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Questions tagged [add-on]

An add-on is a python script or plugin created to expand Blender's functionality. There are many add-ons in the official builds of Blender, and with every new version comes new add-ons.

Addon documentation on the blender manual.

The official Blender add-on list, and Another list.

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Installing an addon

There is this addon that was built called Window Generator 2. It can be found at this BA thread. However, when I go to the download link it shows up in a new tab as a bunch of code. How can I download and use this addon in Blender?
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How to do photogrammetry within Blender?

Photogrammetry is really frustrating. The good tools are really expensive, and the free tools are either really old, or really difficult to get working because they're pet-projects... or they're Autodesk. Current workflows use one tool to…
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How to make a curtain

In the addon ArchiMesh there is a Japaneses curtain feature, but, it looks straight and does not have the fold that I want in it. Is there an addon that can do this for me? If not, how can I make a curtain (like in the images below)?
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best practice for add-on generation with many functions single file or split it up?

This is quite a theoretical question. A simple function can remain inside an add-on text file. But what if you have many functions and your text file gets very long. Would it be better to split each function into logical segments lets say one file…
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Where is the BSurfaces project living now?

It would appear that www.BSurfaces.info the web site for the retopologizing tool has gone down and was gobbled up by a dentistry practice. Where is the project living now? Has someone put the code on Github? I can't seem to find it.
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How to write my add-on so that when installed it also installs dependencies (let's say: scipy or numpy-quaternion)?

How to write my add-on so that when installed it also installs dependencies (let's say: scipy or numpy-quaternion)? Does blender understand setuptools (setup.py)? Thanks, Note: I'm using blender 2.8
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Blender won't import my custom module, ImportError: No module named mymodule

My addon is in /home/usr/.config/blender/2.68/scripts/addons/foldername, has an __init__.py and cannot somehow import parts, that exist in the same folder. It says, no module named mymodule but from text editor it runs and work properly What could…
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How would you hide the cracks in cell fracture?

I was watching a video (link to video) video and you could only see the shards where the places have hit the ground, but when I do cell fracture you can see the cracks before they've impacted with anything. I've checked on google and couldn't find…
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"Install from File" not working to install addon

I'm facing a problem with the installation of a downloaded addon. I press Ctrl+ALt+U to access preferences panel in addons I select INSTALL FROM FILE Then a choose caliper script and press INSTALL FROM FILE After that I go back to the preferences…
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Multi files to addon

I've spend a lot of time testing several functionalities in Blender and it works great. Each functionality has some operators, methods, custom variables and one panel contained in a separate script. So I need to load each script each time I start…
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What is "Lightfield tools" plugin for?

I know that in Blender we have a plugin called LightTools (or Lightfield Tools). It basically adds a grid created from simple mesh, a bunch of lamps, and also some camera. I understand what it is doing, because I can investigate the scene in…
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How to fix "Fake_module : Addon missing 'bl_info' give bad performance!"

I download new Blender 2.77 RC1, when i open console, this errors show up, please help me how to fix this ???
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What add-on license when license is not written in source code?

I have a question about add-ons' licenses. There are many add-ons' source code without license. I would like to know what license these source codes have. I think these codes have GPL license, but there is no information about this. Is it possible…
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Addons are not installing

I am trying to install various addons to no avail. I have tried many, and they can't all be buggy. I go to settings, click install from file, choose file, then select install from file again. Search for the addon and it isn't there. What am I doing…
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Quit blender with dialog

My addon code calls bpy.ops.wm.quit_blender() And after that there is simply an exit from Blender. But I want to see the standard Blender quit dialog. Is it possible?
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