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For questions relating to the blender c/c++ source code.

This tag is for questions relating to understanding and developing the Blender c/c++ source code.

Questions about how to compile blender are generally off topic unless they relate to enhancements or modification to the compilation process, such as adding new libraries.

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How to know what's happening with a patch I submitted for Blender

About three months ago, I submitted a proposed patch for changing how the ParticleInstance modifier works in Blender (https://developer.blender.org/D9100). Since then, there has been no feedback. I have no idea if this will be reviewed and acted…
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How do I build an older version of Blender from source code?

I'm a beginner and I'm building Blender from source code for the first time. By using this URL "https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Windows", I was able to build the latest alpha version of 3.0 without any problems. Next I want to build…
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open source code development

I want to develop the application engine in the blender but I will improve the open source how to improve it as you will recommend the book , site , lesson , video anything. Please can you help
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Find implementation of specific class in source code

I am trying to find the following classes in the source code: SCREEN_OT_screenshot EXPORT_MESH_OT_stl However, I have no idea where to find them and it would be painful to search in every .py of Blender. Is there a way to find a class (especially…
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Can i run blender as on a server as a binary source code?

I want to be able to run blender on a server and use it to render images without having to install the GUI on the browser. Is such possible in blender ?
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Compiling Blender from branch does not find precompiled libraries

If I try and compile blender from any other branch than master I get the following error during make: CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:230 (message): Could NOT find JPEG (missing: JPEG_LIBRARY…
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is it possible to make a code to combine several blender files and make several combinations of them?

if I want to make an avatar and I have 10 bodies, 10 clothes, 10 weapons and 5 backgrounds and each part is saved separately in a blender file. Is it possible to create a code that will create a combination of those files, those parts, and output…
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Change Blender logo

I realize that questions about the source code are considered off topic, but in light of this answer, I figured I'd ask anyway in case there's someone out there that does know the answer. I've been looking through the Blender source code and it…
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How does blender pick the face you are pointing at?

For objects of more than 40.000 faces picking a face by iterating trough every face/triangle and checking if it intersects with the camera ray should slow down the program by a lot but it still works instantly. Looking at the source code didn't help…
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How to change Default Object Color in Source Code?

All new primitives have their default object.color set to white. Anyone know where to edit the source code so I can change the default object color to gray for example (.5, .5, .5) ? Making a build is no problem, I'm just out of my league navigating…
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How to check the code of a Blender Operator?

So we can access UI element of blender's python code, but what If I want to inspect, check or study the code of existing operator in blender? Is it accessible anywhere?
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Tool bar icons in the source

I am looking for tool bar icon files either .svg or in any other picture format. But I couldn't find them. Other icons are in the blender_icons.svg file in "release\datafiles" Where are the tool bar icons ?
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Modify code - translation

Can you give me tips, how I can get the blender open source code, change text field to the Russian translation and publish it as an kind of addon
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