RenderMan Bridge Tools

Seamless 3D app integration

The various RenderMan bridge tools let you interface seamlessly with your 3D application of choice, giving you new creative possibilities

Created for the Leading VFX and Animation Tools

The interface for your favorite 3D application has been redesigned so you can focus more on the creative process.

Made for Creatives

From the biggest studios in the world to the single artist, each RenderMan bridge tool is made with artists in mind, giving your creative ambitions direct access to Pixar's toolbox.

RenderMan Art Challenge

RenderMan is used on the most ambitious animation and VFX in the world, and can also be used by a single artist or small studio. Just check out the amazing work done by single artists around the world, many of which were first time users, for our first ever "Everything and the Kitchen Sink" Art Challenge.

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Outstanding Features, Performance, and Price - It's a great time to see what RenderMan can do for your creative vision.

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Production Ready

RenderMan bridge tools are used and tested by the biggest VFX and animation studios in the world.

Fine Tuned and Battle Tested

RenderMan Bridge Tools are custom made for every application and made in collaboration with the application's developers, making the most efficient use of the applications interface.

They are used to create some of the most ambitious VFX and animation shots in the business, creating an ecosystem for incredibly demanding app development, which leads to cutting edge technology and stability depended upon by the biggest blockbusters.

RenderMan Components

RenderMan DCC Plugin
The Interface

RenderMan is built specifically for every plugin to take advantage of the application's maximum potential

RenderMan Pro Server
The Engine

RenderMan Pro Server crunches the data generated by your application plugin and renders the image.

Coco

"This was my first serious project using Renderman, and I confess that I was surprised at how easy and powerful it was...amazing piece of software."

-Paulo Duarte - Art Challenge Finalist

Cross Platform

RenderMan Bridge Tools are available for all apps in their native OS

Highlights

Seamless Integration
Pixar Surface Material
Interactive Shading and Lighting
Plugin Support (Shave and Haircut, Yeti, Golaem, Realflow...)
Native Image Checkpointing
Rib Archives
Advanced Pixar Patterns
Streamlined installation
Dynamic Shader Binding
Major user interface enhancements
Easy AOVs and LPEs for compositing
Easy Deep Data output
Instancing
openSubD
Precompiled and fast shading
For more see the Release Notes

	Maya	Houdini	Katana	Blender
Seamless Integration	✅	✅	✅	✅
Latest RenderMan Features	✅	✅	✅	✅
Unlimited Multi-Threaded Rendering	✅	✅	✅	✅
Support for Multiple Integrators	✅	✅	✅	✅
Advanced Denoising Technology	✅	✅	✅	✅
Interactive Shading and Lighting	✅	❌	✅	✅
Image Checkpointing	✅	✅	✅	✅
Image Based Lighting	✅	✅	✅	✅
Ray Traced Subsurface Scattering	✅	✅	✅	✅
Ray Traced Caustics	✅	✅	✅	✅
Pixar Surface Material System	✅	✅	✅	✅
Open VDB Support	✅	✅	✅	✅
Secondary Passes (AOV - LPE)	✅	✅	✅	✅
RIB Archives	✅	✅	✅	✅
RiProcedural Plug-ins	✅	✅	✅	✅
Particles	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fur and Hair	✅	✅	✅	✅
Maya Paint FX	✅	❌	❌	❌
Native Curve Rendering	✅	✅	✅	✅
Native NURBS Rendering	✅	✅	✅	✅
Advanced Pixar Patterns	✅	✅	✅	✅
Dynamic Shader Binding	✅	❌	❌	❌
Ri for MEL	✅	❌	❌	❌
RIB Boxes	✅	✅	✅	✅
External Plugin Support (Yeti, Golaem, Realflow...)	✅	✅	✅	✅

RenderMan Art Challenge

The perfect way to learn RenderMan! Join our Art Challenge, learn with the help of Pixar moderators and give it your best shot to win prizes from Pixar, Pluralsight, and Allegorithmic!

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