lvxejay / barnold

Arnold render integration for Blender

Barnold (beta) Status: 💚

Arnold integration with Blender, updated to work with the latest versions of Arnold 5.2.1.0 and Blender 2.8. This is not yet production ready, but will be soon... 🎈

Join the Discord channel for discussions/help/updates/feature requests/talk about water coolers: https://discord.gg/WNdNXzZ

Update: Working on the offical version of this addon, will post more information as that project progresses further.

Barnold v1.0 Roadmap                   [###########              ] 40% Complete

Currently In Development:

• Fixing the IPR (rendered viewport)
• Supporting Blender 2.8
• Cleaning up UI
• VDB & AOV Support

Installation (Windows, macOS, and Linux)

• Download this repository.
• Download the Arnold 5.2.1.0 SDK here: https://www.solidangle.com/arnold/download/#arnold-sdk
• Add a new environment variable ARNOLD_HOME and add the path of the downloaded arnold SDK from the previous step.
• Add a second environment variable to PATH to the arnold SDK bin folder.
• Add barnold directory to path\to\blender\2.79\scripts\addons
• Open the Arnold SDK Adjustments\plugins folder the driver_display_callback.dll (Windows) or libbarnold_display_callback.dylib (macOS/Linux) file needs to be placed inside the ARNOLDSDK\plugins folder.
• Open the Arnold SDK Adjustments\arnold folder, the ai_drivers.py file needs to be placed inside the ARNOLDSDK\python\arnold folder, overwriting the existing file.
• Open the Arnold SDK Adjustments\arnold folder, the ai_universe.py file needs to be placed inside the ARNOLDSDK\python\arnold folder, overwriting the existing file.
• Enable "Auto Run Python Scripts" in blender by going to File>User Preferences>File tab
• Enable the plugin in blender by going to File>User Preferences>Add-ons tab>Search for 'arnold' in the search bar, and clicking the checkbox next to Render: Barnold to enable this plugin.

Complete Barnold Documentation (coming soon)

About

I'm actively working on this every day, if you have any issues feel free to contact me at [e-mail], I will ensure this plugin supports all future updates to Blender and Arnold renderer.