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How to install a multifile add on in Blender?
To correctly install such add-on to Blender, entire package (the directory, not only files from it) needs to be archived to *.zip and during installation – Install From File – this archive needs to be specified. Let’s consider a simple creating multifile add-on example: Create a package:
Where is Blenders scripts / AddOns folder and how to install?
For Windows based computers, Blender’s “scripts” and “addons” folder is generally placed in a ‘protected’ system directory (depending on the option selected during installation of Blender), often the same one other program files and folders are located. To help prevent unintentional removal or change, Windows ‘hides’ access to these areas.
What to do if you have duplicate addons in Blender?
In your case you have a duplicated addon. This error can happen when you have two versions of the same addon as well. Open both folders, find the duplicate and remove it from the folder. Then restart blender. I had the same error at one point, so I will expand on Cegaton’s answer with what the solution was for my case as it may be helpful.
How to make a multifile add on in Python?
Multifile add-on So the module is the separate file with the *.py extension, contains Python executable code. In order to make the whole add-on from several modules, they are combined to package. A package is just a directory (folder), which collected the necessary add-ons modules.
How to pack data into a blender file?
Pack Data ¶ 1 Pack All ¶. Mark all eligible external files used by the blend-file as packed. 2 Automatically Pack ¶. When enabled, this option will ensure that all eligible external files, existing or added later, are systematically marked as packed. 3 Selective Packing ¶.
When does the packing happen in the Blender?
Actual packing will happen on the next save of the blend-file. When enabled, this option will ensure that all eligible external files, existing or added later, are systematically marked as packed.
Can a script be used as an add on to Blender?
Even if you have never thought about modules, creating scripts or add-ons, you have already used them – any code stored in the *.py file is a separate independent module. Just your addon consists of only one module.