel

• Description: The Batch Render Panel streamlines your rendering process, especially when working with multiple cameras or animation sequences. This panel provides essential options to efficiently manage rendering tasks.

• Save To: You can choose to save renders in the default output folder or in separate folders for each camera.
• Camera: Select the camera(s) you want to use for rendering. Render your scene with all cameras in the scene or specify a custom list of cameras for more control.
• Overwrite: Control whether the rendering process overwrites existing files

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Preset panel

• Description: The Render Preset Panel provides options for managing rendering presets.

• UI List: Displays a list of rendering presets.
• Add: Adds a new rendering preset.
• Remove: Deletes the selected rendering preset.
• Preset Menu: Opens a menu with additional preset-related actions.
• Move Up: Moves the selected preset up in the list.
• Move Down: Moves the selected preset down in the list.
• Apply Preset: Applies the selected preset to the rendering settings.

Preset Menu

• Description: The Preset Menu provides additional preset-related actions:

• Refresh Preset: Refreshes the list of presets.
• Save Preset: Saves the current rendering settings as a new preset.
• Export Preset: Exports the selected preset to a file.
• Import Preset: Imports a preset from a file.
• Preset Info: Displays information about the selected preset.
• Open Preset Folder: Open the directory where presets are stored for quick access.

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Add-on Preferences

• EXR Import Location: Set the location from which to automatically import EXR files.
• Preset Directory: Set the directory where presets are saved and imported from.

• Enable or Disable Panels: Now you have the ability to enable or disable certain panels within the add-on.

• Backup Settings: Easily back up add-on preferences, such as EXR Import Location, Preset Directory, and settings for enabling or disabling panels.
• Restore Settings: Restore your saved backup preferences.

• Check for Updates: Check for add-on updates. When checking is complete, you will see a "New Update Available" if a new update is available. Clicking on it will take you to the Blender Market Orders page. If the add-on is up-to-date, a button will indicate "Add-on is Up to Date" along with a "Check for Updates" button for future checks.