vb30_batch_directory_render.py

#
# V-Ray For Blender Batch Render
#
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#
# Author: Andrei Izrantcev
# E-Mail: andrei.izrantcev@chaosgroup.com
#
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import bpy

import os
import sys


# OPTIONS
#
DISPLAY_VFB         = '--show_vfb' in sys.argv
OVERRIVE_OUTPUT_DIR = '--override_output' in sys.argv
OUTPUT_DIR          = ""

if OVERRIVE_OUTPUT_DIR:
    OUTPUT_DIR = os.path.normpath(sys.argv[sys.argv.index('--override_output') + 1].split('=')[1].strip())

# RENDER
#
VRayScene = bpy.context.scene.vray
VRayExporter = VRayScene.Exporter

# Activate autosave
VRayExporter.auto_save_render = True

# Wait for render end
VRayExporter.wait = True

# Autoclose V-Ray on render end
VRayExporter.autoclose = True

# Force run
VRayExporter.autorun = True

if hasattr(VRayExporter, 'display_vfb_in_batch'):
    VRayExporter.display_vfb_in_batch = DISPLAY_VFB

if OVERRIVE_OUTPUT_DIR:
    VRayScene.SettingsOutput.img_dir = OUTPUT_DIR

# Render
bpy.ops.render.render()