diff --git a/backend/app/services/render_blender.py b/backend/app/services/render_blender.py
index 914d90d..6884d86 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/render_blender.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/render_blender.py
@@ -332,3 +332,216 @@ def render_still(
         "engine_used": engine_used,
         "log_lines": log_lines,
     }
+
+
+def render_turntable_to_file(
+    step_path: Path,
+    output_path: Path,
+    frame_count: int = 24,
+    fps: int = 25,
+    width: int = 1920,
+    height: int = 1920,
+    engine: str = "cycles",
+    samples: int = 128,
+    stl_quality: str = "low",
+    smooth_angle: int = 30,
+    cycles_device: str = "auto",
+    transparent_bg: bool = False,
+    bg_color: str = "",
+    turntable_axis: str = "world_z",
+    part_colors: dict | None = None,
+    template_path: str | None = None,
+    target_collection: str = "Product",
+    material_library_path: str | None = None,
+    material_map: dict | None = None,
+    part_names_ordered: list | None = None,
+    lighting_only: bool = False,
+    shadow_catcher: bool = False,
+    rotation_x: float = 0.0,
+    rotation_y: float = 0.0,
+    rotation_z: float = 0.0,
+) -> dict:
+    """Render a turntable animation: STEP → STL → N frames (Blender) → mp4 (ffmpeg).
+
+    Returns a dict with timing, frame count, engine_used, log_lines.
+    Raises RuntimeError on failure.
+    """
+    import shutil as _shutil
+    import tempfile
+    import time
+
+    blender_bin = find_blender()
+    if not blender_bin:
+        raise RuntimeError("Blender binary not found — check BLENDER_BIN env or PATH")
+
+    script_path = Path(os.environ.get("RENDER_SCRIPTS_DIR", "/render-scripts")) / "turntable_render.py"
+    if not script_path.exists():
+        alt = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent / "render-worker" / "scripts" / "turntable_render.py"
+        if alt.exists():
+            script_path = alt
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"turntable_render.py not found at {script_path}")
+
+    ffmpeg_bin = _shutil.which("ffmpeg")
+    if not ffmpeg_bin:
+        raise RuntimeError("ffmpeg not found — install ffmpeg in the render-worker container")
+
+    t0 = time.monotonic()
+
+    # 1. STL conversion
+    stl_path = step_path.parent / f"{step_path.stem}_{stl_quality}.stl"
+    parts_dir = step_path.parent / f"{step_path.stem}_{stl_quality}_parts"
+
+    t_stl = time.monotonic()
+    if not stl_path.exists() or stl_path.stat().st_size == 0:
+        logger.info("STL cache miss — converting: %s", step_path.name)
+        convert_step_to_stl(step_path, stl_path, stl_quality)
+    else:
+        logger.info("STL cache hit: %s (%d KB)", stl_path.name, stl_path.stat().st_size // 1024)
+    stl_size_bytes = stl_path.stat().st_size if stl_path.exists() else 0
+
+    if not (parts_dir / "manifest.json").exists():
+        try:
+            export_per_part_stls(step_path, parts_dir, stl_quality)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning("per-part STL export failed (non-fatal): %s", exc)
+
+    stl_duration_s = round(time.monotonic() - t_stl, 2)
+
+    # 2. Render frames with Blender
+    frames_dir = output_path.parent / f"_frames_{output_path.stem}"
+    frames_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    env = dict(os.environ)
+    env["EGL_PLATFORM"] = "surfaceless"
+
+    cmd = [
+        blender_bin,
+        "--background",
+        "--python", str(script_path),
+        "--",
+        str(stl_path),
+        str(frames_dir),
+        str(frame_count),
+        "360",  # degrees
+        str(width), str(height),
+        engine, str(samples),
+        json.dumps(part_colors or {}),
+        template_path or "",
+        target_collection,
+        material_library_path or "",
+        json.dumps(material_map) if material_map else "{}",
+        json.dumps(part_names_ordered) if part_names_ordered else "[]",
+        "1" if lighting_only else "0",
+        cycles_device,
+        "1" if shadow_catcher else "0",
+        str(rotation_x), str(rotation_y), str(rotation_z),
+        turntable_axis,
+        bg_color or "",
