Getting Started
Set up your account and submit your first render job in minutes.
Create Your Account
- Go to renderfarm.swade-art.com
- Click Sign Up in the top right
- Enter your email address and create a secure password
- Check your inbox and click the verification link
- You will be taken to your dashboard automatically
If your studio has an account, ask your admin to invite you instead. You will receive an invitation email with a set-password link.
Install the Blender Addon
The Blender addon is the primary way to submit render jobs directly from Blender without leaving your DCC application.
- Download the latest addon .zip from the Blender Submitter page (see documentation/blender-submitter)
- In Blender, go to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons
- Click Install… and browse to the downloaded .zip file
- Enable the addon by checking the checkbox next to "Renderfarm Submitter"
- The Renderfarm panel will appear in Properties → Render
Restart Blender after installing the addon to ensure all features are fully loaded.
Connect & Submit Your First Job
- In Blender, go to Properties → Render and expand the Renderfarm Render Submitter panel
- Click Connect and enter your renderfarm.swade-art.com credentials
- Your projects and available machine types will load automatically
- Open your scene and configure your render settings as normal
- In the Renderfarm panel, set your frame range, machine type, and chunk size
- Click Submit — your job will appear on the dashboard within seconds
After submission, your scene files are automatically uploaded to the farm. You can monitor progress in real time at renderfarm.swade-art.com/jobs.
Download Results
When your job completes, rendered frames are available for download directly from the job detail page.
- Go to Jobs and click on your completed job
- Click the Download button to download all frames as a .zip file
- Individual frame links are also available in the task list
- Optionally use the Companion App for a GUI download experience