Step-by-step guide to preparing, uploading, and using custom Blender add-ons and extensions with Renderjuice.
This guide explains how to prepare, upload, and select a custom Blender add-on
or extension for a Renderjuice job.
If you use our Blend Project Packer extension, then
simply bundle required addons using the extension and upload the packed project.
Renderjuice will find and select them automatically on Configure Render.
See Include add-ons with a packed project
below. You can skip the manual upload steps in that case.
While we continue improving this workflow, some add-ons still require extra setup depending on how they store data or caches. We have successfully tested it with the following addons:
PSA
Flip Fluid
Shakify
Nishita Sky
Geo Scatter
And following extensions:
Noise Nodes
If you encounter any issues, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team.
To use an add-on with Renderjuice, zip the installed add-on folder and upload it
to your Renderjuice account.
1
Prepare Your Add-on
Before uploading your add-on, you need to make sure it’s working as expected locally.
Ensure your add-on is working as expected locally, by rendering a frame. Set the sample size to lower values to speed this up.
Once you’ve confirmed it’s working, zip the add-on folder from your local Blender add-ons or extensions directory and prepare to upload.
Ensure that you don’t change the folder name when zipping it.
Upload the add-on folder that is already installed on your machine. Do not upload the original installer or download archive from the add-on website unless that archive is the exact same folder already installed in Blender.
Drag and drop or click Upload to upload the addon zip file.
Add-ons Page
Once uploaded, you can see your add-on in the list of uploaded add-ons in the Add-ons page. Wait for it to finish validating before using it in a render job.
Uploaded Add-ons
3
Use uploaded Add-on in a Render Job
Great job! Now you can use your add-on in a render job.
Navigate to the Home page.
Upload your blend file or choose one from recently uploaded.
It will redirect you to the Configure Render page to set your render parameters.
Configure Render Page
In the Add-ons section, you can select the add-on you uploaded to use.
If your addon isn’t listed, click the Upload Addon button to upload it.
This opens the Addons page in a new tab.
After uploading the addon and when it finishes validating, return to your render configuration tab, where the newly uploaded addon will now be selectable.
Select Add-ons
Click Continue to validate your scene and start your render 🎉.
Monitor the render to ensure your add-on is working as expected, if any issue detected cancel the render, to avoid wasting credits.
If you use
Blend Project Packer,
keep the add-ons your scene needs selected when you build the portable package.
When you upload the generated project zip, Renderjuice finds those add-ons and
selects them on Configure Render.Review the list and remove anything the scene does not need. The remaining
add-ons are checked during validation, used for the render, and saved to your
workspace for future jobs. You do not need to upload them separately.
Monitor the render to ensure your add-on is working as expected, if any issue detected cancel the render, to avoid wasting credits.
For some addons e.g Flip Fluid, you need to bake your simulation locally and put the cache in the same zip as your .blend file. For more details see the Fluid Simulations guide.
