blenderplayer(1) the blender game engine runner

SYNOPSIS

usage: blenderplayer [-w [w h l t]] [-f [fw fh fb ff]] [-g gamengineoptions] [-s stereomode] [-m aasamples] filename.blend

DESCRIPTION

blenderplayer is the 3D and physics game engine

OPTIONS

-h : Prints this command summary

-w : display in a window
  optional parameters
    w = window width
    h = window height
    l = window left coordinate
    t = window top coordinate
    Note: If w or h is defined, both must be defined.
    Also, if l or t is defined, all options must be used.

-f : start game in full screen mode
  optional parameters
    fw = full screen mode pixel width
    fh = full screen mode pixel height
    fb = full screen mode bits per pixel
    ff = full screen mode frequency
    Note: If fw or fh is defined, both must be defined.
    Also, if fb is used, fw and fh must be used. ff requires all options.

-s : start player in stereo


    depending on the type of stereo you want:


    stereomode: hwpageflip
        (Quad buffered shutter glasses)


    syncdoubling
        (Above Below)


    sidebyside
        (Left Right)


    anaglyph
        (Red-Blue glasses)


    vinterlace
        (Vertical interlace for autostereo display)

-D : start player in dome mode


    Optional parameters:


        angle = field of view in degrees


        tilt  = tilt angle in degrees


        warpdata = a file to use for warping the image (absolute path)


        mode = fisheye (Fisheye), truncatedfront (Front-Truncated),
               truncatedrear (Rear-Truncated), cubemap(Cube Map),
               sphericalpanoramic (Spherical Panoramic)


               depending on the type of dome you are using

-m : maximum anti-aliasing (eg. 2,4,8,16)

-i : parent windows ID

-d : turn debugging on

-g : game engine options

Name
Default Description
---------------------------
------------------------------------
fixedtime
0 "Enable all frames"
nomipmap
0 Disable mipmaps
show_framerate
0 Show the frame rate
show_properties
0 Show debug properties
show_profile
0 Show profiling information
blender_material
0 Enable material settings
ignore_deprecation_warnings
1 Ignore deprecation warnings

- : all arguments after this are ignored, allowing python to access them from sys.argv

EXAMPLES

blenderplayer -w 320 200 10 10 -g noaudio //home//user//filename.blend
Launch blenderplayer in window mode with size 320x200 at 10 pixels from left and 10 pixels from top of the screen without audio.
blenderplayer -g show_framerate = 0 //home//user//filename.blend
Disable framerate reports.
blenderplayer -i 232421 -m 16 //home//user//filename.blend
Launch blenderplayer embedded in an existing window and set antialiasing to 16.

AUTHORS

This manpage was written for a Debian by Kevin Roy <[email protected]>.