+        "1" if transparent_bg else "0",
+    ]
+
+    log_lines: list[str] = []
+
+    t_render = time.monotonic()
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        text=True, env=env, start_new_session=True,
+    )
+    try:
+        stdout, stderr = proc.communicate(timeout=3600)  # 1hr max for full animation
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        try:
+            os.killpg(os.getpgid(proc.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
+        except (ProcessLookupError, OSError):
+            pass
+        stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
+
+    for line in (stdout or "").splitlines():
+        logger.info("[turntable] %s", line)
+        if "[turntable_render]" in line:
+            log_lines.append(line)
+    for line in (stderr or "").splitlines():
+        logger.warning("[turntable stderr] %s", line)
+
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"turntable_render.py exited with code {proc.returncode}.\n"
+            f"stdout: {(stdout or '')[-2000:]}\n"
+            f"stderr: {(stderr or '')[-500:]}"
+        )
+
+    render_duration_s = round(time.monotonic() - t_render, 2)
+
+    # Check frames were written
+    frame_files = sorted(frames_dir.glob("frame_*.png"))
+    if not frame_files:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"No frames rendered in {frames_dir}")
+    logger.info("Rendered %d frames in %.1fs", len(frame_files), render_duration_s)
+
+    # 3. Compose frames → mp4 with ffmpeg
+    t_ffmpeg = time.monotonic()
+
+    ffmpeg_cmd = [
+        ffmpeg_bin,
+        "-y",
+        "-framerate", str(fps),
+        "-i", str(frames_dir / "frame_%04d.png"),
+        "-vcodec", "libx264",
+        "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p",
+        "-crf", "18",
+        "-movflags", "+faststart",
+        str(output_path),
+    ]
+
+    # If bg_color is set and transparent_bg is True, overlay frames on solid bg
+    if bg_color and transparent_bg:
+        hex_color = bg_color.lstrip("#")
+        r, g, b = int(hex_color[0:2], 16), int(hex_color[2:4], 16), int(hex_color[4:6], 16)
+        ffmpeg_cmd = [
+            ffmpeg_bin, "-y",
+            "-framerate", str(fps),
+            "-i", str(frames_dir / "frame_%04d.png"),
+            "-f", "lavfi", "-i", f"color=c=0x{hex_color}:size={width}x{height}:rate={fps}",
+            "-filter_complex", "[1:v][0:v]overlay=0:0",
+            "-vcodec", "libx264",
+            "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p",
+            "-crf", "18",
+            "-movflags", "+faststart",
+            str(output_path),
+        ]
+
+    ffmpeg_proc = subprocess.run(
+        ffmpeg_cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=300
+    )
+    ffmpeg_duration_s = round(time.monotonic() - t_ffmpeg, 2)
+
+    for line in (ffmpeg_proc.stdout or "").splitlines():
+        logger.info("[ffmpeg] %s", line)
+    for line in (ffmpeg_proc.stderr or "").splitlines():
+        logger.debug("[ffmpeg stderr] %s", line)
+
+    if ffmpeg_proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"ffmpeg exited with code {ffmpeg_proc.returncode}.\n"
+            f"stderr: {(ffmpeg_proc.stderr or '')[-1000:]}"
+        )
+
+    # Clean up frames directory
+    try:
+        _shutil.rmtree(frames_dir)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    return {
+        "total_duration_s": round(time.monotonic() - t0, 2),
+        "stl_duration_s": stl_duration_s,
+        "render_duration_s": render_duration_s,
+        "ffmpeg_duration_s": ffmpeg_duration_s,
+        "stl_size_bytes": stl_size_bytes,
+        "output_size_bytes": output_path.stat().st_size if output_path.exists() else 0,
+        "frame_count": len(frame_files),
+        "engine_used": engine,
+        "log_lines": log_lines,
+    }
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/step_tasks.py b/backend/app/tasks/step_tasks.py
index 448ceab..35edab9 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/step_tasks.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/step_tasks.py
@@ -362,11 +362,16 @@ def render_order_line_task(self, order_line_id: str):
 
