BLENDER(1)						      General Commands Manual							BLENDER(1)

     build  date:  2012-04-26	    build time: 19:38:31      build revision: 45987	 build platform: Linux	    build type: Debug	   build c
flags:	-fopenmp  -msse2  -msse -pipe -fPIC -funsigned-char -fno-strict-aliasing   -Wall  -Wcast-align	-Werror=declaration-after-statement  -Wer-
ror=implicit-function-declaration  -Werror=return-type	-Wstrict-prototypes  -Wno-char-subscripts  -Wno-unknown-pragmas  -Wpointer-arith -Wunused-
parameter -Wwrite-strings      build c++ flags:  -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS -fopenmp  -msse2  -msse -pipe -fPIC -funsigned-char -fno-strict-aliasing
-Wall -Wno-invalid-offsetof -Wno-sign-compare	   build link flags: -pthread	   build system: CMake"

NAME

       blender - a 3D modelling and rendering package

SYNOPSIS

       blender [args ...] [file] [args ...]

DESCRIPTION

       blender	is  a 3D modelling and rendering package. It is the in-house software of a high quality animation studio, Blender has proven to be
       an extremely fast and versatile design instrument. The software has a personal touch, offering a unique approach  to  the  world  of  Three
       Dimensions.

       Use  Blender to create TV commercials, to make technical visualizations, business graphics, to do some morphing, or design user interfaces.
       You can easy build and manage complex environments. The renderer is versatile and extremely fast. All basic animation principles (curves  &
       keys) are well implemented.

       http://www.blender.org

OPTIONS

       Blender 2.63 (sub 0) Usage: blender [args ...] [file] [args ...]

   Render Options:
       -b or --background <file>
	      Load <file> in background (often used for UI-less rendering)

       -a or --render-anim
	      Render frames from start to end (inclusive)

       -S or --scene <name>
	      Set the active scene <name> for rendering

       -f or --render-frame <frame>
	      Render frame <frame> and save it.
	      +<frame> start frame relative, -<frame> end frame relative.

       -s or --frame-start <frame>
	      Set start to frame <frame> (use before the -a argument)

       -e or --frame-end <frame>
	      Set end to frame <frame> (use before the -a argument)

       -j or --frame-jump <frames>
	      Set number of frames to step forward after each rendered frame

       -o or --render-output <path>
	      Set the render path and file name.
	      Use // at the start of the path to
		  render relative to the blend file.
	      The # characters are replaced by the frame number, and used to define zero padding.
		  ani_##_test.png becomes ani_01_test.png
		  test-######.png becomes test-000001.png
		  When the filename does not contain #, The suffix #### is added to the filename
	      The frame number will be added at the end of the filename.
		  eg: blender -b foobar.blend -o //render_ -F PNG -x 1 -a
		  //render_ becomes //render_####, writing frames as //render_0001.png//

       -E or --engine <engine>
	      Specify the render engine
	      use -E help to list available engines

   Format Options:
       -F or --render-format <format>
	      Set the render format, Valid options are...
		  TGA IRIS JPEG MOVIE IRIZ RAWTGA
		  AVIRAW AVIJPEG PNG BMP FRAMESERVER
	      (formats that can be compiled into blender, not available on all systems)
		  HDR TIFF EXR MULTILAYER MPEG AVICODEC QUICKTIME CINEON DPX DDS

       -x or --use-extension <bool>
	      Set option to add the file extension to the end of the file

       -t or --threads <threads>
	      Use amount of <threads> for rendering in background
	      [1-64], 0 for systems processor count.

   Animation Playback Options:
       -a <options> <file(s)>
	      Playback <file(s)>, only operates this way when not running in background.
		  -p <sx> <sy> Open with lower left corner at <sx>, <sy>
		  -m Read from disk (Don't buffer)
		  -f <fps> <fps-base> Specify FPS to start with
		  -j <frame> Set frame step to <frame>

   Window Options:
       -w or --window-border
	      Force opening with borders (default)

       -W or --window-borderless
	      Force opening without borders

       -p or --window-geometry <sx> <sy> <w> <h>
	      Open with lower left corner at <sx>, <sy> and width and height as <w>, <h>

       -con or --start-console
	      Start with the console window open (ignored if -b is set)

