pymel.core.rendering.batchRender

static rendering.batchRender(*args, **kwargs)

The batchRender command is used to spawn off a separate rendering session of the current maya file. If no mayaFile is specified, it’ll ask you whether you want the current job killed. The batchRender will spawn a separate maya process in which commands will be communicated to it through a commandPort. If Maya is unable to find an available port an error will be produced. Maya will attempt to use ports 7835 through 7844.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
filename (f)		unicode
	Filename to be rendered; if empty, a temporary filename will be created.
melCommand (mc)		unicode
	Mel command to execute to run a renderer other than the software renderer.
numProcs (n)		int
	Number of processors to use (0 means use all available processors).
preRenderCommand (prc)		unicode
	Command to be run prior to invoking mentalray standalone renderer.
remoteRenderMachine (rm)		unicode
	Name of remote render machine. Not available on Windows.
renderCommandOptions (rco)		unicode
	Arguments to the render command for mentalray standalone rendering.
showImage (si)		bool
	Show progress of the current rendering job.
status (st)		unicode
useRemoteRender (um)		bool
	If remote rendering is desired. Not available on Windows.
useStandalone (us)		bool
	Batch rendering is to be done with mentalray standalone
verbosity (v)		int
	Defines the verbosity level to report the batch rendering status:1: display only one start message, then one message when all frames are rendered.2: display only start and end frame messages.3: display all messages (default).Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.batchRender

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.batchRender()

pm.batchRender( 'mayafile' )