             emit(order_line_id, f"Starting render for {cad_name} ({len(part_colors)} coloured parts)")
 
-            # Determine output format from output_type (default jpg)
+            # Determine if this is an animation output type
+            is_animation = bool(line.output_type and getattr(line.output_type, 'is_animation', False))
+
+            # Determine output format/extension
             out_ext = "jpg"
             if line.output_type and line.output_type.output_format:
                 fmt = line.output_type.output_format.lower()
-                if fmt in ("png", "jpg", "jpeg"):
+                if fmt == "mp4":
+                    out_ext = "mp4"
+                elif fmt in ("png", "jpg", "jpeg"):
                     out_ext = "png" if fmt == "png" else "jpg"
 
             # Build meaningful output filename
@@ -378,28 +383,15 @@ def render_order_line_task(self, order_line_id: str):
             ot_name = line.output_type.name if line.output_type else "render"
             filename = f"{_sanitize(product_name)}_{_sanitize(ot_name)}.{out_ext}"
 
-            # Render to per-line output directory (not the shared CadFile thumbnail)
+            # Render to per-line output directory
             from pathlib import Path as _Path
             render_dir = _Path(app_settings.upload_dir) / "renders" / order_line_id
             render_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             output_path = str(render_dir / filename)
 
-            # Extract per-output-type resolution from render_settings
+            # Extract per-output-type render settings
             render_width = None
             render_height = None
-            if line.output_type and line.output_type.render_settings:
-                rs = line.output_type.render_settings
-                if rs.get("width"):
-                    render_width = int(rs["width"])
-                if rs.get("height"):
-                    render_height = int(rs["height"])
-
-            # Check if transparent background is requested
-            transparent_bg = False
-            if line.output_type and line.output_type.transparent_bg:
-                transparent_bg = True
-
-            # Extract per-OT engine and samples overrides
             render_engine = None
             render_samples = None
             noise_threshold = ""
@@ -408,12 +400,26 @@ def render_order_line_task(self, order_line_id: str):
             denoising_prefilter = ""
             denoising_quality = ""
             denoising_use_gpu = ""
+            frame_count = 24
+            fps = 25
+            bg_color = ""
+            turntable_axis = "world_z"
             if line.output_type and line.output_type.render_settings:
                 rs = line.output_type.render_settings
+                if rs.get("width"):
+                    render_width = int(rs["width"])
+                if rs.get("height"):
+                    render_height = int(rs["height"])
                 if rs.get("engine"):
                     render_engine = rs["engine"]
                 if rs.get("samples"):
                     render_samples = int(rs["samples"])
+                if rs.get("frame_count"):
+                    frame_count = int(rs["frame_count"])
+                if rs.get("fps"):
+                    fps = int(rs["fps"])
+                bg_color = rs.get("bg_color", "")
+                turntable_axis = rs.get("turntable_axis", "world_z")
                 noise_threshold = str(rs.get("noise_threshold", ""))
                 denoiser = str(rs.get("denoiser", ""))
                 denoising_input_passes = str(rs.get("denoising_input_passes", ""))
@@ -421,42 +427,113 @@ def render_order_line_task(self, order_line_id: str):
                 denoising_quality = str(rs.get("denoising_quality", ""))
                 denoising_use_gpu = str(rs.get("denoising_use_gpu", ""))
 
-            tmpl_info = f" template={template.name}" if template else ""
-            emit(order_line_id, f"Calling renderer (STEP → STL → render) {render_width or 'default'}x{render_height or 'default'}{' [transparent]' if transparent_bg else ''}{f' engine={render_engine}' if render_engine else ''}{f' samples={render_samples}' if render_samples else ''}{tmpl_info}")
-            from app.services.step_processor import render_to_file
+            transparent_bg = bool(line.output_type and line.output_type.transparent_bg)
+            cycles_device_val = (line.output_type.cycles_device or "auto") if line.output_type else "auto"
+
             # Build ordered part names list for index-based Blender matching
             part_names_ordered = None
             if cad_file and cad_file.parsed_objects:
                 part_names_ordered = cad_file.parsed_objects.get("objects", []) or None
 
