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NVIDIA-Omniverse (@nvidia-omniverse) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Blender Render And Export by nvidia-omniverse

Name: Blender Render And Export
Author: NVIDIA-Omniverse

Blender Render And Export

Render Blender stills and export named scene objects to GLB or USD with explicit cameras, frames, absolute output paths, context preservation, operator capability checks, file verification, and structured JSON results. Use when an agent must produce a generic Blender render or interchange file without relying on optional community skills or confusing Blender output with native OVRTX output.

File contents

Blender render and export

Use scripts/render_or_export.py for the fragile final write. It supports one operation per invocation: render_still, export_glb, or export_usd. Read references/render-export-contract.md before choosing settings.

For MCP, prepend RENDER_EXPORT_REQUEST and append the entire helper source:

RENDER_EXPORT_REQUEST = {
    "operation": "render_still",
    "output_path": "/absolute/caller-owned/preview.png",
    "camera_name": "CAM-product",
    "frame": 1,
    "resolution": [960, 540, 100],
}

For a saved derivative:

blender --background scene.blend --python scripts/render_or_export.py -- \
  --operation export_glb --output /absolute/caller-owned/asset.glb \
  --objects GEO-body GEO-trim

To save the authored scene itself, use the bounded save-copy recipe in the contract. This is separate from render/export so a failed derivative write does not unexpectedly rename the working file.

The helper refuses relative paths, missing cameras/objects, incompatible file extensions, unavailable operators, empty output, and output outside a caller-owned destination. It restores camera/frame/render-path settings after a still and preserves object selection and active object for exports. It does not save or overwrite the .blend.

Acceptance

Require ok: true, the requested operation, an absolute output path, a nonzero byte count, and SHA-256.
For a still, require the requested camera/frame/effective resolution and inspect the current image for cropping, blank output, materials, and lighting.
For GLB/USD, run scripts/inspect_roundtrip.py in a fresh disposable background Blender process. It resets that process, imports one derivative, and reports object names, finite bounds, materials, units, and actions.
Label Blender renders and Blender-exported files as such. Do not claim they are OVRTX render products or add-on-authored USD unless that separate workflow establishes it.

Rendering and export are explicit writes. Never invent an output directory, silently overwrite an existing file, or render a full sequence when the user requested only a still or smoke frame.

---name: blender-render-and-exportdescription: Render Blender stills and export named scene objects to GLB or USD with explicit cameras, frames, absolute output paths, context preservation, operator capability checks, file verification, and structured JSON results. Use when an agent must produce a generic Blender render or interchange file without relying on optional community skills or confusing Blender output with native OVRTX output.---# Blender render and exportUse `scripts/render_or_export.py` for the fragile final write. It supports oneoperation per invocation: `render_still`, `export_glb`, or `export_usd`.Read `references/render-export-contract.md` before choosing settings.For MCP, prepend `RENDER_EXPORT_REQUEST` and append the entire helper source:```pythonRENDER_EXPORT_REQUEST = { "operation": "render_still", "output_path": "/absolute/caller-owned/preview.png", "camera_name": "CAM-product", "frame": 1, "resolution": [960, 540, 100],}```For a saved derivative:```textblender --background scene.blend --python scripts/render_or_export.py -- \ --operation export_glb --output /absolute/caller-owned/asset.glb \ --objects GEO-body GEO-trim```To save the authored scene itself, use the bounded save-copy recipe in thecontract. This is separate from render/export so a failed derivative write doesnot unexpectedly rename the working file.The helper refuses relative paths, missing cameras/objects, incompatible fileextensions, unavailable operators, empty output, and output outside acaller-owned destination. It restores camera/frame/render-path settings after astill and preserves object selection and active object for exports. It does notsave or overwrite the `.blend`.## Acceptance- Require `ok: true`, the requested operation, an absolute output path, a nonzero byte count, and SHA-256.- For a still, require the requested camera/frame/effective resolution and inspect the current image for cropping, blank output, materials, and lighting.- For GLB/USD, run `scripts/inspect_roundtrip.py` in a fresh disposable background Blender process. It resets that process, imports one derivative, and reports object names, finite bounds, materials, units, and actions.- Label Blender renders and Blender-exported files as such. Do not claim they are OVRTX render products or add-on-authored USD unless that separate workflow establishes it.Rendering and export are explicit writes. Never invent an output directory,silently overwrite an existing file, or render a full sequence when the userrequested only a still or smoke frame.

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