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Blender add-on

Submit scenes, choose remote render settings, monitor jobs, and download completed output without leaving Blender.

Updated 2026-08-04

The Superluminal add-on submits Blender scenes and downloads full render output. Its panel lives in Render Properties → Superluminal Render.

Two apps, one workflow

Configure, submit, and download in Blender. Monitor and review in the web app.

Panel map

The Superluminal Render panel with project, job name, frame range, render pattern, format, and submit actions

*One panel, with collapsible sections below the submit actions.*

Controls change with connection and project state:

  1. Connection: browser account connection, password sign-in as a collapsed fallback. → Install and connect
  2. Project and job: project picker, job name, frame range, render pattern, image format, submit buttons. → Submit a job
  3. Upload Settings: ZIP or PROJECT mode, project-root controls, path warnings, enabled add-ons to package. → Upload settings and Add-ons and dependencies
  4. Render Node Settings and Experimental: farm Blender version, error-finish behavior, Persistence Engine. → Render-node settings
  5. Manage & Download: refresh and filter jobs, open a job in the browser, select a local path, download output. → Manage & Download

Submit opens a terminal window with the submission transcript. The submission terminal guide covers each stage.

Basic workflow

Connect

Choose Connect to Superluminal and complete the browser flow.

Select a project

Choose where the job and reusable project files belong.

Configure

Set naming, frame range, render pattern, image format, upload mode, add-ons, Blender version, and experimental behavior.

Submit

Submit Still renders one chosen frame, Submit Animation the configured range. Let the terminal finish.

Inspect

Select the job in Manage & Download or open its web view.

Download

Choose a local folder and run Download job output.

  • First render: The whole loop once, end to end, with one test frame.
  • Web app: Where submitted jobs are reviewed: frames, previews, charts, and logs.
  • Troubleshooting: Diagnose connection, packaging, registration, render, and download issues.