NAME

blender - a 3D modeler/animator/renderer.

SYNOPSIS

blender [-p sx sy w h] [filename]
blender -b|B filename [-S name] [-s  nr] [-e  nr] [-a] [-f  nr]

DESCRIPTION

Blender can be started without arguments. It opens a full screen window and reads the file $HOME/.B.blend.

-p sx sy w h
Set a custom windowsize: 'sx' and 'sy' are the coords lower-left, 'w' and 'h' are width and height. Example: blender -p   280   224  720   576.
filename
With a blenderfile as argument, Blender reads this file at startup.

Blender can run without window, in background for (remote) rendering:

-b filename
Start up a Blender in backgound mode and low priority. Read the file.
-B filename
Start up a Blender in backgound mode and normal priority. Read the file.
-S name
Set scene 'name'.
-s nr
Set start frame at 'nr'.
-e nr
Set end frame at 'nr'.
-a
Start rendering the animation. Save images or movie as indicated in the blenderfile.
- f   nr
Start rendering one frame 'nr'. Save the image as indicated in the blenderfile.

Examples:
blender -b /usr/data/rt.blend -a
(Render in background and save all frames from start to endframe)
blender -b /usr/data/rt.blend -S logo -s 11 -e 20 -a
(Render in background and save frames 11 to 20 from Scene 'logo')