   Game Engine Specific Options:
       -g Game Engine specific options
	      -g fixedtime Run on 50 hertz without dropping frames
	      -g vertexarrays Use Vertex Arrays for rendering (usually faster)
	      -g nomipmap No Texture Mipmapping
	      -g linearmipmap Linear Texture Mipmapping instead of Nearest (default)

   Misc Options:
       -d or --debug
	      Turn debugging on

	      * Prints every operator call and their arguments
	      * Disables mouse grab (to interact with a debugger in some cases)
	      * Keeps python sys.stdin rather than setting it to None

       --debug-fpe
	      Enable floating point exceptions

       --debug-ffmpeg
	      Enable debug messages from FFmpeg library

       --debug-libmv
	      Enable debug messages from libmv library

       --factory-startup
	      Skip reading the "startup.blend" in the users home directory

       --env-system-datafiles
	      Set the BLENDER_SYSTEM_DATAFILES environment variable

       --env-system-scripts
	      Set the BLENDER_SYSTEM_SCRIPTS environment variable

       --env-system-plugins
	      Set the BLENDER_SYSTEM_PLUGINS environment variable

       --env-system-python
	      Set the BLENDER_SYSTEM_PYTHON environment variable

       -nojoystick
	      Disable joystick support

       -noglsl
	      Disable GLSL shading

       -noaudio
	      Force sound system to None

       -setaudio
	      Force sound system to a specific device
	      NULL SDL OPENAL JACK

       -h or --help
	      Print this help text and exit

       -y or --enable-autoexec
	      Enable automatic python script execution, (default)

       -Y or --disable-autoexec
	      Disable automatic python script execution (pydrivers, pyconstraints, pynodes)

       -P or --python <filename>
	      Run the given Python script (filename or Blender Text)

       --python-console
	      Run blender with an interactive console

       --addons
	      Comma separated list of addons (no spaces)

       -v or --version
	      Print Blender version and exit

       --
	      Ends option processing, following arguments passed unchanged. Access via python's sys.argv

   Other Options:
       /?
	      Print this help text and exit (windows only)

       --debug-python
	      Enable debug messages for python

       --debug-events
	      Enable debug messages for the event system

       --debug-wm
	      Enable debug messages for the window manager

       --debug-all
	      Enable all debug messages (excludes libmv)

       -R
	      Register .blend extension, then exit (Windows only)

       -r
	      Silently register .blend extension, then exit (Windows only)

   Argument Parsing:
	   arguments must be separated by white space. eg
	       "blender -ba test.blend"
	   ...will ignore the 'a'
	       "blender -b test.blend -f8"
	   ...will ignore 8 because there is no space between the -f and the frame value

   Argument Order:
       Arguments are executed in the order they are given. eg
	       "blender --background test.blend --render-frame 1 --render-output /tmp"
	   ...will not render to /tmp because '--render-frame 1' renders before the output path is set
	       "blender --background --render-output /tmp test.blend --render-frame 1"
	   ...will not render to /tmp because loading the blend file overwrites the render output that was set
	       "blender --background test.blend --render-output /tmp --render-frame 1" works as expected.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

	 BLENDER_USER_CONFIG Directory for user configuration files.
	 BLENDER_USER_SCRIPTS Directory for user scripts.
	 BLENDER_SYSTEM_SCRIPTS Directory for system wide scripts.
	 Directory for user data files (icons, translations, ..).
	 BLENDER_SYSTEM_DATAFILES Directory for system wide data files.
	 BLENDER_SYSTEM_PYTHON Directory for system python libraries.
	 TMP or TMPDIR Store temporary files here.
	 SDL_AUDIODRIVER LibSDL audio driver - alsa, esd, dma.
	 PYTHONHOME Path to the python directory, eg. /usr/lib/python.

SEE ALSO

       yafaray(1)

AUTHORS

       This manpage was written for a Debian GNU/Linux system by Daniel Mester <mester@uni-bremen.de> and updated by Cyril Brulebois <cyril.brule-
       bois@enst-bretagne.fr> and Dan Eicher <dan@trollwerks.org>.

Blender Blender 2.63 (sub 0)					  April 26, 2012							BLENDER(1)