-            success, render_log = render_to_file(
-                step_path=cad_file.stored_path,
-                output_path=output_path,
-                part_colors=part_colors,
-                width=render_width,
-                height=render_height,
-                transparent_bg=transparent_bg,
-                engine=render_engine,
-                samples=render_samples,
-                template_path=template.blend_file_path if template else None,
-                target_collection=template.target_collection if template else "Product",
-                material_library_path=material_library if use_materials else None,
-                material_map=material_map,
-                part_names_ordered=part_names_ordered,
-                lighting_only=bool(template.lighting_only) if template else False,
-                shadow_catcher=bool(template.shadow_catcher_enabled) if template else False,
-                cycles_device=line.output_type.cycles_device if line.output_type else None,
-                rotation_x=rotation_x,
-                rotation_y=rotation_y,
-                rotation_z=rotation_z,
-                job_id=order_line_id,
-                noise_threshold=noise_threshold,
-                denoiser=denoiser,
-                denoising_input_passes=denoising_input_passes,
-                denoising_prefilter=denoising_prefilter,
-                denoising_quality=denoising_quality,
-                denoising_use_gpu=denoising_use_gpu,
-            )
+            tmpl_info = f" template={template.name}" if template else ""
+
+            if is_animation:
+                # ── Turntable animation path ────────────────────────────────
+                emit(order_line_id, f"Starting turntable render: {frame_count} frames @ {fps}fps, {render_width or 1920}x{render_height or 1920}{tmpl_info}")
+                from app.services.render_blender import is_blender_available, render_turntable_to_file
+                if not is_blender_available():
+                    raise RuntimeError("Blender not available on this worker")
+
+                from app.services.step_processor import _get_all_settings
+                _sys = _get_all_settings()
+                try:
+                    service_data = render_turntable_to_file(
+                        step_path=_Path(cad_file.stored_path),
+                        output_path=_Path(output_path),
+                        frame_count=frame_count,
+                        fps=fps,
+                        width=render_width or 1920,
+                        height=render_height or 1920,
+                        engine=render_engine or _sys.get("blender_engine", "cycles"),
+                        samples=render_samples or int(_sys.get(f"blender_{render_engine or _sys.get('blender_engine','cycles')}_samples", 128)),
+                        stl_quality=_sys.get("stl_quality", "low"),
+                        smooth_angle=int(_sys.get("blender_smooth_angle", 30)),
+                        cycles_device=cycles_device_val,
+                        transparent_bg=transparent_bg,
+                        bg_color=bg_color,
+                        turntable_axis=turntable_axis,
+                        part_colors=part_colors or None,
+                        template_path=template.blend_file_path if template else None,
+                        target_collection=template.target_collection if template else "Product",
+                        material_library_path=material_library if use_materials else None,
+                        material_map=material_map,
+                        part_names_ordered=part_names_ordered,
+                        lighting_only=bool(template.lighting_only) if template else False,
+                        shadow_catcher=bool(template.shadow_catcher_enabled) if template else False,
+                        rotation_x=rotation_x,
+                        rotation_y=rotation_y,
+                        rotation_z=rotation_z,
+                    )
+                    success = True
+                    render_log = {
+                        "renderer": "blender",
+                        "type": "turntable",
+                        "format": "mp4",
+                        "engine": render_engine or _sys.get("blender_engine", "cycles"),
+                        "engine_used": service_data.get("engine_used", "cycles"),
+                        "samples": render_samples,
+                        "cycles_device": cycles_device_val,
+                        "width": render_width or 1920,
+                        "height": render_height or 1920,
+                        "frame_count": service_data.get("frame_count", frame_count),
+                        "fps": fps,
+                        "total_duration_s": service_data.get("total_duration_s"),
+                        "stl_duration_s": service_data.get("stl_duration_s"),
+                        "render_duration_s": service_data.get("render_duration_s"),
+                        "ffmpeg_duration_s": service_data.get("ffmpeg_duration_s"),
+                        "stl_size_bytes": service_data.get("stl_size_bytes"),
+                        "output_size_bytes": service_data.get("output_size_bytes"),
+                        "log_lines": service_data.get("log_lines", []),
+                    }
+                    if template:
+                        render_log["template"] = template.blend_file_path
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    success = False
+                    render_log = {"renderer": "blender", "type": "turntable", "error": str(exc)[:500]}
+                    logger.error("Turntable render failed for %s: %s", order_line_id, exc)
+            else:
+                # ── Still image path ────────────────────────────────────────
+                emit(order_line_id, f"Calling renderer (STEP → STL → still) {render_width or 'default'}x{render_height or 'default'}{' [transparent]' if transparent_bg else ''}{f' engine={render_engine}' if render_engine else ''}{f' samples={render_samples}' if render_samples else ''}{tmpl_info}")
+                from app.services.step_processor import render_to_file
+
+                success, render_log = render_to_file(
+                    step_path=cad_file.stored_path,
+                    output_path=output_path,
+                    part_colors=part_colors,
+                    width=render_width,
+                    height=render_height,
+                    transparent_bg=transparent_bg,
+                    engine=render_engine,
+                    samples=render_samples,
+                    template_path=template.blend_file_path if template else None,
+                    target_collection=template.target_collection if template else "Product",
+                    material_library_path=material_library if use_materials else None,
+                    material_map=material_map,
+                    part_names_ordered=part_names_ordered,
+                    lighting_only=bool(template.lighting_only) if template else False,
+                    shadow_catcher=bool(template.shadow_catcher_enabled) if template else False,
+                    cycles_device=line.output_type.cycles_device if line.output_type else None,
+                    rotation_x=rotation_x,
+                    rotation_y=rotation_y,
+                    rotation_z=rotation_z,
+                    job_id=order_line_id,
+                    noise_threshold=noise_threshold,
+                    denoiser=denoiser,
+                    denoising_input_passes=denoising_input_passes,
+                    denoising_prefilter=denoising_prefilter,
+                    denoising_quality=denoising_quality,
+                    denoising_use_gpu=denoising_use_gpu,
+                )
 
             new_status = "completed" if success else "failed"
             render_end = datetime.utcnow()
diff --git a/render-worker/Dockerfile b/render-worker/Dockerfile
index 608a440..e3e2926 100644
--- a/render-worker/Dockerfile
+++ b/render-worker/Dockerfile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libegl1 \
     libegl-mesa0 \
     libgbm1 \
+    ffmpeg \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app